Just $80 to Offset My Emissions? I'll Take That Deal!

Exhaust fumes from a car in Putney High Street, in Putney, England, on Jan. 10, 2013. Local media are reporting local environmental campaigners claims that levels of traffic pollutants, mostly nitrogen dioxide, have breached upper safe limits in the busy street in south west London. Peter MacDiarmid/Getty Images

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In a recent proposal, the New South Wales government will enable drivers to buy $80 (US$55) worth of carbon credits when they pay for their car registration to offset their emissions.