BSK
Well-Known Member
We've been getting mail from companies (actually brokers) who sell Carbon Credits to large corporations, who - by the nature of their business - release carbon dioxide. These "Carbon Credits" supposedly offset the CO2 the corporations are releasing (a physical scam, but that's beside the point). These Carbon Credit brokers will pay landowners NOT to cut their timber, as trees are major carbon sinks. The credit for the mount of carbon stored in the property owner's trees are then sold to the corporations.
I've done a bit of a dive into these companies, and although they're legit, the amount they pay is not high. However, they do pay every year of the 20-30 year contract, and the amounts would probably be enough to pay the annual property taxes. For those who never plan to cut timber, it might be worth a look. But if cutting timber is part of your management plan, you will make far more off the timber sales than what you would be paid by the CC brokers.
I've done a bit of a dive into these companies, and although they're legit, the amount they pay is not high. However, they do pay every year of the 20-30 year contract, and the amounts would probably be enough to pay the annual property taxes. For those who never plan to cut timber, it might be worth a look. But if cutting timber is part of your management plan, you will make far more off the timber sales than what you would be paid by the CC brokers.
