Decrement carbon: Stripe's negative emissions commitment
It's a small step in the grand scheme of things... But it's a huge step (and commitment) coming from a single company.<p>I can honestly say that no company the size of Stripe has even come close to being this "cool" (in a good way, not in a superficial sense) on so many things: company culture, remote-ok, perks, and now environment. At least from my point of view.<p>Kudos. Lots of kudos. Keep the good work, guys.<p>As a side note: I personally think that the way we look at environment and impact is plainly wrong. E.g. it is much more effective to plant trees (called "afforestation") rather than sequester CO2. Here's some old but decent sources [0], [1]. Can't find a proper source, but afforestation, when done together with habitat restoration, can be even cheaper than these numbers, when done in certain areas of Africa, South America and Central Asia.<p>If Stripe wants to go the proverbial extra mile, it should consider "educating" people on the subject AND take consequent action, as opposed to "just" taking action following conventional wisdom.<p>[0]: <a href="https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40562.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40562.pdf</a><p>[1]: <a href="https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr888.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr888.pdf</a> (afforestation "price" starting at ~$50/ton)