Disney invest $7million in forests

Disney co is to spend $7million on three conservations projects in DRC, Peru and in two regions of the US to help fight climate change through carbon emissions.

The project in the Congo is expected to prevent 3 million tons of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere over 20 years, and the project in Peru to protect 740,000 acres of pristine forests is expected to prevent the release of 900,000 tons of carbon dioxide over its five-year life, according to the conservation group.

Disney's forest preservation is part of a company plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and eventually become "carbon neutral," meaning emissions the company generates are offset with various carbon sequestration projects.

The idea of creating such so-called emission offsets -- both U.S. and globally -- is a key part of climate legislation now being debated in Congress. An Environmental Protection Agency analysis recently said the cost of cutting greenhouse gases under the Senate climate bill would nearly double if no such offsets are utilized.

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