Still have 90 tabs open from 2022, can't close them.

Man, this is the exact question I wish more people asked before handing over their card info. In my experience, the first thing to check is whether the program is verified by a third party like Gold Standard or Verra, because without that stamp you're basically taking their word for it. The real trick is finding out if the trees are actually permanent, meaning what happens if that land gets logged or burns down in five years? I've read about projects where the same forest got counted twice or the offsets got sold to two different buyers, which is shady as hell. So my question back to you is this: when you signed up for that $15 a month, did the company show you a specific project name and location, or was it just a generic "we plant trees" promise? If they can't tell you exactly where your money went and who's watching that land, that's a red flag worth paying attention to.