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NFL’s Texans to Buy Carbon Offsets From Oil Giant Occidental
- Arrangement intended to offset impacts of NFL team’s flights
- Direct-air capture process pulls carbon out of the atmosphere
Houston Texans helmets.
Photographer: Bob Levey/Getty Images
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The National Football League’s Houston Texans agreed to buy carbon credits from Occidental Petroleum Corp. to offset the impacts of the team’s air travel to games in other cities.
In a turn of phrase typically reserved for shoe and beverage makers, Occidental’s 1PointFive unit said it will be the team’s “preferred carbon removal partner,” according to a statement released Friday. The Texans, currently the worst-ranked team in the NFL, said the offsets will cover three seasons of flights.