Wren explains what they're doing to combat global warming Wren pays organizations to reduce global warming. Naturally, donors want to know how their money is being used, and Wren is very transparent about that. A good amount of the money is spent on marketing but that's because Wren needs to get their story out to grow their system. And it seems to be working: their expenditures are increasing year by year.

A key piece in the puzzle of solving climate change With my Wren membership, I'm helping fund a key piece in the puzzle of solving climate change—and that makes me feel good! My membership funds high impact projects like biochar and mineral weathering that permanently remove CO2. And I fund super high impact carbon offsets too. Most offsets from other companies are really sketchy, but Wren sends me updates with details on exactly how my funding fights climate change. I've trusted Wren now for over 3 years, and every few months they add new climate projects or impactful features for me to support.

Wren is awesome Wren is awesome! Made me realize it's actually not that expensive to live carbon neutral. When I first joined as a student living in a studio a few years ago I was able to offset all my CO2 for less than the cost of my Netflix subscription. The cost of offset has increased a bit, but I decided to stick with my original annual amount. They never increase costs unless you choose to!

I love knowing I am doing something to help It might not be much, but knowing that I am doing even a little bit to help fight the climate challenge is very heartening.

Wren is about so much more than carbon offsets I've been supporting Wren for a few years now as a poor college student. They're transparent, impactful, and effective. Wren is about so much more than offsetting — it's also about lifestyle changes such as eating more plant-based foods instead of meat, replacing flying with other things, and talking about climate change with loved ones. I think Wren is very conscious of the limits of carbon offsetting. Even though that's their core business model, they are doing a lot of great educational work on social media to raise awareness for the importance of taking personal action on climate change. It's easy to write Wren off by saying that "carbon offsets are only a band-aid solution when systemic change is what's really needed," but some people seem to have that attitude almost as an excuse to avoid taking action. If you have the financial means to support Wren, most upper-middle-class people are morally obligated to do that in my view. That's only the beginning of what's needed to respond to the climate crisis, but you've got to start somewhere. As Wren's tagline says, "systemic change starts with you."