Offsets, also known as carbon credits, can be a complicated topic, even for the experts. Here we break down the basics to help you make the best decision for your company.
When a company – like yours – creates the pollution that is changing the climate, an offset is a way to pay other companies to clean it up or reduce their own emissions.
Relies upon capture of emissions through artificial methods.
Typical Project Types:
• Mechanical Direct Air Capture • Beach Mineralization • Concrete Mineralization
Weaknesses:
• Cleans Up GHGs • Clear Quantification
Strengths:
• Expensive • Still in Research and Development
About Offsets
Offset Quality
Offset quality ensures that carbon reduction projects are effective, credible, and truly contribute to mitigating climate change.
Reputable Registries
Look for offsets that are sourced from reputable registries like Climate Action Reserve, Gold Standard, Verra, or American Carbon Registry. Well-established registries require third-party audits on all of their projects.
Verification Documentation
To ensure high quality carbon offsets, especially if you’re sourcing projects from emerging registries, Iook for the project’s verification documents. Documentation of audits will help confirm legitimacy.
Climate Objectives
In all cases make sure that the offset project's story matches your company's climate objectives. This can include: • The project location • The project type • The year of offset production
Aclymate is proud to partner with CNaught, an online platform that allows companies to access a sophisticated, science-backed carbon credit strategy that was previously available to only the largest buyers. Their mission is to make it easy for companies to use carbon credits and accelerate their climate impact.
Offsetting is what the most responsible companies do. Emissions reductions are essential, but 88% of offset buyers also have an emissions reduction plan.
"Offsetting is Expensive"
reality:
Offsetting, or investing in carbon credits, is more affordable than you might think. Many companies can offset with quality, verified offsets for under $10 per employee per month.
"Offsets Cannot Be Measured"
reality:
Quality offsets can not be created without going through a rigorous peer-reviewed protocol that requires direct measurement when possible or high-confidence modeling when the scale of measurement is too large.
"Offsets Will Not Scale"
reality:
According to a series of peer-reviewed studies, increasing the natural capacity of the earth to capture carbon dioxide would account for over one fifth of human emissions. There is no path to our climate future without a lot of offsetting.
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