Carbon credit, Carbon finance, Kyoto Protocol, Carbon dioxide, Global warming potential, Methane
In-depth Q&A: Can ‘carbon offsets’ help to tackle climate change?
Carbon Brief explains what carbon offsets are, how they are being used by businesses and nations, and why they can be a problematic climate solution.
In-depth Q&A: Can ‘carbon offsets’ help to tackle climate change?
Carbon Brief explains what carbon offsets are, how they are being used by businesses and nations, and why they can be a problematic climate solution.
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What are carbon offsets?
Because most countries, institutions, companies and individuals will continue to generate greenhouse gas emissions through their activities even as the world decarbonises, many compensate ...
Can you pay someone to negate your climate pollution? Carbon offsets, explained.
Carbon offsets are a wildly popular and controversial way to fight climate change.
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Drapers investigates: how fashion retail is carbon offsetting
Many fashion businesses trying to reduce their carbon footprints amid the spiralling climate crisis are buying offsets to help reach their goals. Drapers investigates this controversial ...
These companies are certified carbon neutral. But that may not mean what you think it does
Climate Active is a government-backed carbon-neutral certification scheme which claims to offer one of the world's "most rigorous" certification systems. But critics say it's engaging in ...
Explainer: Going green? Does offsetting carbon emissions count?
Among the most hotly contested topics at international climate change talks in M...
IPCC report: why curbing our carbon footprint needs teamwork
Global temperatures are on their way up and the world has to promptly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in all sectors to stave off a catastrophic 1.5ºC or more scenario. This is the warning ...
In-depth Q&A: The UK’s net-zero strategy
The UK government has published its long-awaited net-zero strategy setting out how it plans to meet the country’s legally binding climate goals out to 2050.
Why Forest Carbon Offsets Aren’t a Substitute for Slashing Emissions
Companies need to both protect forests and cut carbon emissions in order to fight climate change (and look good doing it).
Investigation: The Problem with Big Oil’s ‘Forest Fever’
Elon Musk, Greta Thunberg, Rishi Sunak, Donald Trump — trees suddenly have an eclectic mix of fans, all drawn to the apparent simplicity of their carbon-locking power. Now Big Oil has ...
Searching for trust in the voluntary carbon markets
Voluntary carbon markets are growing rapidly but where credits or the claims made by buyers lack integrity and quality, this could undermine global climate action and development. Rob ...
Scotland is on the global frontlines of The Great Net-Zero Land Grab
As investors look to profit from the carbon-offset gold rush, demand for land is soaring. But letting Big Finance restore nature may come at a cost
Explainer: COP’s most significant contributions to environmental protection
It was 27 years ago, in the German capital of Berlin, history was to be made with the first-ever Conference of the Parties (COP1).The talks, held in 1995,
Trading carbon credits from nature sparks fiery debate at UN talks
Oil and gas companies say earning carbon credits to improve soils and forests will cut emissions - but critics call it a distraction
Climate change: China’s voluntary carbon market a step closer to relaunch after suspension for underuse in 2017
The China Certified Emission Reduction CCER scheme, suspended six years ago because of low trading volume and a lack of standardisation in carbon audits, is considered an important part of ...
Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5 ºC
This is referred to as the global carbon budget; (2) the estimated cumulative amount of global carbon dioxide emissions that that is estimated to limit global surface temperature to a given ...
South Pole: the fairy godmother of ‘green’ wishes
Swiss firm South Pole offers climate policy solutions. It views carbon offsetting projects as necessary to reduce global greenhouse emissions. Environmental NGOs disagree.