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Carbon offset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (539 words) |
 | A carbon offset is a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from a third party, aimed at cancelling out (offsetting) the emissions arising from a particular activity. |
| Carbon offsets can be purchased by individuals, businesses and governments from a variety of commercial and non-commercial organisations. |
| Carbon offset providers often provide a "carbon calculator" for individuals to estimate the carbon dioxide emissions arising from their consumption of electricity, petrol, air travel, etc. - a sort of ecological footprint for global warming. |
| Carbon audit regime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (88 words) |
| A carbon audit regime is a means of accounting for greenhouse gas control efforts. |
| It establishes that the claimed reductions in emissions or enhancements of carbon sinks, has actually occurred and is stable. |
| The UK is the only nation in the world that presently has such a regime. |
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