Becoming Carbon Neutral

It is generally accepted that the long term solution to the challenges faced around climate change and global warming lie in human activity switching to clean and renewable energy production. It is also acknowledged that to rely totally on this approach will take far too long, resulting in the disastrous climatic change forecasted by science.

Unless businesses have access to renewable energy sources, mitigating the impacts of global warming through energy efficiency and process optimisation alone will not achieve a goal of carbon neutrality. This is largely due to the reliance that most economies have on fossil fuels such as coal and oil.

In the short term carbon offsetting can be used by businesses to compensate for their emissions produced by purchasing an equivalent carbon dioxide emission saving.  As climate change is a global issue, a carbon offset purchased from any verifiable source, regardless of location, can be used to render an organisation’s emissions carbon neutral.

On our collective journey towards low carbon living and widespread use of clean, renewable energy sources, carbon offsetting offers a more immediate way to compensate for current emissions.

The process involves calculating the total amount of carbon emissions produced in kilograms or tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2e), namely your carbon footprint, and buying the equivalent measure of carbon offset credits from recognised emission reduction projects to offset these emissions.

The Carbon Report can help you on your journey to become carbon neutral although we strongly encourage a pragmatic approach of measurement, reduction and then offsetting.

Our offsetting providers instill confidence through globally recognised carbon offset programs.  Certified and verifiable carbon offset credits come in the form of guaranteed and traceable certificates.  These are linked by a serial number to a macro Emission Reduction or Renewable Energy Certificate, through a recognised registry.

Emission reduction offset projects can include renewable energy generation, reforestation and avoided deforestation, biomass increase and soil carbon retention.

Our detailed Carbon Report automatically calculates the market related value of the offset should you wish to become carbon neutral.

Please contact us to learn more about how we can assist on your carbon neutral journey.