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Carbon Offset
A
Carbon
Offset
is
a
way
to
compensate
for
your
emissions
by
funding
an
equivalent
carbon
dioxide
saving
elsewhere.
Our
everyday
actions,
at
home
and
at
work,
consume
energy
and
produce
carbon
emissions,
such
as
driving,
flying
and
heating
buildings.
Carbon
offsetting
is
used
to
balance
out
these
emissions
by
helping
to
pay
for emission savings in other parts of the world.
Climate
Partners
offer
a
range
of
carbon
offset
projects
to
international
standards,
including
the
Verified
Carbon
Standard
(VCS),
Gold
Standard
Voluntary
Emission
Reductions
(VER)
and
Certified
Emission
Reductions
(CER).
All
of
which
meet
the
Quality
Assurance
Standard
for
Carbon
Offsetting
following
a
footprint
calculation
on
this
web
site and BSI's PAS 2060 specification on carbon neutrality.
Many
of
the
carbon
offsetting
projects
also
provide
wider
benefits
in
addition
to
carbon
reduction,
such
as
biodiversity, education, jobs, food security and heath & well-being in developing countries.
Climate Partners
, can also provide advice and guidance on Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).
These
are
unique
to
Australia,
and
evidence
of
a
certified
emissions
reduction
project
the
impact
of
which,
subject
to
specified standrds and conditions, are expressed in terms of tons of CO2 reduced.
They
are
a
tradeable
instrument,
and
as
such
can
be
purchased
by
an
organisation
and
applied
against
their
emissions as an offset.
More information and suitablity for your organisation can be provided by
Climate Partners.