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Voluntary Carbon Offsets

A voluntary carbon offset is a transferrable instrument certified by governments or independent certification bodies to represent an emission reduction of one metric ton of CO2, or an equivalent amount of other GHGs.

Carbon offsetting is possible because climate change is a non-localized problem. GHGs mix throughout the atmosphere, so reducing them anywhere contributes to overall climate protection;
Offsets generally represent direct emission reductions or sequestration – for example, the destruction of methane emitted from decaying manure at a dairy farm or the improved forestry management; and
Offsets face strict rules for approval: Additional, Permanent, Verified, Enforceable (counted only once), and Real.

Types of Carbon Offset Projects

Renewable Energy	Energy Efficiency Community Projects	Forestry & Conservation	Methane Capture/Avoidance, Waste Management	Other
Hydro, solar, tidal, wind, biomass, geothermal	Transport modal shifting, fuel shifting, EE Supply/Demand side	Afforestation, reforestation, avoided deforestation	Landfill gas, agriculture/livestock, coal bed/mine methane	HCFs, N2O, geological sequestration/carbon capture & storage (CCS)

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Voluntary Carbon Offsets

A voluntary carbon offset is a transferrable instrument certified by governments or independent certification bodies to represent an emission reduction of one metric ton of CO2, or an equivalent amount of other GHGs.

Types of Carbon Offset Projects

Renewable Energy

Energy Efficiency Community Projects

Forestry & Conservation

Methane Capture/Avoidance, Waste Management

Other

Hydro, solar, tidal, wind, biomass, geothermal

Transport modal shifting, fuel shifting, EE Supply/Demand side

Afforestation, reforestation, avoided deforestation

Landfill gas, agriculture/livestock, coal bed/mine methane