Carbon Offsets
As well as taking direct action to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of your activities, you can also choose to offset your impact by purchasing Carbon Credits.
Greenhouse Gas Solutions offers independent advice to our clients on the most appropriate carbon offsets to buy based on the actual greenhouse impact of the offset and the cost.
Buying Carbon Credits is a way for individuals and businesses to recognise & redress the environmental cost of their activities. When you purchase a carbon credit you are essentially funding activity elsewhere that is reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This activity may include, for example, the planting and protection of forests which act as carbon sinks that draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, or it may include registered projects where energy efficient products, such as light globes and water saving showerheads, are installed. In this way you can choose to partially or fully offset the greenhouse gas emissions of your activities.
The market in offsets is growing but is currently largely unregulated and not all offset schemes are accredited or fully audited. We provide independent assessments of the offsets available and can negotiate directly with legitimate carbon credit providers on our client's behalf.
Greenhouse Gas Solutions only recommends carbon credit certificates that are generated by independently audited schemes. In this way our clients can be sure that their money is funding actual, effective projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Please contact us if you want to find out more about offsets for businesses.