Offsetting projects range from investing in renewable energy developments across the globe, to helping people reduce the amount of energy they consume. All projects which will either allow us to live our lives whilst producing less CO2 in the future, or help naturally absorb the CO2 already present in the Earth's atmosphere.

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New UK Standards

• Schemes must have certified credits to meet the standards
• The key is less the type of scheme and more how projects are assessed to meet international standards
• The Kyoto protocol's CDM produces such credits
• CDM schemes - such as methane capture or windfarms - only take place in the developing world
• Many small schemes - like installing more efficient cookers in developing nations - are not certified under Kyoto
• Credits under the EU's carbon allowances system also qualify

Source BBC News

Offsetting in the News

• Carbon offsetting 'can be harmful'
• UK to tackle bogus carbon schemes
• Investigation into carbon offset schemes begins