Carbon offsets, carbon credits, and reducing carbon emissions
Carbon offset means to bring down emissions of carbon or greenhouse gases to give back for emissions given off elsewhere. Offsets are measured in carbon dioxide-equivalents and represent six groups of greenhouse gases. One offset stands for reduction … [Read more...]
What are Carbon Offsets? When a typical car is driven, a plane is flown, or a light bulb is switched on, carbon and other gases are released into the atmosphere because fossil fuels were burned to create the necessary energy. Many … [Read more...]
It is becoming more and more apparent that the world must take certain measures in order to reduce its carbon footprint. The amount of emissions that is currently being released into the environment is still large enough to significantly impact our … [Read more...]
Excess greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere are damaging the environment that all human beings share. Governments are slowly coming to realize that they need to take steps to become "carbon neutral" but most are a long way from that goal. We can’t … [Read more...]
A number of standards for offsets exist today, both third-party and self-determined. However, a number of factors combine to make it difficult for consumers to evaluate the quality of offsets available on the voluntary market: There is no … [Read more...]
I came across this fun calculator that helps you calculate your carbon footprint and wanted to share it with you. It has a fun interactive animation that builds your virtual lifestyle as you answer questions and gives helpful tips. At the end it … [Read more...]
This is an oldie but a goodie. Breathingearth is a fabulous site that offers an interactive map of carbon emissions, birth rates, and death rates in the world. It can be truly frightening to let it run for a while and see how much carbon and people … [Read more...]
Welcome to the Carbon Tracker blog. We're just getting set up right now. We'll be adding a ton of great content soon! We'll be talking about green issues, carbon emissions, carbon tracking, carbon credits, climate change and a bunch more. Please … [Read more...]
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