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Climate change hub > Mitigation >
Contents below:
· General information
· Institutions:
~ Registries
~ International organizations
~ NGOs
Also see:
· Carbon accounting, tracking & calculators
· Flying
General information
Carbon offsets @ David Suzuki Foundation
23 times carbon offsets were found to be dodgy @ Australia Institute
International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC)
· "Join the movement for greener travel. Sign up once to donate one cent per mile to your favorite
environmental cause – every time you fly."
Klick Foundation for Climate Protection and Carbon Offset
· “Established by the Swiss Petroleum Association (today Avenergy Suisse) in 2012 within the
framework of the Swiss CO₂ Law, the Foundation for Climate Protection and Carbon Offset
(KliK) is the sector-wide carbon offset grouping.“
State of Voluntary Carbon Markets
Institutions
~ Registries ~
· “As the premier carbon offset registry for the North American carbon market, the Climate Action Reserve encourages action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by ensuring the environmental integrity and financial benefit of emissions reduction projects.“
~ International organizations ~
High-Level Expert Group on Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities
UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)
Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA)
~ Governmental ~
California Tropical Forest Standard
~ Private sector ~
· Formed by a merger between Element Markets and Bluesource
~ Trade associations ~
Climate Markets & Investment Association
~ Research ~
~ NGOs ~
· “We started in 1998 with clean-burning cookstoves. Since then, we’ve grown into a globally recognized non-profit platform that’s
successfully reducing carbon pollution."
International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA)
International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
· Climate change: How you can help
· Contains a range of information on carbon offsets
Second Nature
Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets (TSVCM) @ Institute of International Finance (IIF)
Carbon offsets
Carbon offsets have been defined as credits “for greenhouse gas reductions achieved by one party that can be purchased and used to compensate (offset) the emisions of another party.”