"carbon offset schemes" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to programs or systems implemented by individuals, companies, or governments to reduce or "offset" their carbon footprint through actions such as investing in renewable energy projects or planting trees. Example: Many airlines have implemented carbon offset schemes to mitigate the environmental impact of their flights.
Carbon offset schemes allow individuals and companies to invest in environmental projects around the world in order to balance out their own carbon footprints.
Our focus is on firm-level cap-and-trade systems, although much of what we say would also apply to government-level trading and carbon offset schemes.
It also highlights the challenges associated with designing carbon offset schemes that address the impacts of climate change and respond to Indigenous peoples' world views about what is required to sustain cultural-social-ecological systems.
Our study shows that many Indigenous people engage in carbon offset schemes as part of their broader cultural responsibility for landscapes, and that they seek to grow the relationship between social and ecological benefits.
Some of these concerns are valid, but in truth most of the best-known carbon offset schemes have long-since switched from tree planting to clean-energy projects – anything from distributing efficient cooking stoves through to capturing methane gas at landfill sites.
Currently biochar isn't something that can win money from carbon offset schemes.
This is expected to lead to an income of more than $10bn a year by 2020 when a global carbon offset scheme is running.
Hammond's announcement on gas boilers was one of a series of environmental measures unveiled in his statement, alongside the protection of the waters around Ascension Island in the Atlantic, a new carbon offset scheme for aviation and a comprehensive global review of the link between biodiversity and economic growth, led by Prof Partha Dasgupta.
It is certainly true that some carbon offsetting schemes are dubious.
Fran Leedham: getting local people involved in carbon offsetting schemes keeps communities engaged and helps Jaguar Land Rover gather data.
JI is one of the three carbon offsetting schemes accredited by the Kyoto protocol – along with emissions trading and the clean development mechanism.
