Sentence examples for carbon offsetting projects from inspiring English sources

So the argument is that one-off carbon offsetting projects do not deliver real benefits to the atmosphere unless governments undertake much wider efforts to curb deforestation.

Kyoto's clean development mechanism could send $100bn from north to south for investment in carbon offsetting projects, such as renewable energy schemes and tree planting.

The researchers from Kemfri are now looking to scale up the various reforestation, conservation and carbon offsetting projects to other parts of the Kenyan coastline where mangroves grow.

Speaking yesterday at the launch of the Carbon Rating Agency, the world's first ratings agency for carbon offsetting projects, Stern warned that the 2% estimate required governments to act quickly.

The community's conservation efforts are aided by the development of a carbon offsetting project, launched in 2013.

Some negotiators view project developers and private investors as "carbon cowboys" responsible for the design of dubious carbon offset projects in developing countries under the Clean Development Mechanism, she added.

Business also needs long-term policy stability beyond 2012 to prevent further loss of confidence in carbon offset projects and to foster capital-intensive low carbon technology markets.

Carbon offset projects can also create leakage, where a project causes impacts that unintentionally increase emissions elsewhere, such as when deforestation is simply relocated rather than avoided.

Here's a YouTube video by the group: Longtime readers of my work know I've been skeptical of the merits of many carbon offset projects (start with my 2007 article, "Carbon-Neutral Is Hip, but Is It Green?") But I'm a fan of voluntary offset projects of this sort where the added value of a payment goes far beyond avoided greenhouse gases.

He began his career in energy on the project finance team at the AES Corporation, a leading global independent power producer that in the 1990s participated in some of the first carbon offset projects and other environmental programs in the energy sector.

While considerable effort has been made to assess the benefits for local soils, regional ecosystems, as well as the global climate, few estimates exist regarding detailed costs and benefits for local smallholders, the ultimate actors and beneficiaries of carbon offset projects.