Although carbon offsetting is a solution to combat climate change, reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the source remains crucial. It is the responsibility of all of us to promote source reduction of GHG emissions by encouraging the use of eco-friendly technologies, cleaner modes of transportation, and implementing sustainable practices. Carbon offsetting should not be seen as a replacement solution, but rather an option for residual emissions that we cannot reduce. In other words, we must first reduce our GHG emissions and then use carbon offsetting to mitigate the impacts of the emissions that cannot be avoided.<\/p>\n
In a 2023 Sylvera report (sylvera.com), an analysis of data from around 100 companies showed an average reduction in their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of approximately 5%. Interestingly, companies that purchased carbon credits concurrently reduced their Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 6.2% per year on average, while companies not using carbon credits only decreased emissions by 3.4% annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-4177","faqs","type-faqs","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n