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Demystifying the ?Absolute Zero? concept

GreenBiz

It might, for example, buy carbon offsets to kickstart action in the short term without delay, then move on to supporting initiatives that directly affect its operations, such as installing new technologies for energy efficiency or clean energy. "We Offsetting versus insetting.

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Sustainability Jargon Dictionary

Carlos Sanchez

Sometimes is used also to refer to not only to carbon dioxide emissions but also to all GHGs. Real zero – No carbon emissions are being produced from a product or a service, without the use of carbon offsetting e.g. zero-carbon electricity could be provided by a 100% renewable energy supplier.

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The JUST Report: My Top Takeaways from a Frenetic Climate Week

Just Capital

One interesting observation – since so much of what happens during climate week and UNGA is shaped by an international contingent – is that the current social and political environment in America is at once bewildering, bemusing, and impenetrable to anyone not thoroughly immersed in it.