carbon offset
Purchased pollution compensation
A carbon offset is a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions—such as planting trees or funding renewable energy—purchased to compensate for emissions produced elsewhere.
Companies and individuals buy carbon offsets to claim carbon neutrality without directly reducing their own output: The airline offers carbon offsets at checkout.
Critics argue offsets let polluters buy their way out of meaningful change.
Market-based pollution control
- cap-and-tradeMarket-based pollution control
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- double countingCounting items more than once
- permanenceQuality of lasting indefinitely
Introducing woods to treeless land
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- kelp forestSeaweed-dominated underwater ecosystem
Emissions that trap heat
- climate mitigationReducing global warming's drivers
- net zeroBalanced emissions state
- emissions reductionLowering pollutant output
- Paris AgreementGlobal warming limitation accord
Installing saplings in earth
- forest conservationProtecting wooded ecosystems systematically
- landfill gasEmissions from decomposing refuse
- solar installationMounted sunlight-capturing equipment
- wildlife corridorStrip connecting fragmented habitats
emissions trading
Market-based pollution control
- cap-and-tradeMarket-based pollution control
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- double countingCounting items more than once
afforestation
Introducing woods to treeless land
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
greenhouse gases
Emissions that trap heat
- climate mitigationReducing global warming's drivers
- net zeroBalanced emissions state
- emissions reductionLowering pollutant output
tree planting
Installing saplings in earth
- forest conservationProtecting wooded ecosystems systematically
- landfill gasEmissions from decomposing refuse
- solar installationMounted sunlight-capturing equipment
greenwashing
False sustainability claims
- land grabbingForcible acquisition of territory
- Climate Changeglobal warming, greenhouse gases, climate change, CO2, rising temperatures
- environmentalismecology, conservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism
- eco actionsrecycling, composting, tree planting, water conservation, energy saving
- green livingeco-friendly, recycling, waste reduction, eco-friendly products, sustainable packaging
- Carbon CycleCO2, photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, CO2 levels
- climate policyemissions standards, emissions trading, cap and trade, net zero, climate treaty
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