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How do I offset and become Carbon Neutral?

FIRSTLY, calculate your emissions:

• Individuals - Use our FREE online domestic carbon footprint calculator
• Small Businesses - Register and use our FREE online business calculator
• Larger Businesses - We offer a consultancy appraisal service, please contact us for further details.

SECONDLY, choose an offset project from our portfolio and buy online!

Carbon Footprint’s FREE Quality Assurance Guide to Offsetting

Looking to offset your business emissions?

The Carbon Footprint Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting guide provides advice on which offset projects to choose and what the new Government Approved Offset scheme means.

To obtain your copy, email Carbon Footprint at offsetting@carbonfootprint.com quoting your name, company name, email address and telephone number. Please also state whether it is for business, educational or personal use.

What is Carbon Offsetting?

Each of our everyday actions consumes energy and produces carbon dioxide emissions e.g. taking holiday flights, driving our cars, heating or cooling our homes and offices. Carbon Offsets can be used to compensate for the emissions produced by funding an equivalent carbon dioxide saving somewhere else.

Is offsetting the solution to climate change?

Offsetting provides a mechanism to reduce GHG emissions in the most cost-effective and economically-efficient manner. Offsetting plays a vital role in combating climate change, but is not alone, the solution.

At Carbon Footprint, our belief is that climate change will only be addressed if each and every one of us takes responsible steps to REDUCE our CO2 emissions as much as possible and offset the remaining unavoidable emissions.

CO2 emissions are distributed across the World, so it does not matter whether you make the reduction in Manchester or Mumbai – the positive effect on the environment will be the same.

Is Carbon Footprint approved by UK Government's Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting?

Carbon Footprint welcomes the UK Government's initiative to establish a quality assurance scheme for carbon offsetting.

The Quality Assurance Scheme (previously known as DEFRA's Code of Best Practice for Carbon Offsetting) was launched in February 2009. Carbon Footprint Ltd are one of the first offset providers to receive accreditation.

We were delighted to have been consultees in DECC's Quality Assurance Scheme consultation programme, and received accreditation on the 24th February 2009.

How are Carbon Footprint's offsets verified?

Carbon Footprint offer a full range of carbon offsets for customers to choose from. We have adopted a strict protocol for the management of our offsets and supply chain, from the inception of our business. We carry out careful due diligence of our project collaborators and suppliers before we offer any products to you.

Most of our projects are verified against the international Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS).

Ongoing management of our carbon offset project portfolio is fully traceable. We keep detailed records of all purchases made through this website, along with a database of all offline sales (most of which are made to companies). We also have a monitoring system in place, which records when tree planting has occured or offsets have been retired, allowing offsets to be cross referenced with customer purchases.