Carbon Offsetting and Carbon Neutrality

What is a Carbon Offset?

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

We offer a range of carbon offset projects to international standards, including the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Certified Emission Reductions (CER) both of which meet BSI's PAS 2060 specification on carbon neutrality.

Quality Assurance Scheme - QAS Carbon Offsetting

Find out how to buy independently assured QAS carbon offsets

How much do you want to offset?

How to become carbon neutral

STEP 1 - calculate your emissions:

Individuals - Use our FREE online carbon footprint calculator
Small Businesses - Register and use our FREE online business calculator
Larger Businesses - We offer a consultancy appraisal service

STEP 2 - choose an offset project from our portfolio and buy online (or give us a call if your would like some help from one of our consultants)

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 if done in isolation it is not the solution.

At Carbon Footprint, our belief is that climate change will only be addressed if individuals, businesses and government organisations all takes responsible steps to REDUCE our CO2 emissions as much as possible and then offset the remaining unavoidable emissions.

Are Carbon Footprint offsets in line with PAS 2060?

Yes, any VCS or Kyoto compliant offset credits purchased from Carbon Footprint will meet the offsetting part of the PAS 2060 guidance on carbon neutrality, therefore assuring your carbon neutral claims.

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 standards such as the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

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.