Offsetting
Carbon Footprint
A carbon footprint is a measure of (usually expressed in tons of CO2) produced by an activity or entity. The concept has been popularized and promoted successfully by the oil industry to frame climate change as an issue of personal choice rather than structural solutions. Carbon footprint estimates are typically given for products, activities, individuals, […]
Carbon Neutrality
Carbon neutrality refers to balancing the CO2 emissions of an activity, business or country by removing an equal amount of emissions from the atmosphere. It is achieved via , which uses different methods, such as tree-planting or renewable energy projects, all of which have been criticized as ineffective. The debate around carbon neutrality Anthropogenic activities […]
Circular Carbon Economy
A framework to manage and reduce carbon emissions that was proposed and promoted by Saudi Arabia when it hosted the G20 summit in 2020. It resembles the 3R model (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and adds further elements to it, such as and . While the basic assumption is correct and necessary, namely that carbon can and […]
False Solutions
Measures, often of technical nature, that have been proposed to deal with the , often by fossil fuel corporations and their lobbies, but which don’t lead to any substantial outcomes in dealing with the climate crisis. Examples are , carbon trading, REDD+, , and geoengineering.
Net-Zero
Balancing the total amount of of a certain entity with an equal amount removed. This is ideally done by minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and taking measures to absorb the remaining emissions from the atmosphere. Such measures may include tree planting and other schemes. While the concept has made it into the , with the formulation […]
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