Including 5 closely related terms such as planting trees, trees, and tree planting.
… a project elsewhere to avoid or store the same amount of carbon emissions arising from an activity for which it is difficult or very costly to reduce emissions to zero. Popular offset projects include planting trees (which absorb carbon dioxide whilst they are growing) or paying to install energy efficiency equipment in domestic or commercial premises. The common example of offsetting an activity…
… is that of paying to plant some trees to absorb the same amount of carbon that has been emitted due to taking a flight to get to a holiday destination. 7.2 The Council’s Approach The council has committed to offsetting 100% of its residual emissions in 2030/31 to achieve net-zero carbon. I.e. in 2030/31 the council will offset about 12,500 tCO2e, reflecting a 70% reduction from 2012/13 levels…
…. Furthermore, the council has stipulated that it wants to use offsetting in Devon as an opportunity to enhance the natural environment to help address the closely related ecological crisis and develop economic opportunities related to offsetting locally. However, it is not quite as simple as planting some trees or installing some insulation in a village hall: The project needs to be subject to independent…
…% reduction of business mileage by 2030 facilitated by IT 368 2 £0 3 -£428 3 3 11 Replace vehicles at 10 years to achieve efficiency gains 194 2 £0 3 -£75 3 3 11 Facilitate 23MW of new solar photovoltaic capacity through power purchase agreements 2,286 3 £0 3 £0 3 1 10 Boiler replacements 94 1 £0 3 -£32 3 3 10 Offsetting (e.g. tree planting) 12,521 3 £0.79 2 £63 2 3 10 50% of vehicles…
… Devon’s landscape Trees, hedges and woodland National and UNESCO designations Energy and climate change Coasts and seas Coasts and seas Estuaries…