Carbon Offsets | Carbon Credits | Carbon Calculator http://www.greenfocusearth.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:08:51 -0800 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:08:03 -0800 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) unlicensed version http://www.feedforall.com Science Past Climate Change Recent Climate Change Future Climate Change State of Knowledge Greenhouse Gas Emissions Greenhouse Gas Overview Greenhouse Gas Inventories Projections http://www.greenfocusearth.com/climate_change1.htm 0890AB64-5C09-4B80-9C66-74093475DE77 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:08:03 -0800 Climate change is usually regarded as a statistical approach to measuring how weather is distributed over a set length of time. This time period can be from a few decades to several million years. Today, climate change is often in reference to modern weather patterns and the climate change in recent years, specifically global warming. http://www.greenfocusearth.com/climate_change2.htm 98E38CA4-502D-4AE7-A426-DF369F898024 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:07:40 -0800 A carbon offset is used as a tool to define a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions. In general, carbon offsets can be measured in metric tons based on the total amount of carbon dioxide (or a similar gas) that is reduced. Most institutions will base a single unit of carbon offset decrease on a decrease in a greenhouse gas equal to a single metric ton. This tool is valuable in setting limits for companies that regularly release greenhouse gases as part of production. http://www.greenfocusearth.com/carbon_offsets1.htm F35B3A6B-FB2F-4EB3-87B1-EA153FAB8307 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:07:23 -0800 As global warming becomes more and more of an increasingly important issue around the world, institutions have responded by allowing for carbon credits designed to encourage companies to reduce their carbon footprint. Just as in tax write offs or business grants, carbon credits work to repay companies for their carbon reduction efforts. These credits are intended to slow down global emissions growth and, presumably, global warming. http://www.greenfocusearth.com/carbon_credits1.htm 40276A6A-5909-4DCD-B2DE-498FBF9A84BF Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:07:04 -0800 What is a Carbon Footprint - A carbon footprint is the total set of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event or product. - An individual, nation, or organization's carbon footprint can be measured by undertaking a GHG emissions assessment. http://www.greenfocusearth.com/ 8BB61A82-FB92-43DA-8BC2-AB9B29B0642F Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:05:43 -0800