{"id":2015,"date":"2023-11-19T12:59:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T12:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost\/SAFA\/?page_id=2015"},"modified":"2023-11-27T16:52:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:52:32","slug":"what-is-carbon-offsetting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/safa.earth\/knowledge-hub\/what-is-carbon-offsetting\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Carbon Offsetting?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2015\" class=\"elementor elementor-2015\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0de0c1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0de0c1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294e1ba elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-generalwidget\" data-id=\"294e1ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"generalwidget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Rendering Content Starts -->\r\n\t\t<div class=\"general-widget-temp lighttxt\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Image Col Starts -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- IMAGE Ends -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-12 float-md-end colimgright float-sm-none float-none order-md-1 col-img imghide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-img mb-3 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-duration=\"0.7s\" data-wow-delay=\"0.6s\" data-wow-offset=\"0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/safa.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/safa-theme-layer-3.svg\" alt=\"Carbon offsetting refers to the process of supporting climate projects that reduce, avoid, or remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- IMAGE Ends -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Image Col Ends -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content mt-lg-0 mt-md-3 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-duration=\"0.7s\" data-wow-delay=\"0.3s\" data-wow-offset=\"0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ICON Starts -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon1-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/safa.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/carbon-footprint.svg\" alt=\"Carbon offsetting refers to the process of supporting climate projects that reduce, avoid, or remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ICON Ends -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Title Starts -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"about-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Carbon offsetting refers to the process of supporting climate projects that reduce, avoid, or remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Title Ends -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Para Starts -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"para\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This support can be done by purchasing carbon credits. One carbon credit equals one metric tonne of carbon. You can choose to purchase either a full carbon credit or a portion of one, depending on the amount of estimated emissions you are looking to offset.<\/p><p>By purchasing a carbon credit, you are supporting and financing climate projects that reduce, avoid, or remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. The volume of your support will depend on the estimated carbon footprint you are looking to offset.<\/p><p>While carbon offsetting is not a solution by itself, it can make a real difference when combined with other emissions reduction methods, particularly within hard-to-abate industries. The path to a more sustainable lifestyle begins with reducing your carbon footprint wherever possible, and then counteracting those unavoidable emissions by purchasing carbon offsets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Para Ends -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<!-- Rendering Content Ends -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a96365e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a96365e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da401d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da401d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c7970 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-safatitle\" data-id=\"90c7970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"safatitle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"safatitle dark\">\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is a Carbon Offset Project?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7482ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7482ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd8625 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dd8625\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ceab8a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ceab8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carbon offset projects include a range of verified activities that reduce, avoid, or remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d58677 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d58677\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57fb587 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57fb587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some examples of offset projects include renewable energy initiatives, carbon-storing agricultural practices, converting waste to energy, afforestation and reforestation, and landfill management. By purchasing carbon offsets, you are directly supporting our portfolio of verified, high-quality climate projects.<\/p><p>A carbon offset refers to when a project has removed emissions from the atmosphere or avoided them altogether. To make this claim, the project must meet strict criteria set by independent third\u2014party verifiers, ensuring that the emission reductions claimed by these projects are properly measured, the effects are permanent, and the project causes no social or environmental harm, among other technical criteria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00df658 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00df658\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dabb764 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dabb764\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1cec0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1cec0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/safa.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/global-img.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1310\" alt=\"global-img\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125fc59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"125fc59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8c885 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-safatitle\" data-id=\"3a8c885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"safatitle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"safatitle light\">\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How Does Carbon Offsetting Work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b12248 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b12248\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0f261 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f0f261\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c0564 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-safatitle\" data-id=\"33c0564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}}}\" data-widget_type=\"safatitle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"safatitle light\">\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Carbon offsetting is a practical way to address unavoidable carbon emissions.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2393ba8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2393ba8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfcecb6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfcecb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simply put, our daily actions \u2013 like ordering online, taking a flight, or staying at a hotel \u2013 result in carbon emissions that can&#8217;t always be avoided. While sustainable alternatives exist for certain activities, like driving electric vehicles or powering our homes with renewable energy, these options are often inaccessible, costly, or still maintain a certain level of climate unfriendliness.<\/p><p>Carbon offsetting provides a means to compensate for these unavoidable emissions by supporting projects that actively work to reduce or remove equivalent volumes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This means that the unavoidable emissions you generate through your everyday activities are balanced out by the positive impact of these projects. It&#8217;s a simple yet effective way to make a positive environmental contribution and play your part in the climate movement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-059fc60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"059fc60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745db7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"745db7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/safa.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/offseting-work2.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2167\" alt=\"What is Carbon Offsetting?\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8576b33 e-con-full e-flex 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you still have questions about what carbon offsetting is, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/safa.earth\/knowledge-hub\/faq\/\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/a> page for more information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78613a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f78613a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-740d2ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-safabuton\" data-id=\"740d2ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"safabuton.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/safa.earth\/knowledge-hub\/faq\/\" class=\"safa-btn bt-color3 btn-medium\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"txt\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><span class=\"iconbtns\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c779e71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c779e71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7378fb25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7378fb25\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df69f12 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df69f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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