If you are reading this post, chances are you’d be familiar with the concept of carbon offsets. If, however, you don’t really know what offsets are all about and decide to ask around - don’t be surprised if you’re advised to carefully extinguish your BBQ the next time you use it. Though exercising caution when using your BBQ is certainly recommended, it has little to do with carbon offsetting.
recently conducted a survey to determine the . Out of the 2000 people who participated, only 35 per cent knew about the concept. As many as 10 per cent thought it meant walking it to work instead of taking a car, while 1 per cent associated offsetting with properly extinguishing the BBQ.
Furthermore, the results point to the general -10 per cent thought that offsetting a New York-London flight would cost £500, when all it takes is £10. There also seemed to be consensus that the government was not doing enough improve awareness.
According to Expedia’s Alison Couper:
“The results clearly show there is still a big education job to be done to ensure that everyone understands how affordable and accessible it is to offset their carbon emissions..”
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