https://carbonoffsetsdaily.com/resources/carbonindustryinterviews/interview-carolyn-elefant-on-the-soundness-of-carbon-offsets-to-combat-global-warming-211.htm Daily carbon offset news, insight, community. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:55:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 https://carbonoffsetsdaily.com/resources/carbonindustryinterviews/interview-carolyn-elefant-on-the-soundness-of-carbon-offsets-to-combat-global-warming-211.htm/comment-page-1#comment-99 steve Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:53:27 +0000 http://s47524.gridserver.com/?p=211#comment-99 I mostly agree with one addition. Reducing a company's climate impact through internal and external reductions (offsets) should be done concurrently. Reducing "first" only to be followed by offsetting the rest of the footprint at some undefined future date does not take responsibility for current emissions--which are, of course, contributing to climate change. By starting immediately on parallel paths: an aggressive reduction plan with an offset plan for the (hopefully declining) ongoing emissions, a company is taking the most comprehensive actions to reduce its climate impact. I mostly agree with one addition. Reducing a company’s climate impact through internal and external reductions (offsets) should be done concurrently. Reducing “first” only to be followed by offsetting the rest of the footprint at some undefined future date does not take responsibility for current emissions–which are, of course, contributing to climate change. By starting immediately on parallel paths: an aggressive reduction plan with an offset plan for the (hopefully declining) ongoing emissions, a company is taking the most comprehensive actions to reduce its climate impact.

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