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Carbon Offsetting VS. Carbon Insetting

Carbonwise - Offsetting VS Insetting
Carbonwise - Offsetting VS Insetting

Companies are at different stages of their journey towards net zero. Some of the most immediate actions they can take in order to get there, fall into these categories: carbon offsetting and carbon insetting. But what is the difference between the two?

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Carbonwise - Offsetting VS Insetting
Carbon ‘insetting’ refers to the practice of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within an organisation’s own value chain. The term differs from carbon ‘offsetting,’ which
The EU and UK reached a provisional agreement on 19th May to link their respective carbon compliance markets, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
One of the key planks in the global raft of policies and measures designed to slow climate change is the voluntary carbon market – a
Carbonwise - Offsetting VS Insetting

12 June 2025

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What is Carbon ‘Insetting’?

Carbon ‘insetting’ refers to the practice of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within an organisation’s own value chain. The term differs from carbon ‘offsetting,’ which refers to purchasing and retiring emissions reductions that take place...

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