Emissions avoidance and emissions removal are different approaches to reducing the atmospheric build-up of greenhouse gases. Both are vital if we are to reach net zero emissions by 2050. These graphics provide examples of both approaches to help explain the difference.
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19 November 2024
Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement establishes the ‘Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism’ – a framework for trading carbon credits from greenhouse gas reduction, avoidance or removal projects.
29 October 2024
This graphic illustrates how carbon trading actually works under the EU Emissions Trading System. Company B’s emissions are above its free allocation, meaning it doesn’t have enough allowances to comply with the system...
28 October 2024
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement lays out the principles and guidelines for a country-level carbon market, in which countries may generate carbon offsets either to meet their own emissions reduction targets...
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