Is carbon offsetting the solution to climate change?
There is no one “silver bullet” that will solve the threat of climate change. It is one of a large collection of partial solutions. Climate change is such an immense threat that it does us no good to fight it with one hand tied behind our back – we have to use all the tools at our disposal. Carbon offsetting has a role to play in helping identify effective emissions reductions in the short term while we gear up for longer term societal changes. What is more, offsets provide funding for much-needed investments in developing countries around the world where communities are already starting to bear the brunt of climate change impacts.
