What does offsetting (or balancing) energy consumption mean and how will it help prevent climate change?
Every day we use fossil fuels that release CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. However, we can help offset, or balance the impact of the CO2 emissions associated with your energy usage. Climate Balance for Business allows you to help balance your business’ energy emissions by helping to contribute to a wide range of sustainable energy projects. All you have to do is sign up to our Climate Balance tariff for Business Scheme and pay an extra contribution of 0.40p (excl. VAT) per unit of electricity, on top of our standard unit price. We then use these contributions to help fund suitable projects. By signing up to Climate Balance, you are helping to offset the CO2 emissions associated with the electricity supplied to your business, which means overall you are helping to reduce the impact of CO2 emissions that cause climate change. However, a word of warning, offsetting isn’t an excuse to pollute. It’s a way to take responsibility for pollution we can’t avoid. We must all do our bit to redu
