What is additionality, and do DriveNeutral’s projects qualify?
In the climate change lexicon, “additionality” simply refers to an undertaking or emission reduction or removal that has occurred beyond “business as usual,” in other words, an action that provides a benefit that is additional to what would have happened anyway. Our projects that are truly “additional” as this programming provides resourcing for restoration work and benefits that are not otherwise planned. In contrast, a commercial forest planted for future harvest, provides no “additional” CO2 removal benefits, and those benefits that might occur subsequently begin to be lost when the forest is harvested.
