Carbon Offsets: How Risky a Commodity?

Course Curriculum

Introduction

• Carbon Offset Course Intro

• Offsets Background

• Defining Offsets

Key Offset Concepts

• Offset Permanence

• Offset Leakage

• Introducing Offsets Additionality

• The Importance of Additionality

• Why Additionality is Hard

• What’s Possible

Offset Market and

Critiques

• Offset Critiques

• What’s the Real Problem?

• How Have We Done?

• Round 1 to Round 2

Nature-Based Offsets

• Nature-Based Offsets

• Scoring Offsets

• Scored Carbon Offsets

• Do They Exist?

Offset Decisions

• Should You Buy Offsets?

• Investing in Offsets

• Alternatives to Offsets

Final Thoughts

• Offsets in the Climate Web

• Course Takeaways

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Carbon offsets can contribute to global climate action, but studies suggest that most don't.

This course shows you how we can do much better as offset buyers and developers.