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1
Credit quality
2
The Paris Agreement crediting mechanism
3
Project types
4
Common terms
5
History
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Economics
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6.1
Emissions trading systems
7
Regulations and schemes
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7.1
Kyoto Protocol
7.2
Paris Agreement Article 6 mechanisms
7.3
REDD+
7.4
CORSIA
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Markets
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8.1
Voluntary carbon markets and certification programs
8.1.1
Determining value
8.1.2
Verified Carbon Standard by Verra
8.1.3
Gold Standard
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Types of offset projects
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9.1
Renewable energy
9.2
Methane collection and combustion
9.3
Energy efficiency
9.4
Destruction of industrial pollutants
9.5
Land use, land-use change and forestry
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Processes
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10.1
Creation
10.2
Criteria for assessing quality
10.3
Approaches for increasing integrity
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Limitations and drawbacks
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11.1
Oversight issues
11.2
Concerns with forestry projects
11.3
Lack of impact on the company's own operations
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See also
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External links
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References
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Carbon offset
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Carbon dioxide reduction scheme
This article is about the use of carbon offsets and carbon credits for countries, corporations, and, in some cases, individuals. For more information on carbon credits for individuals, see
personal carbon trading
.
Renewable energy
projects, such as these
wind turbines
near
Aalborg
, Denmark, constitute one common type of carbon offset project.
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