Offset (Q857)
Subject, term, tag: Offset
- Offset (in climate policy)
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Subject, term, tag: Offset |
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Statements
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026
The reduction, avoidance or removal of a unit of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by one entity, purchased by another entity to counterbalance a unit of GHG emissions by that other entity. Offsets are commonly subject to rules and environmental integrity criteria intended to ensure that offsets achieve their stated mitigation outcome. Relevant criteria include, but are not limited to, the avoidance of double counting and leakage, use of appropriate baselines, additionality, and permanence or measures to address impermanence. (English)
IPCC Glossary v1.5
1 reference
27 May 2026