CARBON REDUCTION
Any practice that reduces carbon emissions.
CARBON REMOVAL (CARBON INSETTING)
This process absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere and stores it somewhere else, such as trees, soil, or underground storage all along the supply chain.14,22
CARBON CREDITS (CARBON OFFSETTING)
A mechanism to compensate for the carbon footprint of a product by preventing the release of, reducing, or removing an equivalent amount of GHG emissions in a process outside the boundary of the product throughout its life cycle16. Companies and individuals can balance unavoidable emissions by buying carbon credits from certified activities.22