How Can I Be Carbon Neutral?

I’m looking for ways of making my business carbon neutral. What I want to do is actually cut down on my carbon footprint and also, inevitably, offset some of our carbon emissions because I’m never going to get them to zero.

Can anybody suggest the best ways to go about getting carbon neutral? What steps should we take?

Carbon Offsets

One way of overcoming the fact that you will have a carbon footprint, no matter what you do, is to purchase carbon offsets. In its simplest form, carbon offsetting is the planting of trees to absorb the carbon dioxide that you inevitably produce in your everyday life. Of course, not everybody has a garden in which to plant innumerable trees so there are now companies that specialise in doing this for you. It takes around 6 trees to absorb one tonne of carbon dioxide and it’s possible to buy these trees from certain companies for as little as $3 per tree. Seems like a bargain to me.

Offset Your Carbon Footprint

Whilst you can minimise your carbon footprint you will never be able to reduce your carbon emissions to zero. Whilst I’m typing this I’m using electricity which is affecting my carbon footprint. It is, however, possible to offset your carbon footprint by planting trees that will absorb the amount of carbon dioxide that you generate.

The plant-a-tree-today organisation can help you calculate your carbon footprint and will plant trees to offset it on your behalf.