EIA Position on Carbon Credits and Offsetting

EIA UK believes that carbon offsetting is a fundamentally flawed concept which does not deliver a genuine climate benefit, instead undermining real mitigation and climate action.

This document outlines systemic issues with carbon offsetting, and with the generation, sale and use of carbon credits, before discussing in greater detail EIA UK’s stance on the most prominent carbon trading mechanisms: Voluntary Carbon Markets, Emissions Trading Schemes and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.