Carbon Emissions and Markets Jargon Buster
Nicola Steen
30 years: Emissions Trading Schemes
In this video, Nicola outlines some key terms in relation to voluntary carbon markets- Scope One, Scope Two and Scope Three Emissions. This gives light to how we can reduce our carbon emissions using offsets and credit, carried out by the avoidance and removal of emissions. Nicola divulges further about the different types of strategies to avoid and reduce emissions and highlighting their impact on the environment.
In this video, Nicola outlines some key terms in relation to voluntary carbon markets- Scope One, Scope Two and Scope Three Emissions. This gives light to how we can reduce our carbon emissions using offsets and credit, carried out by the avoidance and removal of emissions. Nicola divulges further about the different types of strategies to avoid and reduce emissions and highlighting their impact on the environment.
Carbon Emissions and Markets Jargon Buster
7 mins 22 secs
Carbon markets have shown themselves to be a really successful way for private, governmental and non-governmental organisations and individuals to move money to emission-reducing projects. There is a need for more reductions and for removals - and for the pace of change to increase. We need new trajectories of economic activities resulting in both the avoidance of emissions and the removal of them. We also need basic technological and behavioural changes and we need the design and application of new solutions.
Key learning objectives:
Understand the Scope One, Scope Two, and Scope Three emissions
Outline the two main types of offsets
Nicola Steen
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