A short guide to carbon off setting

• Will Arnold ^[1]
  1. [1] MEng
• Localización: The Structural Engineer: journal of the Institution of Structural Engineer, ISSN 1466-5123, Vol. 99, Nº. 7, 2021, págs. 16-17
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A net-zero asset is one where the whole-life carbon asset-related greenhouse gas emissions (modules A–C), plus off sets, equal zero. As such, until we reach a point where zero-carbon or carbon-negative construction materials exist, off setting will be required in order to claim net zero.

    Over the past year or so, over 50 articles have been published in The Structural Engineer (www.istructe.org/climate-emergency) examining diff erent ways that our profession can reduce carbon emissions. Off setting has not yet been covered, as our focus must remain on reducing our emissions.

    However, there are benefi ts to the use of off setting in the short term while the industry decarbonises, and so it is useful for the engineer to have a basic understanding of the principles of off setting in order to start a conversation with their client about how off setting could be used eff ectively on their project.