Clear is a UK-based

carbon offset Carbon offsetting is a carbon trading mechanism that enables entities to compensate for offset greenhouse gas emissions by investing in projects that reduce, avoid, or remove emissions elsewhere. When an entity invests in a carbon offsetting ...

ting company, founded in 2007 by Dr Bruce Elliott, Neil Chapman and Ben Hedley.

UK Government's Quality Assurance Scheme

Clear were the first carbon offset company in the world to qualify for the UK Government's Quality Assurance Scheme for Carbon Offsetting. They differentiate themselves by only offsetting using Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) which have been issued every time the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...

prevents one tonne of

Carbon dioxide equivalent Global warming potential (GWP) is a measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas traps in the atmosphere over a specific time period, relative to carbon dioxide (). It is expressed as a multiple of warming caused by the same mass of carbon dioxide ( ...

being emitted through carbon projects registered with the

Clean Development Mechanism The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a United Nations-run carbon offset scheme allowing countries to fund greenhouse gas emissions-reducing projects in other countries and claim the saved emissions as part of their own efforts to meet internat ...

(CDM)

Research

Clear has a research arm which has produced a variety of reports on subjects such as the

carbon footprint A carbon footprint (or greenhouse gas footprint) is a calculated value or index that makes it possible to compare the total amount of greenhouse gases that an activity, product, company or country Greenhouse gas emissions, adds to the atmospher ...

of the UK's

speed hump Speed bumps (also called traffic thresholds, speed breakers or sleeping policemen) are a class of traffic calming devices that use vertical deflection to slow motor-vehicle traffic in order to improve safety conditions. Variations include the s ...

population, and the

of a

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and a

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car.

Press

There has been some press coverage of Clear, primarily for their unusual products such as

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product and

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product and releasing their carbon footprinting

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online in the form of a free carbon audit tool

References

External links

Clear, the carbon offset company home page

Clear's industry blog

Clear's carbon research blog

Carbon Catalog comparing offsetters

Companies sign up to carbon offset quality mark
{{Authority control British companies established in 2007

UK Government's Quality Assurance Scheme

Research

Press

See also

References

External links