Carbon offset (also called a voluntary emission offset) - an action or service that reduces the net size of a carbon footprint. Carbon offsets can include, for example, growing trees, underground storage of emitted CO2 and the creation of tradeable carbon credits through an approved emission reduction method.
Carbon footprint - the total quantity of carbon dioxide gas formation and release that can be attributed to the activities of a person or organisation. Carbon footprints are usually expressed as a quanity of carbon dioxide formed in a year (i.e., an annual footprint), or sometimes over a lifetime. Average personal carbon footprints are greatest in Australia, Canada and the USA.
Climate change - the cumulative set of phenomena including changing temperature patterns, latitudinal movement of storm systems, ocean warming, sea level rise and glacial melting that have been shown to be connected to increased levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Carbon sequestration - various natural or engineered processes that remove CO2 from the atmosphere and store it in a stable manner so that it is unavailable for short-term release back into the air.
Carbon credit - a commodity whose value is subject to market fluctuations and that can be traded in the same way as other commodities (e.g., oil, tin, nickel). Wild Carbon does not sell or trade in carbon credits.
Greenhouse gases - gases including carbon dioxide, methane and other gases that retain heat within the the earth's atmosphere.
Wild Carbon - an innovative carbon offset program that grows and reconnects forests to sequester carbon AND help wildlife in need AND give organisations and businesses great stories to be part of.
