Offsetting Project Marketplace

Carbon offset projects reduce, avoid or remove greenhouse gas emissions that would otherwise occur. When a business purchases carbon credits from a verified project, each credit represents one tonne of CO2 equivalent that has been reduced or sequestered. Credits are retired on your behalf, meaning they cannot be sold or used again, and the reduction is recorded against your residual emissions.

Nature-based offsets sequester carbon through ecological processes, such as tree planting, peatland restoration or forest protection. Energy-based offsets avoid emissions by replacing fossil fuels or improving efficiency, for example through renewable energy deployment or clean cookstove distribution. Both are valid under most reporting frameworks, and many businesses choose a mix to balance permanence, co-benefits and cost.

Neither is inherently superior, but they serve different purposes. UK projects tend to be more expensive per credit but deliver visible domestic environmental and community benefits, which can be important for businesses with UK-focused stakeholders or nature recovery commitments. International projects often offer greater scale and biodiversity co-benefits. The right balance depends on your strategy, budget and reporting context.

Look for credits verified against internationally recognised standards such as the Verified Carbon Standard (Verra), Gold Standard or the UK Woodland Carbon Code. These frameworks require independent auditing, transparent methodologies and public registries where credits can be tracked and retired. All projects in our marketplace meet verified standard requirements, and full documentation is available for each one.