{"id":1921,"date":"2021-09-08T12:11:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T12:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design302.webdemoserver.online\/?post_type=insights&#038;p=1921"},"modified":"2021-12-01T20:36:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T20:36:48","slug":"carbon-offsets","status":"publish","type":"insights","link":"https:\/\/design302.webdemoserver.online\/en-ca\/impact-investing-news\/impact-investment-insights\/carbon-offsets\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon Offsets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t get blown away:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=windturbine&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6810632435190022144\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windturbine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can offset all emissions from<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its construction within 3-6 months and can run carbon free for the remainder of its 20 year lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;&gt;It is because of this that wind farms offer carbon offset credits to companies who aim to achieve net-zero in the coming years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding Carbon offsets through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=impactinsight&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6810632435190022144\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">impact insight<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 5:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A carbon credit is a permit that allows the company that holds it to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases (a carbon credit is equal to one ton of carbon dioxide). 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