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The climate neutrality mechanism goes back to the Kyoto Protocol (https://unfccc.int/resource/docs/convkp/kpger.pdf). According to the definition of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it defines climate neutrality as follows: If an emissions source (e.g. corporate activity) is offset by an emissions sink (climate protection project), there is no additional damage to the climate. This is referred to as “climate neutral”. Source: IPCC (https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/chapter/glossary/)
Climate neutrality is an environmental policy goal of not exerting any additional negative influence on the climate through production and consumption. This is based on the assumption that the climate system can buffer a certain level of greenhouse gas emissions without any significant impact on the climate. However, climate-neutral does not mean that no greenhouse gases have been produced or that the company has been able to reduce and avoid them to such an extent that it is emission-free. Products, services or companies can be climate-neutral if the greenhouse gas emissions are offset after determining the CO2e balance (e.g. in accordance with the GHG Protocol). In addition to the voluntary commitment to climate protection, the avoidance or reduction of greenhouse gases is absolutely necessary and important, but according to the IPCC it is not a prerequisite for achieving climate neutrality. For further information on what companies contribute to the avoidance or reduction of CO2e emissions beyond CO2e offsetting or which system limits have been taken into account in CO2e offsetting, please contact the above-mentioned company itself.
What companies do to avoid or reduce greenhouse gas emissions beyond the mere offsetting of greenhouse gas emissions (in accordance with Kyoto) should be described on the company's website.
Other common terms: CO2 certificates, climate protection certificates, emission certificates. CO2 certificates are generally traded in the unit of 1 ton of CO2e (e=equivalents). Other greenhouse gases that are harmful to the climate, such as methane, are converted into a corresponding quantity of CO₂, known as CO2 equivalents. 1 certificate corresponds to a saving of one tonne of CO2 equivalent through a climate protection project. There are two markets for trading CO2 certificates: the mandatory market at state level and the voluntary market. Independent institutions such as the Gold Standard certify and verify climate protection projects from which certificates are generated.
Voluntary climate protection is about taking responsibility and actively working to protect the climate. And just as everyone is part of the problem, everyone can also be part of the solution.
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