Links to Carbon Offset Resources

There is a huge amount of information online about carbon markets. Below are some of the best resources we know of, with a particular focus on voluntary carbon offsetting.

Carbon Offset Basics

• How to Buy Carbon - our introduction
• What is a Carbon Offset? - David Suzuki Foundation
• How Carbon Offsets Work - HowStuffWorks
• Climate Change: Carbon Offsetting - DEFRA, UK government agency
• How to Buy a Carbon Offset - wikiHow
• Offsetting Emissions: A Business Brief (PDF, February 2008)

Comparisons between Offsets

• Carbon Offset Providers - our up-to-date listings and ratings
• Carbon Offset Survey - EcoBusinessLinks
• The Carbon Offset Project List - Environmental Defense Fund
• Carbon Neutral Provider Ratings - Carbon Neutral Digest
• Carbon Offset Guide Australia - RMIT University and others
• Carbon Concierge Provider Evaluation Matrix (PDF, November 2008)
• ENDS Guide to Carbon Offsets (Book, April 2008)
• Tufts Climate Initiative Report (PDF, April 2007)
• Clean Air-Cool Planet Consumers' Guide (PDF, December 2006)

Analysis of the Carbon Offset Market

• Ecosystem Marketplace - leading authority on carbon offsets
• Point Carbon - carbon trading news and analysis
• Voluntary Carbon Markets - What the Standards Say
(PDF, May 2009)
• State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2009 (PDF, May 2009) - also see 2008
• Carbon Offsetting Trends Survey 2008 (PDF, September 2008)
• A Comparison of Carbon Offset Standards (PDF, March 2008)
• Voluntary Carbon Markets (Book, March 2007)