Introduction
The Environmental Integrity of Carbon Offsets Has Been Questioned Since the First Offset 34 Years Ago
While Good Carbon Offsets Exist, it is Very Difficult to Differentiate Them From Lower Quality Offsets Given a Binary Approach to Offset Qualification
The Reality is Not Binary. All We Can Really Say About a Potential Offset is How Confident We Are That it Meets Offset Criteria
Scoring is the Most Logical Way to Represent This “Confidence Continuum”
Scoring Offsets Has Been Talked About for 15 Years. Are We at a Tipping Point for the Idea?