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From Lauraibm

Full story: Should IT Managers Jump on the Offset Bandwagon? (Sep-07)

Carbon offsetting is somewhat of a controversial issue, advocates argue that offsetting should play a vital part in any green business strategy, whilst, critics believe the practise is scientifically flawed, and the idea that you can simply pay to neutralise your emissions is based on unverifiable calculations.

Others believe that although some projects are “less than robust” the concept of offsetting still has a significant role to play in helping business transition to low carbon business models. It is thought however, that IT managers need to make efforts to reduce their overall energy consumption in addition to offsetting.

Firms are advised to remain wary of offset schemes and to ensure that the offsets they are buying are scientifically valid and not harmful to local economies or people, otherwise they could end up causing more harm than good.