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Offsets & Removals Strategy
Reforestation, direct air capture (DAC), nature-based solutions; additionality & permanence.
10 min read · Jacob Willis, Net Zero Lead · Last reviewed July 2026
Even after deep reductions, some emissions remain that are genuinely hard to eliminate. Offsets and removals address this residual - but their use is fraught with credibility risks. Using them properly, as a last resort for the residual rather than a substitute for reduction, is essential to credible net zero.
In this lesson
- 01The role of offsets
- 02Removals versus avoidance offsets
- 03The credibility minefield
- 04The over-reliance trap
- 05Using offsets and removals well
- 06The quality question
- 07Offsets in the credible roadmap
- 08Sources and further reading