why companies buy carbon credits
companies buy carbon credits to offset their emissions given the urgency of the climate crisis there s growing public and institutional pressure for companies to make net zero commitments these are pledges that companies take to cut the amount of carbon they emit over the course of their operations for some reductions in emissions are possible through changes in business practices but for most firms a wholesale elimination of emissions is not feasible carbon credits fund emission reduction activities such as tree planting or nature conservation in lieu of completely eliminating one s own emissions 