The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( sip ) has set up a new website , which allows business and individuals to calculate their own carbon footprint and offset their carbon emissions through﻿ buying Certified Emissions Reductions ( CERs ) from the online Climate Neutral Now store . The CERs are taken from a list of 7,900 emission reduction projects , in all developing countries , as part of the UNFCCC 's Clean Development Mechanism ( CDM ) . The CDM is a nine year old programme under the carbon Protocol that collects carbon credits from low carbon initiatives . Through ﻿﻿buying incentives , companies and individuals can take responsibility for their carbon emissions , and offset their carbon emissions to renewable energy projects and projects around the world .
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has set up a new website, which allows business and individuals to calculate their own carbon footprint and offset their carbon emissions through﻿ buying Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) from the online Climate Neutral Now store. The CERs are taken from a list of 7,900 emission reduction projects, in 107 developing countries, as part of the UNFCCC's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The CDM is a nine year old programme under the Kyoto Protocol that sells carbon credits from low carbon initiatives. Through ﻿﻿buying CERs, companies and individuals can take responsibility for their carbon emissions, and offset their carbon emissions to renewable energy projects and initiatives around the world.