3 IMPETUS AND METHODOLOGY: The Bottom Line uses CDP data to get a rare glimpse of demand for carbon offsets – from the buyers themselves What the CDP data is… More than 1,800 companies disclosing scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions Disclosures on emissions reductions targets and strategies – and the money invested to achieve them Annual reporting on carbon offset purchases including: number of tonnes purchased; project type; carbon standard used; whether the purchase was motivated by regulation; and (in some cases) the offset project name Reporting years 2012 & 2013 And what it isn't… Only public CDP disclosures are included in this dataset Data on 2014 emissions and offset purchases is still being collected by CDP No information available on the offset project location or project developer No write-in for the motivation for offset purchases beyond voluntary versus compliance CDP data is collected on behalf of 822 institutional investors with $95 trillion in assets
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