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ClearSky Philosophy

We believe carbon offsets are a powerful way for individuals, businesses, community organizations, and governments to act immediately to counter global climate change.  Critics have rightly pointed out that carbon offsets are not a magic bullet that will solve the global warming problem.  Offsets offer the global community a way to begin mitigating climate impacts immediately, however, and this strategy can be effective when coupled with sincere effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

As project developers and providers of carbon credits, ClearSky will pursue only high-quality projects that deliver multiple benefits (including biodiversity conservation, income generation for disadvantaged populations, or protection of soils and water).  Our projects will be certified under demanding standards to ensure credibility, and our business practices will be open and transparent.  Our consulting services are a rigorous effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with genuine carbon offsets used to mitigate the remaining climate footprint.

An example of the ClearSky philosophy in action can be seen in our tropical forestry projects.  Tropical forests present a clear means to sequester atmospheric CO₂ while providing valuable benefits to local communities and native ecosystems.  Sustainably managed or protected forests can offer meaningful employment and communal resource access, while also halting illegal or shortsighted logging, stabilizing soil, providing vital habitat and migration corridors for native plant and animal species, and protecting local hydrology and downstream ecosystems.  Again, some critics have honest arguments against forestry sequestration projects.  These critiques spell out important cautions and guidelines for implementing forestry projects, but they don’t cancel out the multiple benefits offered by suitable and well-planned forest projects. 

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