By measuring their emissions people and businesses can make informed and intelligent decisions about reducing their energy consumption and emissions (carbon footprint) through greater efficiency and better technology. Once an organization has measured their CO2 emissions it provides a platform to manage a reduction in emissions. Because reducing emissions to zero through efficiency measures may be impossible or cost-prohibitive, mitigation is an important tool for organizations seeking to eliminate the climate impacts of their operations, or to offer products or services that can be labelled ‘carbon neutral’.

Mitigation is about offsetting the effects of CO2 emissions released into the atmosphere. One way of achieving this is through projects that sequester carbon in vegetation and/or soil – native forest revegetation is a simple example of this. Mitigation or offsetting enables companies to look beyond the limits of their operation to find emission-reducing projects.

Climate mitigation projects such as native forest revegetation provide community, environmental and ecosystem benefits together with brand reinforcement and marketing opportunities. This is a cost effective carbon emission reduction option. D J Scott Associates Ltd area of expertise is in the planning, design, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of land rehabilitation and revegetation projects for carbon mitigation purposes. Contact the office at DJ Scott Associates Limited for more information on carbon mitigation strategies for your organisation.