Word: offsets
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...mend their ways. It's called cap and trade, and it is the mechanism behind the so-called carbon markets spawned by the Kyoto Protocol. Firms in developed countries that pump out more CO2 than they are allowed under limits imposed by Kyoto are required by the protocol to offset that pollution by buying credits on the carbon market. Those that cut CO2 emissions below their allowance or help polluters in developing nations clean up their act get to sell the credits--as do groups that cut greenhouse gases by, among other things, planting trees...
...Meanwhile, HSBC has already set its sights even higher. "There's nothing to stop us being carbon negative," says Sullivan, comparing HSBC's CO2 emissions to a monthly paycheck and offset credits to monthly expenses. "We could make purchases from time to time that will either take us back down to zero, or will take us negative for a bit and then we would come up again," he says. "Sometimes you're in credit, and sometimes you're in deficit." Now that's a bank talking...
...creative, it also remains firmly grounded in its classical ballet origins—making it the most technically difficult work of the night. Although the use of nonchalant exits—different groupings of 12 dancers simply walk offstage—is often more distracting than refreshing, it is offset by the growing intricacy of the groupings themselves. The final ones are particularly impressive—the principal couple’s final pose is beautifully framed by a technically stunning routine by the other 10 dancers. The evening concludes with the Boston premiere of “Lambarena...
...financial burdens on students and their families? If any tuition increase is in fact announced, we urge Bok to intervene, as interim president, to postpone it, pending an inquiry into whether part of the University’s recent growth in wealth could be used to offset the need for more tuition...
...risks of blockbuster moviemaking are great, but they are offset by the potential for enormous profits. As long as big movies carry with them the possibility—however remote—of significant returns, someone will venture to make them...