Carbon offset

Meanings
Carbon emission offsetting can be used to offset the inevitable CO2 pollution after you have done your best to try to avoid the pollution in the first place. We must be sure to first make effort to reduce CO2 before paying money. When you offset, you will become "Carbon Neutral"...this term was the Oxford American Dictionary Word of the year 2006.

Examples
（Mr.Koizumi) Our manager gets snorty when he is angry. I think he should offset the amount of increased CO2 exhale.
(Mr.Fukuda) I agree. However, you should first try not to make him mad so often.

Issues
Carbon offsetting is spreading in Japan, and many companies are starting to offset their services and products. We must hope that the concept doesn't start walking on its own as a marketing tool, leaving behind the true objective to reduce CO2. (I wonder how many people know the difference between CDM and JI?)