It’s all a balancing act, compensating for carbon emissions that are produced elsewhere. For Shell Go+ customers who have opted-in to the CO₂ offset programme, Shell will buy carbon credits to offset, or compensate, for emissions from any fuel purchased at a UK Shell service station. One credit represents the avoidance or removal of 1 tonne of carbon from the atmosphere and these credits are sold to Shell by carefully chosen nature-based projects – such as forest developments or grassland preservation projects – that capture and store carbon from the atmosphere.