We use the term free in the context of being released from a liability. That liability is our carbon footprint which we need to free ourselves from. We view our emissions as a debt that needs to be repaid or otherwise dealt with. We see it to be everyone’s exclusive responsibility to settle this debt. The first and most important step is to reconcile your ongoing CO2 emissions. Therefore we focus on the present and the future. For those who adopt a more inclusive approach, however, there is always our previous year’s emission that needs to be settled.