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At the 20th Monaco Yacht Show, a small but determined minority of yachts were flying the green flag as the ever expanding fleet of mega yachts seeks to reduce its carbon footprint.

At the 20th Monaco Yacht Show, a small but determined minority of yachts were flying the green flag as the ever expanding fleet of mega yachts seeks to reduce its carbon footprint.

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The four-day show that opened Wednesday attracted a turnout of 100 superyachts. The newly-launched sea-giant — Exuma won the Green Plus Yacht Award 2010.

The principle of offsetting is straightforward: a yacht’s greenhouse gas emissions are quantified and then balanced by equivalent emissions reductions from carefully-selected green energy projects around the world.