CARBON OFFSETTING

What is Carbon Offsetting

CARBON FOOTPRINT

What does carbon footprint mean and how it is calculated?

The world average annual carbon footprint per person is 4.76 tons.

The primary driver of the climate crisis is global warming which is caused by the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide trap the sun’s rays, causing heat to accumulate in the atmosphere, which leads to a rise in global temperatures. These gases are referred to as 'greenhouse gases.

While greenhouse gases naturally exist in the atmosphere and are traditionally balanced by the ecosystem, both industrialization and population growth significantly increased the annual release greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming which can no longer be balanced by the ecosystem. The trend is increasing.

Every person, business, product, and service generate a carbon footprint. Carbon footprint is calculated by converting the various greenhouse gases into carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). This provides a standardized unit to measure the environmental impact of each gas.

CARBON OFFSETTING

Emission reduction and offsetting are complementary.

Striving to minimize our carbon footprint and offsetting the remainder to uphold the principle of carbon-neutral living is essential to ensuring a livable planet for present and future generations.

Carbon footprint can be offset in two ways.

Carbon Avoidance Projects

Carbon emissions can be reduced by fulfilling the required energy demand from renewable resources rather than sourcing from thermal power plants.

Additionally, carbon neutrality is achieved by purchasing sufficient carbon credits from renewable energy projects to offset the total carbon emissions released.

Carbon Capture Projects

While reforestation is the most widely recognized method of carbon capture, it is also possible to remove emitted carbon from the atmosphere through agricultural initiatives and carbon capture technologies.

You can achieve carbon neutrality by planting enough trees to capture and store an amount of carbon equivalent to your greenhouse gas emissions, or by purchasing carbon credits from these projects.

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Climate protection projects aim to reduce, prevent, or capture carbon emissions in the atmosphere. These projects include initiatives such as protecting endangered forests, planting new trees, replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy, and adopting more efficient technologies to reduce emissions.

In addition to addressing climate change, these projects generate positive impacts and support various UN Sustainable Development Goals, leading to long-term and sustainable improvements in local livelihoods.

When a carbon offset project that prevents or reduces carbon emissions is developed, a carbon certificate is issued for each ton of emissions reduced. The smallest unit is 'one carbon offset certificate,' which represents one ton of carbon emissions.

For a project to issue certificates, it must be approved and regularly audited by recognized standards such as the Gold Standard, Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), Social Carbon, Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards (CCBS), or the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Additionality refers to the principle that emission reductions from a carbon offset project must go beyond what would occur in a business-as-usual scenario. It also means that the project would not be feasible or profitable without the revenue generated from selling carbon offset certificates.

When a project is financed through these certificates, it achieves greater emission reductions than it would have without such funding. A carbon offset project gains formal recognition once its additional benefits are verified through audits.

Projects financed through carbon offset certificates undergo detailed audits. Independent organizations, known as Carbon Registry Platforms, verify and record these projects in accordance with international standards.

Organizations such as the Gold Standard, Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), Social Carbon, Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards (CCBS), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ensure the validity, sustainability, and additional carbon offset contributions of these projects.

The carbon offset projects in our portfolio require full or partial pre-financing to be successfully completed. By providing resources on your behalf, we support these projects and retire carbon credits and acquire official certificates on behalf of the buyers.

The significant portion of your contribution is directed to the project itself, with a smaller portion allocated to cover registration and audit processes, carbon platform fees, and Decarbonia’s operational and investment costs.

We must strive to reduce our carbon footprint by adopting a sustainable lifestyle and offset the unavoidable emissions to save our planet and future generations. Achieving the Paris climate goals requires a substantial reduction in carbon emissions.

Meanwhile, carbon offsetting enables us to support climate projects and directly contribute to net-zero carbon targets.

This approach is especially effective given that some emissions are unavoidable when consuming goods and using services. Offering a carbon offset option empowers consumers to make a direct contribution to environmental protection.

CARBON OFFSETTING

What is Carbon Offsetting

CARBON FOOTPRINT

What does carbon footprint mean and how it is calculated?

CARBON OFFSETTING

Emission reduction and offsetting are complementary.

Carbon footprint can be offset in two ways.

Carbon Avoidance Projects

Carbon Capture Projects

F.A.Q

Step into a carbon-neutral future now. Contact us today to discuss how we can support you in reaching your sustainability goals.

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