This is an awesome compilation of resources on carbon offseting. Inspired by other #awesome- It aims to give an overview of what's out there and anything else that might be useful.
This is a list of companies/organisations that provide carbon offseting.
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- A German non-profit organization that actively contributes to CO₂ mitigation by promoting, developing and financing renewable energies in over 15 countries worldwide.
- Recommended by someone I know
- Used it to offset a flight. There is a carbon calculator there. The website explains why they choose the projects they use to finance.
- Added on 18/07/2019
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- A for profit company. Seems more focused on companies than individuals. So many certifications: ISO 14001:2015 certified and Carbon Neutral, ISO 9001:2015 certified, founding members of the Quality Assurance Standard (QAS) .They run the Carbon Academy for peer group learning, frequently give talks and contribute paper to journals. They won a number of awards and also are a chosen partner for various European funding programmes. Independently audited Business Carbon Calculator
- Not used it directly, mostly because it looks as if a lot of the info on the site is stale. However the news section shows progress on their projects which is great to see.
- No direct experience with the company
- Added on 18/07/2019
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MyClimate (https://www.myclimate.org/)
- The Swiss Non-Profit Organisation. Does consultation, education and climate protection projects.
- Recommended via Twitter
- Added on 19/08/2019
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- A British for-profit organization which simplifies carbon offsetting for individuals, families and businesses. Although Offset Earth is UK Limited company, it is an open-startup and all of their financials are availible to see. The margins are super thin as the founders believe in impact over profit.
- I run it! (@remotealex 👋)
- All of the people I know use Offset Earth to offset their non-reducable emmisions.
- Added on 06/12/2019
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World Land Trust (https://www.worldlandtrust.org/)
- WLT is an international conservation charity that protects the world's most biologically significant and threatned habitats acre by acre.
- The project protects trees and wild life.
- Used it to offset a flight. The is also a carbon calculator. You can get a certificate for your offset.
- Added on 18/10/2019
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- if you got the rough numbers this is a carbon calculator https://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx
- How does carbon offseting works?
A carbon offset is a reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere.[1][2][3] Offsets are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e). One tonne of carbon offset represents the reduction of one tonne of carbon dioxide or its equivalent in other greenhouse gases. There are two markets for carbon offsets. In the larger, compliance market, companies, governments, or other entities buy carbon offsets in order to comply with caps on the total amount of carbon dioxide they are allowed to emit. In the much smaller, voluntary market, individuals, companies, or governments purchase carbon offsets to mitigate their own greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, electricity use, and other sources. (source wikipedia)