Go Carbon Neutral - Climate Change Institute

measure your footprint
reduce your emissions
offset what remains

Measure your Footprint

The Institute provide resources for individuals and companies to measure and reduce their footprint.

Personal

You can measure your footprint using our free carbon calculator and get information and guidance on how to reduce it.

Business

Companies can do a through emissions survey and reduction program using recognised GHG accounting standards.

Global Averages

You can go carbon neutral based on the global average of 12 tonnes per year for a person living in an OECD country.

Offset your emissions

The Kyoto Protocol recognised that there are emissions that we cannot entirely eliminate. The solution was to setup special UN endorsed projects to remove carbon from the atmosphere. They go through a strict verification and registration process and are allowed to sell certified carbon credits which pays for its operations. Each carbon credit offsets one metric Tonne of CO2 and has a unique serial number recorded in International carbon registries.

To go Carbon Neutral you compensate for your carbon footprint by purchasing Carbon Offset Certificates which finance UN endorsed projects that eliminate carbon from the atmosphere.

Each metric tonne of C02 that is removed from the atmosphere by an an offset certificate, is enough to fill up 500 fire extinguishers, or 8 swimming pools, and have the same weight as 400 bricks.

Carbon Neutral Subscriptions

COMING SOON: The Institute will offer Carbon Neutral Subscriptions which are paid monthly, with no long contracts, so you can cancel anytime. You will receive an Offset Certificate issued in your name each month, with a unique serial number listed on the UN CDM or VCS Gold Standard Carbon Registry, which shows that you are financing UN endorsed carbon removal projects and actively doing something to fight climate change.

Personal

1 Tonne Personal Carbon Neutral Plan – 1 Tonne per month

Couples

2 Tonne Couples Carbon Neutral Plan – 2 Tonnes per month

Family

5 Tonne Family Carbon Neutral Plan – 5 Tonnes per month

Group

10 Tonne Group Carbon Neutral Plan – 10 Tonnes per month

See also the subscriptions plans for companies and organisations that are in larger monthly amounts.

How much do you need to offset?

You can either use our carbon footprint calculator to work out your exact emissions or use the Global Carbon Footprint of 12 Tonnes per year for people living in western economies. To give you some idea, a University of Michigan study found that the food we eat accounts for close to two tonnes of CO2 emissions a year. The EPA estimates that a typical passenger vehicle emits about 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.

With a Carbon Neutral Subscription, you will and receive a one tonne offset certificate every month. This allows you to go carbon neutral based on EPA estimates of 12 tonnes per year for an average person living in a modern economy.

Carbon reduction projects are buying the world the needed to make the transition to low carbon economies.

Verified carbon reduction projects produce Carbon Offset Certificates which are recorded in International Carbon Registries.

They finance activates which remove and reduce greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere.

They are rigorously scrutinized through an international monitoring and verification process.

Carbon Offset Certificates for verified projects are issued by the Verra, Gold or CDM Registry administered by the United Nations Secretariat. Verified projects earn Certified Emission Reduction units equivalent to one tonne of CO2-e and each has a unique serial number recorded in the UN Registry and displayed on the certificate. Carbon offset certificates finance certified projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere in other parts of the world and are rigorously scrutinized through an international monitoring and verification process. Each certificate represents one metric tonne of C02.

Certificates support a range of projects that include wind, solar, hydro, biomass energy recovery, geothermal and GHG abatement. They not only reduce emissions but also but also drive sustainable development and improved living conditions.

Your subscription supports verified projects that reduce the amount of carbon going into the atmosphere and helps the Institute to continue its work.

Reduction

Your support enables the Institute to develop GHG accounting tutorials and resources to small sized companies for measuring and reducing their carbon emissions. Businesses are responsible for a large amount of emissions, so can make an impact by providing assistance for their transition to carbon neutrality and more climate friendly practices.

Information

Your subscription helps pay for running the information network and develop ways for individuals and businesses to reduce their carbon footprint. We provide accessible tools and knowledge to help people calculate their carbon emissions and take steps towards becoming carbon neutral. To make informed choices that contribute to a more sustainable future.

Advocacy

We can leverage our extensive social media network to publish crucial climate mitigation information to a vast audience daily. By raising awareness and promoting climate advocacy, we create a collective action. Your support helps amplify our voice in the fight against climate change, making sure that the urgency of the issue is heard and acted upon.

The Climate Change Institute is committed to finding solutions by supporting UN carbon reduction projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions whilst supporting sustainable development and providing resources to help individuals and organizations take action to lower their carbon footprint.

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