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We are pleased to support Climate Care, an organisation dedicated to funding projects throughout the world that reduce CO2 emissions, such as renewable energy and reforestation. Climate Care were set up in 1998 as a company limited by guarantee - dedicated to reducing global warming. They are committed to leading best practice in our approach to offsetting emissions. |
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ClimateCare is a service that reduces greenhouse gases on behalf of individuals and organisations, to compensate for their impact on the climate. It does this by ‘offsetting’ the greenhouse gases – such as CO2 - emitted from your activities by reducing an equivalent amount of CO2 on your behalf. These reductions are made through a range of projects in sustainable energy technologies that not only fight climate change but can bring widespread benefits to communities around the world. You can offset emissions from flying, driving and household energy use. |
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Bales Worldwide are reducing thier Carbon footprints by doing the following:
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Human Energy Every source of human energy will be different, and the number of applications are hugely varied. The main example is from the project in India promoting treadle pumps for irrigation, to replace diesel power and displace the diesel pumps that are more commonly used. The treadle pump is a simple device which uses human power to pump water from wells, streams and lakes. 1 treadle pump = 0.65 tonnes CO2 saved per year |
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BioenergyBioenergy is energy from the sun which has been captured and stored by plants. Many bioenergy projects need support from carbon funding because the costs are more expensive than cheaper fossil fuel based alternatives, and because the benefits of bioenergy are often poorly understood. 1 biomass cooker for a school, replacing an LPG gas cooker (fossil fuel) = 39 tonnes CO2 saved per year
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Wind Turbines While wind generated energy is the fastest growing energy sector in the world, the turbines are still relatively expensive to build and often cannot compete with fossil fuel based electricity generation. As a guide: a 0.8 MW turbine in India = approx. 800 tonnes CO2 saved per year. |
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Rainforest Restoration80% of our carbon offsets currently come from sustainable energy projects. These are carbon reduction projects, reducing the amount of CO2 being emitted. We estimate that for the coming year, 2006/7, the proportion of offsets from sustainable energy projects will rise to 95%, as our project portfolio grows. The other 20% is from a rainforest restoration project in KibaleNational Park in Uganda. This is a carbon sequestration project, capturing and storing CO2 from the atmosphere in trees and plants The best approach is to plant a mixed forest on an area that has been deforested - so that it can re-grow into a stable ecosystem. Climate Care are paying 100% of the planting costs for the Kibale rainforest restoration project. 1 hectare rainforest = 400 tonnes CO2 stored. |
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