Projects for a Greener Future
Carbon offsetting refers to compensating for your individual,
corporate, or product carbon footprint by funding environmental
projects which help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the
atmosphere.
And it is our only weapon in the quest of fighting climate change,
making the planet greener and its resources sustainable.
Emission-reduction projects are implemented in different countries,
varying from energy efficiency to renewable energy, forestry to
landfill.
You too can help save the world’s unique assets by tackling climate
change and make a real change in our future by investing in one of
these projects via Co2nsensus.
The verification of carbon offsetting projects is crucial.
Therefore, it is essential to ensure that the offset projects you’re
funding are compliant with regulations and standards and have
credible certifications.
The Gold Standard (GS) and the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) are
the global validators of carbon offset projects, assessing their
adequacy and effectiveness.
In 2003, Hello International, SouthSouthNorth (SSN), and World Wide
Fund for Nature (WWF) collaboratively developed the Gold Standard
for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Following that, the
collaboration developed the VCS validation.
If an offsetting project is compliant with both international
validations, it means that the project is verified and approved by
the Standard Advisory Board of scientists, project developers, NGOs,
and government representatives.
At Co2nsensus, we only offer projects compliant with both the Gold
Standard and VCS. So, when you invest in a project with us, it means
your carbon reduction is real, effective, and permanent. It also
means that the money you’re spending plays an essential role in
achieving the global goals of sustainable development and creating a
sustainable future.
The United Nations has developed a global partnership to provide
peace and prosperity for people and the planet.
They have established various sustainability goals, including no
poverty, clean water & sanitation, affordable & clean energy, decent
work, and economic prosperity.
A carbon offset project contributes to these goals and helps bring
sustainable development benefits such as improved air and water
quality, reduced energy consumption, and much more.
The projects on Co2nsensus address almost all the UNSDG (UN
Sustainable Development Goals) and help you make a real difference
in the world.
Once you reduce waste and source most of your energy requirements
from renewable energy sources, the rest is done by carbon
offsets.
A carbon offset is basically a trading system where you buy carbon
credits to compensate for the carbon emissions caused by you, your
business, or various other activities. For instance, if you drive a
car and cause 1 tonne of CO2 emissions in a year, you invest in an
offset (carbon reduction) project such as reforestation, which will
compensate for your carbon emission by reducing carbon from the
atmosphere.
As a result, a carbon balance is maintained in the atmosphere,
directly affecting climate change and global sustainability.
Carbon offset projects are essential in achieving the UN sustainability goals. At Co2nsensus, we offer various international carbon offsetting projects: