Each time we heat our homes, take a flight or drive the car, CO2 is added into the atmosphere. CO2 is a greenhouse gas that is released when fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal are burnt.
Offsetting means paying someone to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere by the same amount that our activities add. In this way you can 'neutralise' or 'balance' the CO2 added by your activities.
Working With Climate Care
To reduce our impact on the climate, we are offering customers the ability to offset the carbon emissions created when our products are delivered. By selecting the 'Delivery+Carbon Offset' delivery option at checkout £0.50 is added to your postage which more than covers the cost to offset the delivery of your product. This 50p will then be paid to Climate Care, so by selecting 'Delivery+Carbon Offset' you are actually making a positive offset, helping to repair the environment even more. Climate Care is an organisation that reduces greenhouse gas emissions on behalf of companies and individuals by running projects across the world. As well as cutting greenhouse gases, the projects help to improve people's standards of living and protect wildlife habitats. To find out more about Climate Care and its projects, see www.climatecare.org.
Restoring Rainforests in Uganda
Climate Care is funding part of a forest restoration programme in the Kibale National Park in Uganda. The project aims to re-create a rainforest canopy by planting and managing 30 species of local trees. The area is an important wildlife habitat - with one of the highest number of primate species in the world - and the project provides employment for local communities. Each hectare of rainforest that is restored is expected to absorb 400 tonnes of CO2.
Renewable power for schools in India
Climate Care is funding a project to introduce school stoves that run off a new renewable fuel source, replacing stoves that use fossil fuel LPG. Crop waste is being used to make biomass briquettes for the stoves, providing an extra income to farmers. For the schools this is good news because the new renewable fuel is cheaper. The stove has also proved popular with pupils, who prefer the taste of the food! This project is expected to save 11,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Efficient stoves in Honduras
Climate Care is working in Honduras to make fuel efficient cooking stoves available in some of the poorest communities. This supports conservation by reducing the wood needed for cooking. It also benefits the householders by removing smoke from the kitchen and dramatically cutting the health risk from wood smoke. Each stove reduces carbon dioxide emissions by around 1.5 tonnes per year, compared to an open wood fire. The project is expected to save 7,000 tonnes of CO2.
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