Blue Ventures Carbon Offset will calculate your carbon footprint for a range of different activities:
- For flights, we calculate a standard value of CO² emitted for every kilometre travelled by plane, and a standard take-off and landing carbon cost, we calculate how much carbon you would directly be responsible for emitting. The complete methodology behind this is outlined here. We do include the global warming potential of emissions from air travel
- For life, business, and other travel offsets we follow government guidance and assumptions out lined here
How we match your carbon emission to a mitigation activity
Once we have calculated your carbon footprint, we then match that value to a project that works to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment. To offset with our energy efficient and solar stove project the cost is £12 per tonne of carbon dioxide. The detailed methodology behind this is outlined here.
The current programme we are running is an energy efficient stove and solar stove programme with ADES in Madagascar. This reduces carbon emissions by around 2 tonnes of CO² annually per stove successfully implemented. Other projects are currently being investigated, but will only be developed if they demonstrably benefit both communities and the environment, along with making effective carbon emissions reductions.
Quality assurance
Be assured that your offset will only be made by projects that are additional and independently verified. Dr. Philip Mann of the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University currently conducts our verification procedures. Reassessments are performed on an annual basis. We are also working towards Gold Standard accreditation.
Quarterly reports on the progress of the project will be made to all offsetting with BVCO, reporting on both verification status and community developments. |
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