We have an exciting announcement! Since our beginning we have been partnered with Plastic Bank to help aid the collection of plastic waste before it reaches the marine environment. However, we thought it was about time to shake things up…. Seeing as we have brought on another tree planting partner, Read more…
For over a year now Treepoints has been planting trees with our fantastic partner, Eden Reforestation Projects. The impact of our partnership with Eden has led to almost 200,000 trees being planted *pat ourselves on the back*. However, it’s so important to us at Treepoints that we continuously look to Read more…
The provision of efficient domestic cookstoves to households in Mozambique reduces their emissions from cooking by around 50%. Background Most families and communities in Mozambique use inefficient cookstoves within their homes, utilising unsustainable sources of wood or charcoal as fuel. These traditional cooking methods require large amounts of firewood or Read more…
Background: Although tree planting is an essential part of overcoming the climate crisis through creating future carbon sinks, the protection of current forests from deforestation is also essential to overcoming climate change. With an average matured forest of one million grown trees, absorbing around 24,000 tonnes of CO2 each year. Read more…
During our three days at Green Live, we planted a vast 13,020 trees. That will cover a new woodland of 68,782 square meters or 17 acres, which is about 272 tennis courts. What Impact will these Trees have? Once our Green Live trees are fully grown, each tree will absorb Read more…
Here at Treepoints, we spend a lot of our time finding projects that not only effectively offset your footprint, but also have the greatest additional co-benefit for local communities and ecosystems. Based on our expertise, alongside our consultation with project-specific experts, we have discovered some of the general characteristics found Read more…
Background When thinking of greenhouse gas pollution, it is easy to overlook the impact of the agricultural sector, despite the fact it contributed to over 10% of global emissions in 2019. A proportion of which derives from methane emissions released during the fermentation of waste organic material. The provision of Read more…
Providing households in Guatemala with fuel-efficient ONIL cookstoves to replace conventional open fire. Background Currently, approximately one-third of the world’s population depend on firewood and other solid fuels for cooking. This is projected to increase by 8% by 2030. For many years, families in Guatemala have been burning firewood with Read more…
From today, we’re diversifying the climate impact of every Treepoints member. Subscriptions now include planting trees and preventing plastic pollution to help protect our environment. At Treepoints, we’re on a mission to make climate action effective and achievable for everyone. The climate crisis is a complicated issue, made up of Read more…
Capturing polluting landfill gas and converting it into energy for local communities. Background The Pichacay landfill site is located in Santa Ana, city of Cuenca, province of Azuay in central-southern Ecuador. When waste from Cuenca is sent to landfill here, it releases methane into the atmosphere as it decays. Methane Read more…