Replacing the burning of fossil fuels with renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve natural resources. Background Chhattisgarh is an East-Central state in India, and one of the leading producers of coal in the country. Coal is a finite natural resource and one that releases large amounts of Read more…
Bringing fuel efficient stoves to families in Myanmar, reducing CO2 emissions and improving health and safety for homes. Background Myanmar is a Southeast Asian country that shares borders with India, Bangladesh, and Laos. It is the third largest contributor to deforestation worldwide. As the forests disappear, the price of wood Read more…
Background The MICROSOL initiative, based in Lima, Peru, is coordinating the Qori Q’oncha improved cookstove project to distribute cookstoves across the country. The goal of this project is to replace traditional three stone or terracotta stoves with improved cookstoves constructed with local materials by local people. Each new stove emits Read more…
Background Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India, located in the west of the country. In this region there is an increasing demand for electricity, which is currently supplied by the burning of fossil fuels (predominantly coal). This puts strain on limited natural resources as well as increasing pollution, Read more…
If you’re one of our members, or you’ve simply been browsing our website, you’ve probably seen that we carbon offset with Gold Standard. So you may be wondering what Gold Standard is and why we carbon offset with them… The Gold Standard is a standard and certification for non-governmental carbon Read more…
Background Rwanda is a landlocked country in East Africa that shares borders with Burundi and Uganda, and the Gatsibo District is located in the East of the country. This project tackles several health and environmental problems in the region, including waterborne diseases from drinking impure water, and carbon emissions from Read more…
Background This wind power project is managed by Orange Mamatkheda Wind and located in Madhya Pradesh, a large state in central India. The project consists of 67 wind turbine generators, each producing 1.5 MW of clean electricity through wind power. This project significantly reduced CO2 emissions, with 1.23 million tonnes Read more…
Background Sharing borders with Costa Rica and Colombia, Panama is a country located in Central America. Panama’s jungles cover approximately 40% of its total land area, and are home to a rich diversity of plants and animals, some of whom are found nowhere else on the planet. One of the Read more…
Background Since the war in Darfur, hundreds of thousands of civilians, many of them women and children, have crossed into Chad, fleeing the ongoing violence. A large proportion live in refugee camps in Eastern Chad, close to the Sudanese border. In order to collect firewood for cooking, women and children Read more…
Background The Ceará region in Northern Brazil is prone to severe drought and suffers from high levels of poverty. One of the main causes of deforestation is illegal logging, whereby trees are being chopped down to be used as fuel for factories. It is this problem that is tackled by Read more…