2021
OFFSET PROJECTS
Located throughout India, this project brings reliable solar power and solar water heating systems to consumers. So far 160,000 of these systems have been installed in residential and commercial settings, cutting roughly 55,000 tons of CO2-equivalent per year. With solar energy systems, businesses can operate for more hours and more consistently. With solar water heating, households can reduce their energy bills by more than half and can light their homes throughout the night, allowing for children to study after sundown.
Located in the Yaeda Valley of Tanzania, Carbon Tanzania and Ujamaa Community Resource Team successfully avoid deforestation via a system of Payments for Ecosystem Services by working in conjunction with traditional leaders, elected village governments, and a team of community members. Important co-benefits are achieved through the strengthening of land tenure, management capacity, and local natural resource management; enhancing and diversifying local incomes; and contributing to local, national, and international environmental conservation goals.
Hydrofluorocarbons are extremely potent greenhouse gases that can be hundreds or even thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide per unit of mass in contributing to climate change. Therefore, in locations throughout the United States, we are investing in replacing hydrofluorocarbons in spray foams with new climate-friendlier foam blowing agent technologies.
Powered by 108 wind turbines, the Crow Lake Wind project has generated an immense amount of clean energy. This wind farm is situated on 36,000 acres near Chamberlain, South Dakota, and is able to produce 162 megawatts (MWs) which is enough to provide electricity for approximately 105,000 houses a year. The energy produced from this wind farm is a cost-efficient alternative to obtaining energy from grid-connected resources. Furthermore, this project was developed on a voluntary basis and not used to help any state renewable portfolio requirements.
Located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, this nonprofit fund works to promote clean energy projects while simultaneously strengthening the regional economy and assisting local low-to-moderate-income families in need. Offset purchases finance grants that fund energy efficiency projects and renewables for households, such as insulation, air sealing, and heat pumps.