Carbon Off-Setting

What is Carbon off-setting?

Carbon off-setting is a means of helping to prevent climate change. Climate change (in case you didn't know already) is caused by the emission of man-made greenhouse gases. The most significant of these gases is carbon dioxide, which is produced by the mass burning of fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal, etc). As it is almost impossible for most organisations to avoid producing carbon dioxide in their operations, some have begun to off-set their emissions instead.

Off-setting is done through an off-setting company such as Climate Care or Carbon Footprint. A ceratin amount of money is paid to the company depending on how much carbon dioxide an organisation has produced (the exact figure is reached through various calculations taken by the off-setting companies). The companies then use this money to fund projects that will help to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the future, such as tree-planting and renewable and sustainable energy projects. In this way, although the business or organisation still produces emissions, it is also funding research and action to combat climate change in the long-term.

In no way is off-setting the answer to climate change - there are many other steps and actions that need to be taken in order to prevent it. However, we believe it is certainly a step in the right direction.

How is the Sucata Split off-setting its emissions?

We are off-setting the emissions produced by Sucata in two ways: The first is off-setting the emissions produced by the bangers taking part in the tour. The second is to off-set the emissions caused by the tour's organisation, from the printing of flyers to the electricity used in the Gemin-i.org office. We will then pay off-setting companies to account for the carbon dioxide we have produced.

Which companies does the Sucata Split fund?

Sucata off-sets its emissions with two companies: Carbon Footprint and Climate Care. We have chosen these two companies in order to help tackle the problem of climate change both in the present and for the future. We have carefully selected organisations who we firmly believe will help today's world - through conservation projects - and tomorrow's - through the research into and implication of, renewable and sustainable energy projects.