Easy to do carbon offset

User: deborahorourke@verizon.net

Vendor: Drive Green - Green Energy Consumers Alliance

Action: 2603 - Carbon Offset for Travel

My husband and I recently travelled to the West Coast. One of our "To Do's" on HarvardEnergize was to start purchasing carbon offsets, knowing that air travel is a major contributor to Global warming, I investigated many options for purchasing offsets and settled on myclimate.org for several reasons. Their calculator was very user friendly and took into account several factors in addition to the mileage (direct flight, economy class, #of passengers). Myclimate supports projects that use renewable energies, realize energy efficiency measures and cut methane emissions, as well as reforestation and new forest initiatives that reduce the pressure on forests and biodiversity hot spots. Climate protection projects result in lower CO₂ emissions whilst contributing significantly to sustainable development in the region. My offset went toward projects in developing and emerging countries. These are reviewed by one body recognized by the United Nations and other independent bodies. All energy-​related climate protection projects are tested against Gold Standard criteria. I would use this service again without hesitation and highly recommend it.