Carbon Offsets for Carbon Emissions
What are carbon emissions and carbon offsets?
Everyday activities like commuting, traveling and making basic lifestyle choices produce carbon emissions. As humans participate more in these activities, more carbon emissions are produced. Over time, as these carbon emissions have added to the density of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, our planet is now trapping more heat than it used to and at a rapidly increasing rate.
The good news is that we can help balance out the impact of harmful emissions with carbon offsets.
What do carbon offsets do?
Carbon offsets are investments in projects like reforestation efforts, methane capture at landfills and wastewater treatment facilities, and energy efficiency technology. They act to help reduce both greenhouse gases and the carbon impact of human activity. Plus, they’re an affordable way to show your commitment to sustainable living.Ready to buy some offsets?
Buy the Green Mountain™ Carbon Offset packages that will work for you — all packages are based on U.S. averages.*
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Offset the equivalent of a round-trip flight or cross-country drive from NY to LA (4,900 air miles or 2,800 driving miles).
$10.00 each
Neutralize your daily commute, calculated at roughly 11,000 driving miles a year.
$50.00 each
Offset a one-person household's yearly consumption for electricity, transportation and waste (approximately 22,000 lbs. of CO2).
$100.00 each
Already know your carbon impact? Input your CO2 amount (in tons) — there’s no maximum (or minimum)!
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You can also calculate your carbon impact manually by visiting the EPA Carbon Footprint Calculator.
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*Sources: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/onh00/bar8.htm https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-emissions/u-s-vehicle-fuel-economy-rises-to-record-24-7-mpg-epa-idUSKBN1F02BX https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/
We’re committed to carbon offsets.
We go the extra mile to ensure that our carbon offsets adhere to the highest standards of quality, and we back our efforts with more than 20 years of experience in the renewable energy market. We source our carbon offsets using industry-leading third-party certification standards.
The Green-e Climate certification program is the trusted global leader in retail carbon offset certification. Being Green-e certified means that our carbon offsets meet the environmental and consumer-protection standards set forth by the nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions.
Standards like Green-e ensure that our carbon offsets are genuine, permanent and verified, so you can feel certain that your purchase is leading to a positive change for our planet.
Click here to see a list of carbon offset projects that we’ve supported thanks to our customers’ demand, and learn more about Green-e Climate certification by visiting green-e.org/climate.
