Gold Standard Carbon Offsetting
Support projects with additional social and community benefits
Select Community Projects and your carbon offsetting will be used to support projects in developing countries that also deliver additional benefits to local communities
Gold Standard VER (Verified Emission Reduction) projects provide additional social and community benefits in addition to high quality carbon offsetting. Great for individuals wanting to go further than just offsetting and perfect for businesses with ambitious CSR targets.
By offsetting with our Community Projects you will be supporting the following projects:
Clean and Efficient Cooking and Heating Project
- Type: Household Cookstoves
- Location: China
- Standard: Gold Standard VER
- Reference: GS 949
- Est. Reductions: 82,100 tCO2e per year
The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme
- Type: Household Cookstoves
- Location: India
- Standard: Gold Standard VER
- Reference: GS1029
- Est. Reductions: 15,851 tCO2e per year
Borehole Rehabilitation Project in Uganda
- Type: Clean Drinking Water
- Location: Uganda, Africa
- Standard: Gold Standard VER
- Reference: VPA 43 GS-1247
- Est. Reductions: 8,758 tCO2e per year
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Following a QAS approved carbon footprint calculation, all the carbon offsetting projects on this web site meet the requirements under the Quality Assurance Standard (QAS) for Carbon Offsetting. As part of this we are audited to ensure all offsets sold are retired on appropriate registries within 12 months of you purchasing. |


