Reforestation will help reverse climate change, but trees can be fragile and take time to grow, so to ensure a traveller’s carbon emissions are removed as quickly as possible, we always assign each tree with a share of an investment into a United Nations Certified Emissions Reduction (CER) renewable energy program, this is a carbon credit, so essentially, we are doubling our promise.
These carbon credits are generated from around the world and keep emissions from being released right now. Each time a renewable energy project verifies they have reduced or avoided one metric tonne of greenhouse gases; one carbon credit is created. These carbon credits are also suitable for conformity and mandatory reporting for corporations.
Travel accounts for 8% of annual global CO2 emissions, 3% of which is from air travel. So, if we all stopped flying, the maximum reduction we can achieve is only 3%. However, we can use travel to help repair and improve the other major CO2 culprit sectors – 20% deforestation and 25% power generation.
Reducing our emissions and drawing existing carbon out of the atmosphere is a priority, it will require massive efforts from many different sectors, with a combination of approaches.
