Our Carbon Offset Projects

Carbonfund.org supports three types of carbon offset projects; each type plays an important role in the fight against climate change. The projects Carbonfund.org supports are third-party certified to meet the same high standards that thousands of companies, organizations, and governments rely on to ensure quality environmental protection.

Project Types

• Renewable Energy & Methane Projects
  Renewable energy offsets support projects that help to reduce the amount of energy we need to produce from fossil fuel sources like coal and oil.
• Energy Efficiency & Carbon Credits
  The cleanest unit of energy is the unit you never use. Energy efficiency is the cheapest and fastest way to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and save money.
• Reforestation & Avoided Deforestation
  Forest-based projects actually reduce the amount of carbon that’s in the atmosphere. These projects sequester carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere and have many co-benefits for the community and local wildlife.

Project Standards

Your Carbon, Your Choice™

We know some people prefer renewable energy, while others prefer trees or efficiency. So we figured it’s your carbon, your choice. When you donate, you have the option of selecting your preferred carbon offset type.

Renewable Energy & Methane Projects

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New York State Landfill Methane Project

Location: Rodman, New York
Project type: Methane Destruction
Standard: American Carbon Registry / Environmental Resources Trust’s Monitoring, Reporting & Verification Protocol
Verification/Validation: First Environment, Inc.

This project breaks down methane, which is 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. The heat released in this methane destruction process provides alternative energy to several counties and warms a nearby greenhouse. Read more>>

 

North Country Landfill Methane Project

Location: Bethlehem, New Hampshire
Project type: Methane Destruction
Standard: American Carbon Registry / Environmental Resources Trust’s Monitoring, Reporting & Verification Protocol and the Chicago Climate Exchange
Verification/Validation: First Environment, Inc.

This project destroys landfill methane and prevents 7,200 gallons of landfill leachate from entering the local groundwater. Methane destruction is vital to a cleaner atmosphere because it is 23 times more powerful as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Read more>>

 

Energy Efficiency & Carbon Credits

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Truck Stop Electrification Project

Location: US: Arkansas, California, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
Project type: Energy Efficiency
Standard: American Carbon Registry / Environmental Resources Trust’s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Protocol
Verification/Validation: Environmental Resources Trust

The Truck Stop Electrification Project is designed to reduce diesel emissions and save trucking companies the cost of fuel that would be used while idling. Carbonfund.org supports this unique nationwide program, which is estimated to save up to one gallon of diesel an hour per truck. Read more>>

 

The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)

Location: Worldwide
Project type: Carbon Financial Instruments and Carbon Offsets
Standard: Chicago Climate Exchange
Verification/Validation: Various

Carbonfund.org's Associate Membership at the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) enables us to purchase and retire allowances that would otherwise be used by polluting, non-compliant companies. Read more>>

 

Reforestation & Avoided Deforestation

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The Genesis Forest Project

Location: Tocantins, Brazil
Project type: Avoided Deforestation & Reforestation Project
Standard: Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards with Social Carbon Methodology
Verification/Validation: To be verified by Rainforest Alliance/Imaflora

This project regenerates and protects over 3,000 acres of tropical land from deforestation. Carbonfund.org and CarbonFree® Partner Hyundai Motors America helps this project sequester over 90,000 metric tons of CO2, conserve one of the richest biological hotspots in the world, and also generate employment opportunities in the community. Read more>>

 

The Return to Forest Project

Location: Rivas and Granada Provinces, Southwestern Nicaragua
Project type: Reforestation Project
Standard: Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards with Gold Distinction
Verification/Validation: Rainforest Alliance

The Return to Forest Project is geared towards reconnecting critical biological corridors that brings economic opportunities to local communities and sequesters over 150,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide. Read more>>