Renewable Energy & Methane Projects
Renewable energy is critical to our fight against climate change. We simply must shift our world to a low-carbon economy and away from oil and coal. Experts agree we need a substantial reduction in CO2 over the next 40-50 years and this means we need renewable energy to replace fossil fuels now.
Carbonfund.org supports renewable energy and methane projects because they are not as cheap as coal, at least not yet. Your support is reducing CO2 emissions today and spurring investment tomorrow to help drive down the costs and hasten the transition to a clean energy future.
Renewable energy projects tend to be located outside crowded urban areas, helping smaller, local economies while reducing our reliance on fossil and foreign energy resources. Our renewable energy carbon offset projects meet the toughest industry standards and are third-party verified to ensure the highest quality. Read more about project selection.
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Chino Basin Dairy Farm Biodigester
Location: Chino Basin, California
Project type: Waste-to-Energy Biodigester
Standard: American Carbon Registry / Environmental Resources Trust’s Monitoring, Reporting & Verification Protocol
Verification/Validation: Environmental Resources Trust
The Chino Basin Dairy Farm Biodigester Project generates clean electricity from local manure. Carbonfund.org helps this renewable energy project successfully reduce more than 8,000 tons of carbon dioxide every year and support local dairy farms. Read more>>
Clinton County Landfill Methane Project
Location: Near Plattsburgh, NY
Project type: Methane Destruction
Standard: US Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Leaders Program
Verification/Validation: US Environmental Protection Agency
As the first-ever carbon offset project approved by the EPA Climate Leaders Program, the project is a landfill methane collection and destruction system. The project covers nearly 70 acres & handles 160,000 tons of waste/year. Read more>>
Gardner Sanitary Landfill Methane Project
Location: Gardner, Massachusetts
Project type: Methane Destruction
Standard: Chicago Climate Exchange
Verification/Validation: First Environment, Inc.
As landfills harbor methane from trash, the project destroys the landfill methane, which is approximately 23 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Read more>>
Neria Small Hydroelectric Project
Location: Karnataka State of India
Project type: Hydroelectric Energy
Standard: Voluntary Carbon Standard
Verification/Validation: Det Norske Veritas (DNV) International Climate Change Services
As a run-of-river hydroelectric project, this project provides a sustainable source of renewable energy that does not require the displacement of people nor a dam. The project is located near the famous Dharmasthala temple village on the River Neria. Read more>>
New Bedford Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project
Location: Greater New Bedford, Massachusetts
Project type: Landfill Gas-to-Energy
Standard: American Carbon Registry / Environmental Resources Trust’s Monitoring, Reporting & Verification Protocol and the Chicago Climate Exchange
Verification/Validation: First Environment, Inc.
This project produces approximately 3.3 megawatt hours of clean electricity from landfill gas. The project not only produces power for the regional electricity grid, but also reduces the amount of methane released into our atmosphere. Read more>>
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>>
