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climate care
Fragrant Nature and Climate Care
Climate Change is the most pressing
global issue facing us all, with consequences for all communities, species
and environments across the world. To take responsibility for our impact
on the climate, we are offsetting the carbon emissions from our air-conditioning
with Climate Care.
About Climate Care and Carbon Offsetting
Climate Care is a service that helps
you to repair the damage your activities do to the climate. It does
this by ‘offsetting’ the greenhouse gas emissions, such
as CO2, from your activities by reducing an equivalent amount of CO2
on your behalf. These reductions are made through a range of projects
in renewable energy, energy efficiency and rainforest restoration which
not only fight climate change but bring benefits to communities round
the world. You can offset emissions from flying, driving and household
energy use.
To find out more visit www.climatecare.org.
Examples
of Climate Care Projects
Renewable power for schools
in India
Climate Care is funding a project to introduce school stoves that
run off a new renewable fuel source, replacing stoves that use
fossil fuel LPG. Crop waste is being used to make biomass briquettes
for the stoves, providing an extra income to farmers. For the
schools this is good news because the new renewable fuel is cheaper.
The stove has also proved popular with pupils, who prefer the
taste of the food!This project is expected to save 11,000 tonnes
of CO2 emissions.
Human powered water pumps
in India
Climate Care’s funding is helping to expand the availability
of a simple and ingenious ‘treadle pump’, which can
be used by farmers to irrigate their crops, replacing dirty and
expensive diesel pumps. Crops can be grown all year round, helping
farmers to increase their yields and stay on their land all year
round without having to leave to find work in the cities. Each
treadle pump saves around 0.65 tonnes CO2 per year.
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