FAQ
What is equivalent to 1 ton of CO2?
The weight of 1 Bear or a small car
The volume of a 25m swimming pool ( lxwxd=25x10x2 m)
The average per capita emissions of 2.5 weeks of an American , 5 weeks of a Japanese , 3 months of a Chinese or 1 year of an Indian.
Emissions when driving 4300km in an average car
half of the household emissions of an average Japanese
Cedar tree carbon sequestration per year in an area of 2 bascketball courts
What is a CO2 Reduction Certificate? Is it the same as Carbon Offset?
A CO2 Reduction Certificate is a Certificate that proves that you have reduced Green House Gas Emissions which cause Global Warming. Please refer to this page for details.
What is the differenct between a CO2 Reduction Certificate and a Carbon Offset Certificate ?
A CO2 REDUCTION CERTIFICATE proves that a certain amount of Emission Credits have been CANCELLED by the owner. On the other hand A CARBON OFFSET CERTIFICATE proves that a certain amount of Emission Credits have been RETIRED by the owner. Please refer to the question What is the difference between cancelling and retiring Emission Credits? for a more detailed explanation.
Emission Credits and CO2 Reduction Certificate in 3 minutes
This is for those of you who may think .. .
"A certificate that proves that you have reduced CO2? Sounds pretty fishy. Well Ive heard of Emission Trading but I dont understand the details very well."
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