Paul Chiplen, Director of Sales and Marketing for CO2 Balance who run carbon reduction and CSR projects in Africa guides us through the Carbon Offsetting Jungle and advises what to look out for in a good scheme.

1. Negotiating the Offset Jungle - How to
choose an offset programme that's right
for you
by Paul Chiplen, Director of Sales & Marketing
CO2balance

2. Who are CO2balance
=Stoves
=Water
=Pilot

3. The carbon jungle….
1. Myths
2. What to look for
3. Why
4. The future - its not all about
the carbon
Source: http://www.celsias.com/

4. The carbon market

5. The carbon market
• 87 MtCO2 in 2014

6. Dispelling the carbon myths
• Offsets are the easy way out from taking real action
– Offset buyers slashed their direct emissions by almost 17%, while non-
buyers only reduced emissions by less than 5%.
– Companies that purchase offsets are 5 times more likely to internally
price carbon.
– Offset buyers were more engaged in direct emission reduction
activities compared to non-offset buyers
• Why can’t there be UK projects
– We can afford it, it is not “additional”
– Renewable energy and forestry in UK go towards the Gov. carbon
targets (Kyoto), claiming as a carbon credit would be double counting.

7. Dispelling the carbon myths

8. Dispelling the carbon myths
• Emission reductions are not real
– Additionality is key to any carbon offset project
– Standard and annual (UN approved) external auditor and monitoring
– Each credit has a unique reference number
• Carbon neutrality practices are unregulated
– ICROA Code of Best Practice
– PAS2060

9. What to look for…
• Standard
• External Auditor
• Methodology
• Location
• Level of carbon finance
• Additional impacts

10. What to look for…
Code compliant
organisation Externally
audited
Code of Best
Practise
Only use “ICROA
Approved” standards
carbon audit,
reduction &
offsetting services
Independent
Advisory Board

11. Why choose this project?
• What impact do you want to achieve
• Supports your sustainable indicators
• Marketing / greening your supply chain
• Linking your carbon project with your company:

12. Going beyond
carbon offsetting

13. Impact Projects

14. The African Improved Cook Stove

15. Your impacts – stove project
CARBON FOOTPRINT = 150 tCO2e
• No. of Stoves – 47
• No. families – 47
• Total people impact – 252
• Total children – 145
• Total elderly – 47
• Wood saved – 122 tonnes
• Working time saved – 393 days
• Total respiratory improved cases – 82
Environment
EconomicSocial

16. Check List
 What Standard – is it ICROA approved?
 Where is the project – ask yourself: does that country need support?
 Percentage of carbon finance – would it have happened anyway
 Where are the credits held – evidence & retirement
 Who is the project developer – how far along the food chain…..
 Additional – quantifiable – impacts
 Does the project fit in with your company – either sector or overall ethos

17. Thank you for
your time
Tel: 01823 332233
Email: paul.chiplen@co2balance.com
Web: www.co2balance.com
@co2balance