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Carbon Offset Credits
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Learn more about the solutions offered via the Leave Less Travel Program (LTTP).
Carbon offset projects
When individuals or organizations purchase carbon offset , the funds contribute to certified projects around the world that aim to remove or avoid emissions. The issuance and sale of carbon offset credits provides a source of financing these projects.
How it works
What is a carbon offset or a carbon credit?
“Carbon ” is a term used to describe a mechanism through which individuals and organizations can help support certified third-party projects that contribute to the removal or avoidance of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions around the world.
Certified projects issue carbon credits. Each carbon credit, carbon offset, or emission reduction unit aims to represent a single unit of GHG emissions (being one (1) tonne carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e)) that is avoided or removed from the atmosphere or the carbon life cycle. A unit of GHG emissions can be avoided or removed from the atmosphere through various project types (e.g. forestry projects, landfill methane recovery and destruction).
By purchasing carbon offset credits, you are contributing to the funding of projects that avoid or remove GHG emissions.
The projects supported through the Leave Less Travel Program are all certified according to international carbon standards (such as VCS, Gold Standard, ACR, etc.) – core criteria within these standards include assessments of additionality, permanence, leakage, robust carbon quantification, double counting, and sustainable development benefits. For more information on the carbon offset projects you support through the Leave Less Travel Program, please see the above.
Please note, your purchase of carbon offset credits has no direct effect on the flights you are taking.
How are carbon offset credits verified?
The carbon offset credits made available through this program are Voluntary Emission Reduction (VER) units. The projects issuing these carbon offset credits are certified to internationally recognized carbon certification standards that set requirements for the design and implementation of projects. The projects in this program are on registries including the Verra Registry, the Gold Standard, American Carbon Registry, and the BC carbon registry.
The independent third-party verifications are performed by accredited verifiers and follow best practices as well as the verification criteria indicated in each specific standard.
Climate impact
Can supporting carbon offset projects really make a difference?
Carbon offset projects are one part of a broader climate strategy to advance global climate action efforts– they do not replace a company’s or an individual's efforts to reduce their carbon emissions. Instead, carbon offsetting should be viewed as supplementary climate action that complements significant broader decarbonization efforts that are required.
How do I know that the impact would not have occurred without my support?
In order for a climate project to receive certification from a credible carbon certification body, it must demonstrate "additionality." Additionality means that the GHG emissions avoidance or removal impact associated with that particular project would not have taken place in the absence of the project and that the project would not have been financially feasible without the generation and sale of carbon credits.
All carbon offset projects available on this platform have met the additionality requirements of their respective carbon certification bodies, and they have had it checked by an independent third-party auditor at project inception.
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