Carbonfund.org
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| Founded | September 23, 2003[1] |
|---|---|
| 20-0231609[2] | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Focus | Environmentalism |
| Headquarters | Bethesda, Maryland, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°59′04″N 77°05′45″W / 38.984468°N 77.09587°WCoordinates: 38°59′04″N 77°05′45″W / 38.984468°N 77.09587°W |
Area served | Global |
| W. Paul Rowland[2] | |
| Eric Carlson[2] | |
| Subsidiaries | CarbonCo LLC[2] |
Revenue (2014) | $3,948,248[2] |
| Expenses (2014) | $3,141,374[2] |
Employees (2014) | 36[2] |
| Slogan | Reduce What You Can, Offset What You Can't™ |
| Mission | To lead the fight against global warming, making it easy and affordable for any individual, business, or organization to eliminate their climate impact and hastening the transformation to a clean-energy future. |
| Website |
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The Carbonfund.org Foundation (known as Carbonfund.org) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in Bethesda, Maryland that provides carbon offsetting and greenhouse gas reduction options to individuals, businesses, and organizations.[3] Carbonfund.org Foundation purchases and retires certified carbon offsets on behalf of its donors. Donors are given a choice of project type to which they may donate, including renewable energy, reforestation, and energy efficiency projects. Carbonfund.org Foundation is a member of the Chicago Climate Exchange [4] and is a Founding Member of the American Carbon Registry.
Certification
Carbonfund.org Foundation exclusively supports projects that are certified by third parties, including Environmental Resources Trust, the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance, Voluntary Carbon Standard and the Chicago Climate Exchange.[5]
Portfolio
Carbonfund.org Foundation supports three types of carbon projects: renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reforestation.[6]
Reforestation
Certification: Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance CCBS "Gold Level" [9]
- Tensas River Valley Reforestation Project [10]
Verification: CCBS Gold, VCS
Renewable energy
- New Bedford Landfill Methane Project[11]
Verification: Environmental Resources Trust
Verification: Green-e Energy RECs
- Inland Biodigester Project [14]
Verification: Environmental Resources Trust
- Chino Basin Dairy Farm Biodigester
Verification: Environmental Resources Trust
Energy efficiency
- IdleAire Truckstop Electrification Project [15]
Verification: Environmental Resources Trust
- Carbon Credit Retirement
Carbonfund.org purchases carbon financial instruments from the Chicago Climate Exchange and retires them.
Impact
Carbonfund.org Foundation offers offsets at $10.00 per metric ton.[5] As of December 2008, Carbonfund.org Foundation is offsetting over 4 billion pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.[16]
Major partnerships
According to its website, Carbonfund.org Foundation has worked with over 2,000 small, medium, and large businesses since its inception, including Dell,[17] Allstate,[18] Orbitz,[19] Budget Car Rental, LG, United States Environmental Protection Agency,[20] Amtrak[21] and Discovery Communications.[22]
References
- 1 2 "Certificate of Incorporation". Carbonfund.org Foundation. Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation. Accessed on April 18, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Carbonfundorg Foundation]. Guidestar. December 31, 2014.
- ↑ Carbonfund.org
- ↑ Current Members of CCX
- 1 2 Price study of offsetting emissions of carbon, EcoBusinessLinks
- ↑ Our Carbon Offset Projects, Carbonfund.org
- ↑ Paso Pacifico
- ↑ Carbon Offset Project: Return to Forest Project, Carbon Catalog
- ↑ Reforestation Project - Rivas, Nicaragua, Greensurf.org
- ↑ Carbon Offset Project: Tensas River Valley Reforestation, Carbon Catalog
- ↑ Carbon Offset Project: Greater New Bedford LFG
- ↑ Carbon Offset Project: Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center
- ↑ Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center, Wikipedia.org
- ↑ Carbon Offset Project: Inland Biomass Digester, Carbon Catalog
- ↑ Carbon Offset Project: IdleAire Project, Carbon Catalog
- ↑ , Carbon Neutral Digest
- ↑ Dell, The Conservation Fund and Carbonfund.org Launch Global Carbon-Neutral Initiative, Dell.com
- ↑ Green Power Network: Renewable Energy Certificates: Carbonfund.org
- ↑ ORBITZ GOES GREEN, FROM THE INSIDE-OUT, Orbitz.com
- ↑ Carbonfund.org is Launch Partner for First-Ever EPA Climate Leaders Approved Offset Project|date="2009-08-2009"
- ↑ Amtrak Partners with Carbonfund.org to Offer Passengers Carbon Offsets for Rail Travel
- ↑ Carbonfree Partner: Discovery
External links
- Official website
- Carbonfund.org blog
- Five experts debate if carbon offsetting is the quick, efficient way to decarbonize the global economy, or the loophole that will derail such efforts. Interview with Eric Carlson co-founder and president in Seed (magazine) 2009.
- American Carbon Registry Standards profile on database of Market Governance Mechanisms