CoolDrivePass
CoolDrivePass is a Canadian company that sells carbon offsets to car owners. The company was founded by two professors at the University of British Columbia with the goals of fighting global warming and helping sustainable development in local communities.
Notable CoolDrivePass projects
Clean heating for affordable housing
The city of Richmond, British Columbia will use climate-friendly heating technology for a 2,500 unit affordable housing project.
Heating for the 2,500 homes will be generated by capturing the "waste"- heat from a new speed skating oval and a ground source heat pump system. The use of these two alternative energy sources will reduce annually the equivalent of the carbon dioxide emitted from more than a thousand small-sized automobiles. In addition to the environmental benefits of this project, the residents of the new housing development will be able to buy their "clean" heat at a below-market rate.
Energy-efficient lighting in South Africa
CoolDrivePass has invested in a project in South Africa that is providing low income households with efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs.
References
- Interview with Eclipse One Tonne Challenge
- Interview with Associated Press
- Interview with the Globe and Mail