Carbon Offsets Explained

Why Carbon Offsets?

Taking a look at our carbon footprint

What is a Carbon Footprint

• The carbon footprint is a measurement of all greenhouse gases we individually produce

• World target to combat Global Warming:2 tons per person

• Typical Canadian footprint:20 tons per person

This is what that looks like….

Canadavs.World Target

Calculating Tom’s carbon footprint

• Owns a small car for out of town trips• Cycles to work• Eats vegetarian occasionally

• Does a lot of things an average Canadian does!

Look at my footprint!

Yes, I was feeling smug…

Then I watched…..

Inconvenient indeed…!

• But I decided to act…..• I switched my home to renewable energy• I did away with our car• I now eat local and organic when available• I installed new windows• I did all those things you are supposed to

do….

And I reduced my footprint!

After so much work…..

It was time for a holiday…

A few holidays actually…• Nairobi• Amsterdam• Edmonton• Nova Scotia• Iceland• Queen Charlotte Islands• India

And my footprint became bigger

And bigger…

And bigger…

And bigger still…

And it kept growing…

And growing…

Until I was back to square one…

Just to recap…Before I was aware

After seeing An Inconvenient Truth

After my travels

So what could I do?

• I had heard about Carbon Offsets…

• But what are those?

Carbon Offsets

• By investing in offsets you contribute to energy efficiency programmes around the globe.

• This ensures that the same amount of carbon your flights produce is prevented from entering the atmosphere in the first place.

• It cost me CA$175 • To cover all those flights

So I bought carbon offsets…

Where it should be!

And my footprint was back to…

Now it is up to you!

• Educate your clients• Offer carbon offsets• Close the offset sale

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