Carbon Offsets Explained
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Why Carbon Offsets?
Taking a look at our carbon footprint
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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
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This is what that looks like….
Canadavs.World Target
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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!
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Look at my footprint!
Yes, I was feeling smug…
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Then I watched…..
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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….
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And I reduced my footprint!
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After so much work…..
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It was time for a holiday…
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A few holidays actually…• Nairobi• Amsterdam• Edmonton• Nova Scotia• Iceland• Queen Charlotte Islands• India
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And my footprint became bigger
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And bigger…
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And bigger…
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And bigger still…
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And it kept growing…
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And growing…
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Until I was back to square one…
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Just to recap…Before I was aware
After seeing An Inconvenient Truth
After my travels
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So what could I do?
• I had heard about Carbon Offsets…
• But what are those?
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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.
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• It cost me CA$175 • To cover all those flights
So I bought carbon offsets…
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Where it should be!
And my footprint was back to…
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Now it is up to you!
• Educate your clients• Offer carbon offsets• Close the offset sale
Let’s make our business
sustainable!Click mouse to exit