Offset Projects
Our projects must comply with the following criteria:
- Keep C02 in the ground by using renewable energy and therefore prevent greenhouse gas emissions.
- Assist in building a long term solution to global warming.
- Be independently verified for environmental integrity by a validated third party.
- Be additional in that they go beyond ‘business as usual'. The reductions from the project need to be additional to what would have happened if the project had not been carried out.
- Provide a real time impact by reducing carbon emissions at the time you choose to offset.
In order to meet these requirements, Offset the Rest prefers to invest in projects issuing carbon credits that adhere to the Gold Standard. Offset the Rest considers the Gold Standard to be the world's premium quality standard for generating verified carbon emission reductions for the voluntary carbon market.
Gold Standard projects adhere to best practices methodology: they employ renewable energy or energy efficiency technologies, actively seek local participation in project design, and result in demonstrable sustainable development benefits with guaranteed environmental integrity. All Gold Standard projects must undergo a rigorous and independent certification process.
Offset Projects
Te Apiti Wind Farm
All offsets currently purchased through our online emissions calculator are generated by the Te Apiti Wind Farm.
Te Apiti is a wind farm located north of the Manawatu Gorge on 1,150 hectares of farmland, and importantly is the first wind farm in New Zealand to supply electricity directly into the National Grid. Te Apiti consists of 55 turbines, each capable of generating 1.65 MW, or enough power for 900 average homes. Total capacity of the wind farm is 90.75 MW, providing clean, renewable energy to 45,000 average homes per year. Te Apiti is expected to continue generating at this level for the next 20 years.
Wind generation provides welcome diversity to New Zealand's energy mix, and assists in reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.
Further information on this Gold Standard project can be found at:
http://www.meridianenergy.co.nz/NR/rdonlyres/2E5CB3A3-C339-4823-8986-9AF1785A7C30/0/TeApitiFactSheet.pdf
Offset the Rest can assist with business transactions via an international portfolio of Gold Standard emission reduction projects.
Through our partnership with Tricorona, we have access to the world's most extensive portfolio of Gold Standard CDM projects. We offer our clients the ability to choose from a menu of projects and to compose portfolios specific to their requirements.
Tricorona is a major developer of Gold Standard and CDM emission reduction projects. Headquartered in Sweden, and with operations worldwide, Tricorona has hundreds of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in dozens of countries. By investing in these high quality projects, Tricorona makes a real and significant impact in the fight against the global climate crisis.
Please contact us for additional information.
