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    Carbon Footprint Offsetting

     

    Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are causing the Earth’s climate to change / warm, which will have catastrophic results if we do not act to reduce them. Carbon dioxide emissions are about 40% higher than they were before the Industrial Revolution and at their highest levels in recorded history, covering over 650,000 years.

    Global Warming Now

    The effects of climate change can be seen now. Temperatures are already increasing, glaciers are receding at unprecedented speeds, whole chunks of the Antarctic ice shelf are breaking off, warmer seasons are becoming longer, and storms are becoming more severe and causing more and more damage.

     

    Offsetting your carbon footprint through the purchase of carbon offsets allows you to become part of the solution to climate change by supporting the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions equal to the actual weight your carbon emissions.

     

    Carbon offsets can be more cost effective and practical than many other measures an individual can take. (However, it is important to take action locally.  To see what practical steps you can take to reduce your carbon footprint before offsetting, Get our FREE How I can Go Green Book by clicking HERE For instance, it is more cost effective and better for our environment to build a 100 MW wind energy farm in Minnesota than a 5 kW windmill in your own backyard.
     

    A Global Problem

     

    Carbon dioxide emissions are a global problem, so reducing a ton of CO2 in Brazil or North Dakota has the same climate change benefit as doing so in your backyard, yet reducing those CO2's in Brazil may be a lot cheaper then in North Dakota, therefore we can reduce more for your money.  Also, no technology is inherently better than another: wind is not better than solar, renewables are not better than energy efficiency.  Each ton of CO2 reduced is the same as any other ton.

     

    Fighting climate change is about reducing carbon dioxide emissions globally. Ague-Luna is taking this fight seriously via:

     

    - Education

    - Carbon Offsets & Reductions

    - Outreach

     

    Agua-Luna offers an easy and low-cost way to reduce your carbon emissions. Reduce What You Can, Offset What You Can’t TM, and make a difference today!  Need more information?

     

     

    Getting Started..

     

    We are all responsible for climate change and we all must be part of the solution. Agua-Luna makes it simple / inexpensive for anyone, every business & any organization, to reduce and offset their carbon emissions. How does it work? Follow these simple steps that take you through the process:

     

    1. Start Today by Reducing What You Can, Then Offset What You Can’t

     

    The first step is to reduce your carbon emissions wherever possible. There are many cost-effective energy saving and carbon reducing opportunities anyone can take. To learn more, Get our FREE How I can Go Green Book by clicking HERE.

     

    2. Next, Calculate Your Emissions or Select an Option & Contribute.

     

    Use our Carbon Calculator to figure out your carbon footprint or choose from one of our Carbon Offset Packages . If you don’t see what you need, or have a special footprint in mind (an organization, business, event) Contact Us.

     

     

    3. Agua-Luna Offsets Your Carbon Emissions.

     

    Agua-Luna Funds, Manages & Supports carbon-reducing projects such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable building and reforestation projects. In fact, you get to choose. For more information check out Our Projects pages.

     

    Yes, it is that simple. There are lots of nuts and bolts in the background, but that is why we started Agua-Luna's Carbon Offsetting Foundation – to make it simple and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to have an impact on climate change now, remotely, affordably.

     

    Want more info? Check out our Carbon Offset FAQ Sheet

     

     

    What are Carbon Offsets...

     

     

     

     

    Carbon offsets are simple. We are all responsible for carbon dioxide emissions, whether it’s by driving, heating and cooling our homes, watching TV, or something else. Carbon offsets represent the act of reducing an equal amount of carbon somewhere else to counterbalance the carbon emissions from your energy-using activities (called your “carbon footprint").

     

    Carbon offsets enable anyone to reduce their climate footprint by supporting projects that reduce carbon dioxide emissions to balance out one’s own carbon footprint.  If you choose to offset your entire carbon footprint, that is called being carbon neutral.

     

     

     

    Carbon dioxide emissions...

     

    Carbon dioxide emissions are caused by the burning of fossil fuels: oil, coal and natural gas. Obviously, your car uses gasoline, and your house may burn natural gas for heating and hot water.  But your house, your office, the factory that produces your clothes, your favorite restaurant, your local theater and other places we use every day use electricity that generally comes from power plants that burn fossil fuels. More than 50% of America’s electricity is created by burning coal, and virtually all of our transportation needs are fueled by oil.

     

    The average American is responsible for 10 tons of CO2 emissions annually through their direct energy use at home, driving and flying.  However, the average American is responsible for about 27 tons of CO2 when you also include their purchases, activities and the other services we all share throughout the economy.

     

     

    Getting to Carbon Neutral...

     

    While most people can reduce their energy use by improving the efficiency of their homes, buying cars that get better gas mileage and making other changes, which we strongly support, reducing it to zero through individual actions is nearly impossible. Carbon offsets are a cost effective way to reduce the remainder of one’s climate footprint.

     

    How much you reduce inside your home or car vs. offsetting through Agua-Luna is a personal and economic decision, and Agua-Luna's goal is to make it easy and affordable for every person or business to reduce their climate footprint to zero.

     

     

     

    How Carbon Offsets Work...

     

     

     

     

    We are all responsible for climate change and we all must be part of the solution. Agua-Luna makes it simple for anyone, or any organization, to reduce and offset their carbon emissions. How does it work? Follow these simple steps that take you through the process.

     

    How does it work?

     

    Even if you have already reduced your driving and electricity use, there's more you can do. You can neutralize the rest of your pollution—through offsets. When you buy offsets, you essentially pay someone to reduce or remove global warming pollution in your name.

     

     

    For example, when you buy 10 tons of carbon offsets from us, we guarantees that 10 fewer tons of global warming pollution go into the atmosphere. While the pollution you produce yourself is the same, you get the credit for that 10-ton reduction.

     

    Where can you buy offsets?

     

    Shopping for offsets can be confusing. If you're not an expert, it can be hard to tell how much pollution is really being reduced or removed. 

     

    We've done the work for you. All these offsets were evaluated by a team of experts and meet our standards for credible, high-quality offsets. The prices range from $4 to $10 per metric ton.

     

    Use our Carbon Calculator to figure out your carbon footprint or choose from one of our Carbon Offset Packages . If you don’t see what you need, or have a special footprint in mind (an organization, business, event) Contact Us.

     

     

     

    CARBON FOOTPRINT OFFSETTING FAQs

     

     

    What is a carbon offset?

     

    A carbon offset is a certificate representing the reduction of one metric ton (2,205 lbs) of carbon dioxide emissions, the principal cause of global warming. Although complex in practice, carbon offsets are fairly simple in theory. If you develop a project that reduces carbon dioxide emissions, every ton of emissions reduced results in the creation of one carbon offset. Project developers can then sell these offsets to finance their projects.

     

    There are hundreds of different types of carbon reduction projects. For example, a wind farm generates clean energy, which reduces carbon emissions from coal-burning power plants. In order to finance its operations, a wind farm can sell these reductions in the form of carbon offsets.

     

    Are carbon offsets a substitute for conservation?

     

    Absolutely not. Our actions affect the environment in all sorts of ways, and Carbon Offsets is one way individuals can take responsibility for that impact. Agua-Luna exists to help people who wish to be responsible about their actions and how they affect everyone’s environment. We encourage everyone to think broadly about how best to preserve the environment for future generations.

     

    The good news is that a recent survey of our customers reveals that they seek all kinds of ways to reduce their impact.

     

    How much do Agua-Luna Carbon Offsets cost?

     

    Agua-Luna Carbon Offsets cost $4 per 2,000 lbs (1Ton) of carbon reductions. This price is the same across all of our products.

     

    Our offset prices are determined by the underlying cost of the carbon reduction projects we fund. We strive to bring you the highest quality offsets at the lowest possible prices. Although you may be able to find lower-priced offsets from some vendors, those offsets typically do not meet Agua-Luna’ quality criteria or standards for verification.

     

    How is Agua-Luna so inexpensive?

     

    Agua-Luna brings together the purchases of all its members, which gives us substantial financial leverage. The key idea behind Agua-Luna's Carbon Offset Program is that we help tip the balance to make carbon reduction and clean energy projects pay off, reducing greenhouse gas emissions at low cost.

     

    For example your Agua-Luna Carbon Offset purchase provides the additional money needed to make a wind energy plant cost-competitive with a coal-fired plant. For more details on the projects we’ve funded and an overview of our methodology, please visit our Carbon Offset Projects page.

    Also Agua-Luna not only funds the projects but in most cases actually manages and maintains the them, this reduces the cost of middle men and overhead dramatically.

     

    Does Agua-Luna purchase carbon offsets from tree-planting projects?

     

    Yes. Trees are a beautiful and vital part of our environment, and the only true / cost efficient tool we have for scrubbing already placed carbons from the air. Tree’s remove carbon dioxide naturally, replacing it with the air we breath. This fact alone places trees at the top of our project list.

     

    How many trees contribute to the forestry carbon credits that I buy?

     

    According to Forests NSW calculations it takes just over five trees (5.33 trees) to create one carbon credit over a 100 year period. To erase your yearly CO2 footprint, it takes about 128 trees over a 100 year period. To remove the CO2 footprint of an average human life (80 years) requires 10240 Forests NSW trees. (Erase my CO2 footprint now).

     

    If I subscribe to carbon credits how easily can I unsubscribe?

     

    You can unsubscribe at any time simply by contacting us.

     

    Can my subscription be weekly, quarterly, or yearly instead of yearly?

     

    Yes. We allow you the freedom of testing the subscription program on shorter terms before signing up for a year, in order to see how Carbon Offsetting feels for you.

     

    Does my subscription continue indefinitely or does it have to be periodically renewed?

     

    Your subscription will continue (without further action on your part) until you cancel it, or until a credit card charge fails (in which case we will contact you). There is no need to resubscribe each year.

     

    What is the smallest amount of carbon credits that can be transferred?

     

    One ton of carbon dioxide.

     

    If my annual subscription is not a multiple of 12, how is it delivered on a monthly subscription basis?

     

    Your annual subscription is divided by 12 and that amount charged to your credit card. Your annual tonnage is divided by 12 to yield a (not-necessarily whole number) tonnage per month. Starting with a zero "balance", your tonnage is added to your balance each month and the whole number part owing is transferred to you

     

    If I subscribe, can I change the number of tons per year later?

     

    Yes. You can change your subscription at any time, simply by contacting us.

     

    If I subscribe, do I have to receive your newsletter?

     

    No. By default, if you subscribe to carbon credits, you will be subscribed to our newsletter. However, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time.

     

    Where does my money go?

     

    A portion (2.2%) is consumed by credit card processing costs (if purchase with credit card). The rest (97.8%) goes to Carbon Projects directly.

     

    If I buy a Carbon Offset am I buying trees?

     

    Strictly, No. By buying carbon credits you are purchasing the storage of carbon in trees managed as part of a carbon pool. However, by purchasing carbon credits from Agua-Luna your purchase will indeed stimulate the planting of more trees.

     

    Agua-Luna claims to reduce a specific amount of carbon dioxide, but don’t some of your projects actually reduce methane?

     

    Yes. Methane is one of the greenhouse gases officially recognized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as a major cause of global warming, along with carbon dioxide and four others. Methane comes from a variety of sources both natural and manmade, such as farm waste and landfills.

     

    All of the six major greenhouse gases are typically converted into their “carbon dioxide equivalent” for ease of comparison. For example, methane is 21 times as powerful a warming agent as carbon dioxide, so we multiply methane reductions by a standard factor to calculate their carbon dioxide equivalent.

     

    The reduction associated with each Carbon Offset purchase is stated in pounds of carbon dioxide, but we’re really talking about carbon dioxide equivalents. In fact, all carbon offsets are denominated this way.

     

    What is additionality? Does Agua-Luna apply an additionality standard to its portfolio of carbon offsets?

     

    Additionality refers to the concept of whether your carbon offset purchase really brings about carbon reductions, or whether the reductions would have happened anyway. If the purchase of carbon offsets is a critical factor in making the reductions happen, the reductions are said to be “additional” to the business-as-usual case.

     

    Additionality is an important feature of high-quality offsets. To ensure that Agua-Luna offsets are additional, we apply a number of quality metrics to our projects. We evaluate them prior to every purchase, we require that they adhere to third-party additionality standards, and we subject our own purchasing history to an external audit.

     

    Agua-Luna is a strong proponent of quality standards in the voluntary offset market, and we participate actively in the standards development effort.

     

     

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