 CO2 - compensation
High Tech Travel offers you together with CO2logic the possibility to compensate your CO2 emission due to your flight, in an easy way.
As a supplement on the price of your holiday we can charge you a fee in function of the CO2 emission of your flight.
We transfer that amount to CO2logic (you get a confirmation of that) that will be invested in projects to reduce CO2 emission.
What is CO2 offsetting?:
CO2 offsetting happens when you support a carbon reduction in a developing country that is equivalent to your unavoidable CO2 emissions over here (e.g. from a flight).
CO2 offsetting is often used for flights because there are little alternatives e.g. for a week stay and flight to New York. A return flight to NY emits approximately 2,5 ton CO2 equivalents per passenger. This is much more than an average Belgian during a year (15.000km) with a VW Polo!
Your offsetting contribution will support a CO2 reduction project (wind turbines, biomass,…) in developing countries to balance-out the CO2 emissions from your flight. This a is way to fight climate change.
We advise to take the train for short journeys.
Which projects is it about?
Your contribution will go to UNFCCC (United Nations) certified renewable energy project. These projects will prevent more CO2 emissions being emitted into the atmosphere by replacing fossil fuel projects (e.g. a coal plant) by renewable energy (wind turbines, biomass plants…) in developing countries. But there is more to it, these projects also contribute to sustainable development and socio-economic development. For example; some of these offsetting projects enable local farmers to sell their agricultural waste (new incomes) while they used to burn this agricultural waste on the fields.
For more information about these projects:
http://www.co2logic.com/home.aspx/en/projects
one of the a nice projects:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqpkm4OEn94
who is CO2logic?
CO2logic is specialized in calculating, reducing and offsetting CO2 emissions. CO2logic pioneered voluntary CO2 offsetting in Belgium and is the leading company in this sector. CO2logic was selected in an independent study by IEW/ULB as the most recommended offsetting company in Belgium (and second at the European level). This reputable company is the only company to be certified by Forum Ethibel.
CO2logic helps the following organisations in reducing their carbon footprint and/or energy costs: Max Havelaar, Lima Food, Unilever, European Investment Bank, Infrabel, Holcim, Geocycle, Vanbreda International, Nuon, Electrawinds, Ethias, Mars, Dolfin, Bank Degroof, Interparking, CFE, Interbuild, Vlaams Parlement, Verenigde Naties (Geneva), Environmental Protection Agency (Australia), WE Fashion, Levi Strauss, Quick, Ertzberg,…
Do you know your carbon footprint ? : www.co2logic.com
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