The Carbonfund.org Foundation (known as Carbonfund.org) was formerly a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in East Aurora, New York.https://carbonfund.org/carbonfund-faqs/#:~:text=This%20acquisition%20means%20that%20Carbonfund,to%20offer%20tax%2Ddeductible%20donations. It still provides carbon offsetting and greenhouse gas reduction options to individuals, businesses, and organizations.Carbonfund.org Carbonfund.org Foundation purchases and retires certified carbon offsets on behalf of its donors. Donors are given a choice of project type to which they may donate, including renewable energy, reforestation, and energy efficiency projects. Carbonfund.org Foundation sources carbon credits verified by the Verra Verified Carbon Standard and Gold Standard. The organization has helped develop four Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) projects in Brazil under the VERRA and Climate, Community and Biodiversity standards.
Certification Carbonfund.org Foundation exclusively supports projects that are certified by third parties, including Environmental Resources Trust, the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance, Voluntary Carbon Standard and the Chicago Climate Exchange.Price study of offsetting emissions of carbon , EcoBusinessLinks
Portfolio Carbonfund.org Foundation supports three types of carbon projects: renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reforestation. Our Carbon Offset Projects , Carbonfund.org
Reforestation Return to Forest ProjectPaso PacificoCarbon Offset Project: Return to Forest Project , Carbon Catalog Certification: Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance CCBS "Gold Level"Reforestation Project - Rivas, Nicaragua , Greensurf.org Tensas River Valley Reforestation ProjectCarbon Offset Project: Tensas River Valley Reforestation , Carbon Catalog Verification: CCBS Gold, VCS
Renewable energy New Bedford Landfill Methane Project Verification: Environmental Resources Trust Horse Hollow Wind Energy CenterHorse Hollow Wind Energy Center, Wikipedia.org Verification: Green-e Energy RECs Inland Biodigester ProjectCarbon Offset Project: Inland Biomass Digester , Carbon Catalog Verification: Environmental Resources Trust Chino Basin Dairy Farm Biodigester Verification: Environmental Resources Trust
Energy efficiency IdleAire Truckstop Electrification ProjectCarbon Offset Project: IdleAire Project , Carbon Catalog Verification: Environmental Resources Trust Carbon Credit Retirement Carbonfund.org purchased carbon financial instruments from the now closed Chicago Climate Exchange and retired them.
Impact Carbonfund.org Foundation offers offsets at $10.00 per metric ton. As of December 2019, the foundation was offsetting over 25 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions., Carbon Neutral Digest
In 2019 total revenue was $5,373,825 of which $1,578,599 was spent on carbon projects. Among the included carbon projects was the reduction of over 128,000 carbon offsets, with a total cost of $346,319. The organization's president, Eric Carlson, was paid $551,585.
Major partnerships According to its website, Carbonfund.org Foundation has worked with over 2,000 small, medium, and large businesses since its inception, including Dell,Dell, The Conservation Fund and Carbonfund.org Launch Global Carbon-Neutral Initiative , Dell.com Allstate,Green Power Network: Renewable Energy Certificates: Carbonfund.org Orbitz,ORBITZ GOES GREEN, FROM THE INSIDE-OUT , Orbitz.com JetBlue,JetBlue | Sustainability Budget Car Rental, LG, United States Environmental Protection Agency, AmtrakAmtrak Partners with Carbonfund.org to Offer Passengers Carbon Offsets for Rail Travel and Discovery Communications.Carbonfree Partner: Discovery
Camp Quinebarge Carbonfund.org previously owned a traditional, co-ed, overnight summer camp—with an emphasis on nature/environmental education— in Carroll County, New Hampshire. Located on Lake Kanasatka, Camp Quinebarge was founded in 1936, and was purchased by Carbonfund.org in 2012. In April 2021, the camp was sold to its executive director.
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Carbonfund.org blog Five experts debate if carbon offsetting is the quick, efficient way to decarbonize the global economy, or the loophole that will derail such efforts. Interview with Eric Carlson co-founder and president in Seed (magazine) 2009.