The past year at CO2balance has been a year of growth and success. In this blog, we will take a look back at some of the key outputs we have achieved. You can also take a look at all of our projects here. Projects CO2balance became the first project developer to achieve full Gold Standard… Read the full article >
Human Rights Day
Today marks the United Nation’s Human Rights Day. It has been observed since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Keeping with the theme of the day, this post will show how the work we do provides a contribution to achieving various articles of the Declaration. Our Gold Standard carbon projects… Read the full article >
Sailflags: a small UK business choosing to tackle climate change.
We have many ethical investors who decide to voluntarily offset their emissions as part of their own environmental commitment. One of these ethical investors is SailFlags, a flag manufacturer based in Penzance, Cornwall, who have offset their emissions with us regularly since 2009. Our relations with SailFlags began when they approached us to calculate their… Read the full article >
Netflix: Analysing the UK’s Habit
Netflix is a big deal. How big? Well, according to this article there were roughly 9.8 million UK subscribers in 2018. That leads to an impressive amount of streaming occurring every day within the UK, but have you ever considered the environmental impact of our on-demand habit? CO2balance decided to take a look and the… Read the full article >
Introducing myself
Hello there, I am Chiara Martin and I am one of the new Carbon Project Officers joining the Taunton team. I have started working 3 weeks ago and I have already learned a lot about carbon projects. Thank you to the CO2balance team for the warm welcome! I am extremely proud to be part of… Read the full article >
The EAST AFRICA WATER SUMMIT, 2019
Water remains one of the most valuable resources under the sun as it supports all forms of life. The earth is made up of 75% water bodies and out of these, freshwater accounts for 2.5% of the total global water volume, mostly preserved in glaciers. Water resource has been diminishing with the increase in abstraction… Read the full article >
World Toilet Day! One of the biggest SDG issues
There are many “international days” celebrating different things these days, but those officially observed by the UN raise awareness of significant past events, current global issues and sustainable development initiatives. The motivation of these is to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilise political will and resources to address global problems, and to… Read the full article >
An Introduction
Hi everyone, I’m Thomas and I am one of the new Carbon Projects Officers joining CO2balance in Taunton. I’m looking forward to getting to know the team and to start my career in international development and carbon offset project management. I recently graduated from Loughborough University, where I studied Geography with Economics. I have a… Read the full article >
New Starter Welcome!
Hello reader! I am Jon Windeatt and one of the three new carbon project officers joining the CO2Balance Taunton team. I am excited to hit the ground running and finding my feet in the day to day tasks required by a project officer. CO2Balance’s position as both a carbon project developer and as a carbon… Read the full article >
Climate Action Week 2019!
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the first ever London Climate Action Week 1-8th July organised in partnership with the Mayor of London, Sadiq khan. The week was packed full of events and workshops which showcased London’s enthusiasm and expertise as a global leader in the transition to a net-zero city… Read the full article >
Our New Website Launch!
CO2balance is proud to announce the launch of our new website which coincides with our expanding role as a prominent project developer of high impact carbon projects. We will be continuing posting regularly blogging over on our new platform, available via the new website, www.co2balance.com. Our new website represents what we stand for and our… Read the full article >
An Introduction
Hi all! I am Amie, the new Carbon Project Officer joining the Taunton team. I am excited to be getting settled into the role, and to be part of a fantastic team doing invaluable work around the globe. Thank you all for the warm welcome! I have found myself at co2balance following two years of… Read the full article >