Carbon Offsets for Individuals & Businesses

Carbon Concierge--About Us:  Carbon Concierge engages businesses at prominent environmental and sustainability related conferences, around the country, to engage in climate reduction strategies. The goal is to work with each participant at each conference to engage them in climate reduction strategies in their businesses. We start by suggesting that they sign on to a 60-day Pledge where members start developing action plans towards emission reduction in their business operations. Once the pledge has been taken the Carbon Concierge provides resources that help companies measure, inventory and reduce their carbon emissions. If additional hands on help is needed Carbon Concierge and our partners can  work with your organization to move it toward a more climate balanced state Additionally, the Carbon Concierge has undertaken a rigorous assessment of offset providers in the voluntary carbon market. This assessment enables us to provide a thorough analysis of a provider to those companies that reach the point where emission reductions goals have been met and the last step is offsetting what a company cannot reduce. We are also starting to work with local businesses and municipalities to establish a framework for internal educational opportunities and support for driving change within the organization. Carbon Concierge is a project of the Social Venture Network and Bainbridge Graduate Institute. Carbon Offset Provider Evaluation Matrix: Report

NativeEnergy, "a climate solutions pioneer and recognized leader in the US carbon market, offering services that reduce carbon emissions to fight, global warming. In the latest North American survey of top providers (COPEM,Oct08), NativeEnergy ranked #1. Since 2001, we have used our distinctive “help build” model to support the construction of new wind farms, other renewable generators and carbon reduction projects. NativeEnergy offers its customers carbon-solutions consulting services and carbon offsets and renewable energy credits (RECs)."

About TerraPass. The TerraPass story: TerraPass is the brainchild of Dr. Karl Ulrich at the University of Pennsylvania. Along with 41 of his students, Karl launched TerraPass in October, 2004 as a way to help everyday people reduce the climate impact of their driving. Within its first year, TerraPass registered over 2,400 members, reduced 36 million pounds of CO2, and earned countless national press and blog articles. TerraPass has grown steadily over the past few years. . . and helped individuals and businesses to reduce over 1 billion pounds of carbon dioxide. We work directly with carbon reduction projects, providing revenue to dairy farms, landfill gas installations and other projects that yield carbon credits. As of March 2009, we have 2.5 million tons of CO2 under management for sale to wholesale and retail customers.