Existing NoCO2 Certification information.
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The NoCO2 Program certification standards are outlined in the NoCO2 Program Guide, which is provided to our clients. They guide outlines the steps to achieving certification for each standard which are summarised below.
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Where does your carbon offset money go, who does it help?
There are many different types of climate change mitigation projects which can achieve carbon savings and become registered carbon offsets.
The most common offset projects involve:
- Renewable energy (including wind, solar, geothermal, landfill gas capture, biomass and hydro generation)
- Energy efficiency (eg. lighting, cook-stoves)
- Forest revegetation (bio-sequestration)
CRI prefers to invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects above the world's preference for traditional forestry/revegetation options. Carbon sinks, such as tree-stands, prevent the volume of the emissions can be removed back into the atmosphere.
CRI currently purchases wind, biomass, hydro generation and cook-stove carbon offsets in China, India, Kenya and Cambodia. Learn more about each of these carbon offset projects.
Once the project has gained verification from one of the main standards, all offsets must be electronically validated and make their way on to one of the main registries. These are typically the 'Markit' Registry and the 'Gold Standard' Registry.
From this point, the offsets can be traded and sold between parties. The offsets, once sold and used towards a marketing claim, must be retired from the market.
NoCO2 Certification Standard
The NoCO2 certification standard is for organisations that want to become carbon neutral. There are four steps that must be completed to achieve the NoCO2 certification standard. They are:
- Complete a comprehensive carbon audit of your organisation auditing your scope 1, scope 2 and scope 3 emissions. This audit is completed in compliance ISO 14064
- Reduce emissions that are avoidable; where the cost to do so is less than the cost of offsetting
- Offset all remaining emissions through the purchase of carbon credits, and
- Enter into a Certification Agreement with the Carbon Reduction Institute.
Carbon credits must be purchased; and certification fees must be paid; quarterly in advance for certification to commence.
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LowCO2 Certification Standard
The LowCO2 certification standard is for organisations that want to reduce their carbon emissions over time; setting annual CO2 reduction targets. The five steps that must be completed to achieve the LowCO2 standard are:
- Complete a carbon audit of your organisation measuring emissions from scope 1, scope 2 and employee business travel and waste disposal from scope 3. It covers all emissions under your operational control and is also ISO 14064 compliant
- Set targets for annual emissions reduction
- Implement emissions reduction strategies
- Offset all remaining emissions above the target level by purchasing carbon offsets
- Enter into a Certification Agreement with the Carbon Reduction Institute.
Carbon credits must be purchased; and certification fees must be paid; quarterly in advance for certification to commence.
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Carbon Neutral Certification Standard, Product and Service
Make it Carbon Neutral certification is for businesses that want to be able to offer their products and services as carbon neutral when requested by their customers. MCN is the preferred option for businesses that want to offer carbon neutral products and services which aren't expected to certify their fully product as high volume (below 600 tCO2e), or where a business wants to "test the waters" by offering carbon neutral products and services by customer request.
The following steps must be completed to achieve the Make it Carbon Neutral certification standard:
- Complete a material emissions calculation, including carbon offset options and costs, so that businesses know what their additional cost of sale is when offering a product or service as carbon neutral through the MCN service.
- Commit to offset all emissions of the product or service assessed; and
- Enter into a Certification Agreement. The agreement contains a commitment to purchase carbon credits quarterly in arrears to offset the emissions generated by Make it Carbon Neutral products and services sold each quarter.
Certification fees must be paid; quarterly in advance for certification to commence.
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