CarbonOffsetList.org
Our list of high-quality carbon offset projects
We get a lot of questions from companies that want to buy carbon offsets, but don't know where to start or who to buy them from. This list is our answer: A set of high-quality projects that we've reviewed carefully and would turn to for our own offset needs.
Note: All transactions initiated through this page are exclusively between the retailer and the purchaser. Environmental Defense Fund does not receive any monetary compensation from these transactions or the featured retailers. The list has been organized alphabetically by project name.
| Project Name | Retailer | Project Type | Description | Location |
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| DANC landfill | Carbonfund.org BUY » |
Landfill gas destruction | Collects and flares methane gas from a landfill in Rodman, north of Syracuse. | New York | 2006, 2007 |
| Greater Lebanon landfill | TerraPass BUY » |
Landfill gas destruction | Captures methane at a landfill in Lebanon, PA, then burns it in generators or flares it. | Pennsylvania | 2008 |
| Greater New Bedford landfill | e-BlueHorizons BUY » |
Landfill gas destruction | Captures methane at a landfill in New Bedford, then burns it to supply electricity through NSTAR. | Massachusetts | 2003 - 2007 |
| Greater New Bedford landfill | Carbonfund.org BUY » |
Landfill gas destruction | Captures methane at a landfill in New Bedford, then burns it to supply electricity through NSTAR. | Massachusetts | 2003 - 2007 |
| Greenville County landfill | Sterling Planet BUY » |
Landfill gas destruction | Captures and destroys methane at a landfill in the western part of the state. | South Carolina | 2007 |
| IdleAire | Carbonfund.org BUY » |
Truck stop electrification | Connects long-haul trucks to the power grid, so they don't idle their engines. | Arkansas | 2006 |
| IGRS Niagara Landfill | The CarbonNeutral Company BUY » |
Landfill gas destruction | Captures methane at a landfill in Niagara Falls, Ontario, then burns it in generators or flares it. | Canada | 2006, 2007 |
| Inland Empire Dairy Methane | Carbonfund.org BUY » |
Animal waste methane capture and combustion | Changes waste management practices so methane can be captured and destroyed. | California | 2003, 2005 |
| Irani wastewater methane | EcoSecurities BUY » |
Wastewater methane management | Avoids methane release at a pulp and paper mill in Santa Catarina. | Brazil | 2007, 2008 |
| Newton-McDonald landfill | 3Degrees BUY » |
Landfill gas destruction | Captures methane at a now-closed landfill in Neosho, in the south of the state. | Missouri | 2007 |
| North Country landfill | e-BlueHorizons BUY » |
Landfill gas destruction | Destroys methane emitted from North Country landfill. | New Hampshire | 1998 - 2008 |
| Upper Rock Island landfill | Renewable Choice Energy BUY » |
Landfill gas destruction | Prevents methane emissions from a landfill in East Moline, near the Iowa border. | Illinois | 2006, 2007 |
Price
The price per metric ton of CO2 equivalent.
Posted: 29-Jan-2009; Updated: 04-Aug-2008
