CdR Carbon Offset Projects
CdR Capital is committed to offsetting our carbon emissions annually. When offsetting our carbon footprint, we are committed to only use carbon credits that are certified to an approved Gold Standard (as listed by The International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA) or UK Environmental Reporting Guidelines). Our carbon offsetting projects can be seen below and they are also linked to our ongoing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Our 2022 Projects
Ceará Renewable Energy Project, Brazil
Based in a region prone to poverty and severe drought, this initiative tackles one of the major causes of deforestation in Brazil: illegal logging. Ceará is the first Gold Standard project in Brazil and is located in the Caatinga, an exclusively Brazilian biome, which occupies around 844,453 Km², around 11% of the whole country territory. Despite being rich in natural resources, the Caatinga is one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. In a region where the shortage of rivers leads to less access to electric energy, native firewood and charcoal account for 30% of the total energy utilised in the industries of the region, which has intensified the local deforestation.
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Contributing to SDG’s
Uganda Gender Responsive Safe Water Project
In Lango, access to safe water is a major challenge; boreholes to access groundwater often fall into disrepair due to a lack of funding or training for their maintenance. Having no safe water access forces communities to use unsafe sources such as streams to get their water - which has to be boiled to make it safe. To boil the water, communities collect and burn firewood, which places greater pressure on dwindling forests and produces CO2 emissions. It also creates a burden for women and children, who typically spend hours every day collecting firewood and water. Even so, boiling water does not always guarantee that it is safe to drink, so waterborne diseases continue to afflict the community.
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Contributing to SDG’s
Our Past Projects
For 2021
• Betulia Hydroelectric Project in Honduras (SDGs 7, 8, 13)
• 100.5 MW Wind Power Project in Madhya Pradesh, India (SDGs 3, 4, 7, 8, 13)
• Solar Cooking for Refugee Families in Chad (SDGs 3, 5, 13, 15, 16)
For 2019 and 2020
• More efficient Cooking and Heating in China (SDGs 1, 8, 13)
• Ursil Naj – Healthy Homes for all in Mexico (SDGs 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 15)
• Buenos Aires Renewable Energy Project, Brazil (SDGs 7, 8, 13)
For 2018
• Cleaner, Safer Water in Cambodia (SDGs 3, 6, 8, 13, 15)
• Terraclear, Clean Water Access for Families in Laos (SDGs 3, 6, 8, 13, 15)
• Qori Q’oncha Improved Cookstoves in Peru (SDGs 3, 13, 15)
Overall contributing to SDG's
