Carbon Offsetting

The Pacajai REDD+

This project is in the Brazilian state of Para, a fast-changing region characterized by forests rich in valuable timber species.

Challenges targeted by the project include illegal logging, unclear land tenure laws, widespread land speculation, overall weak law enforcement and severe poverty. The project aims to prevent unplanned deforestation for 123,000 hectares of native Amazonian Forest, now managed by the local villagers.

Along with the enhanced environmental impact, project activities improve the standard of living of the population through direct investments in health, education, infrastructure, and the empowerment of vulnerable groups. Since the project started in 2008, it has been successful in identifying and removing illegal activities such as logging, squatting and attempts to create pastures.

The area is patrolled on a regular basis by guardians that continuously travel around the Project Boundary, performing monitoring and enforcement. Monitoring reports are compiled and made available to the validation team. To improve the coverage and identification of illegal activities and invasion attempts, the project has conducted a thorough census both within the Project’s Boundary and beyond, to the potential Leakage Belt (the area which could suffer from displaced illegal activity).

The objective of this project is to avoid the emission of 9,582,742 tonnes of CO2 for a period of 40 years.

Sesa Waste Heat Recovery –

Sesa Goa Ltd is India’s largest exporter of iron ore and is making the production line greener through this project.

The Sesa Waste Heat Recovery Based Power Generation Project recovers the heat content from coke oven flue gas in two waste heat recovery boilers for generation of steam. The surplus blast furnace gas is combusted in two external combustion chambers and the flue gas is introduced into the same waste heat recovery boilers for heat recovery and subsequent generation of steam. The steam is fed to a steam-turbo generator set for generation of power.

A portion of the electrical energy generated is supplied back to Sesa Goa Ltd, catering to their electrical energy requirement.

The surplus electrical energy is exported to Western Regional Grid. Average annual emission reduction from this project equates to 1.1m tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

Eğlence I-II –

Eğlence I-II is a run-of-river hydroelectric power plant located on the Eğlence River in the Mediterranean region of Adana Province, Turkey.

The primary goal of the project is to generate approximately 205,299 kWh of electricity annually for the national grid by harnessing the region’s significant hydropower potential through a renewable energy source. Prior to implementation, environmental assessments confirmed that the site was safe, and the project was carried out using sound, sustainable technology. Comprehensive training programs were provided to local workers to ensure effective knowledge transfer and capacity building.

 The plant is expected to achieve average annual emission reductions of 114,065 tCO₂e, contributing to climate change mitigation efforts. Beyond its environmental benefits, the project also supports the local community by improving access to potable water and creating employment opportunities. During the construction phase, a total of 240 workers from the surrounding region were employed on a periodic basis.