WhatisCO2Count? TheCO2Countservicewilcalculatethe amountofco2andothergreenhouse Gasesgeneratedbyyourfleet. GreenhouseGasesinclude: -CarbonDioxide-CO2 -Methane CH4 -NitrousOxide N2O WeusetheDEFRA(Departmentfor Environment,FoodandRuralAfairs) figurestocalculatetheemissions. WhoisCO2Countfor? Forsometimemanylargetomedium sizebusinesseshavebeenrequiredbylaw toreportcarbon relatedemissionsanddevelopcarbonreductionstrategiesaspartoftheukgovernment andeulegislationcommitmentstoreduce carbonbasedemissions. Itnow looksincreasinglylikelythatmandatory reportingatlowerbusinessconsumptionuse maybecomearequirementasitisalready forcertainsectorsofindustry. Manyofourexistingfleet customershavebeen seekingadvice/helpin ordertoprovide reportingontheir carbonuse,mainly becausetheirowncustomers haveaskedforreportingandhave beenunsurewhattoreportandhow. Inordertoassistourcustomerswehave developedanew productandservice, CO2Count. Asacompany,alongwiththisservice,wehaveundergone registrationandaccreditationtoiso50001energymanagementwithsgs. Ifyouhaveanyquestions, pleasecontactinfo@co2count.org.uk WewilalsobehelpingourCO2Countofsetsomeoftheir emissionsbydonating10% ofanyproceedstohelp protecttheworld srainforests.
Whyarerainforestsimportant? Rainforestdestructionisamassive contributortoclimatechangeandyet everyminute100acresofrainforest iscleared.ifthiscontinuesitwil notonlyhaveadevastating afectonourclimate andwatersuppliesbut wilthreatenmilions ofspeciesofplants andanimals. Rainforestfacts; -Rainforestdestructionaccounts forasmanyco2emissionsastheusa -sixbiliontonneseachyear. -1.6bilionpeopledependonrainforestsfor theirwelfareandlivelihoods,with350milion ofthem livinginrainforestcommunities. -Rainforestsaremadeofcarbon.Whentheforestis destroyed,thiscarbonisreleased. -Rainforestsarecriticaltoglobalweathersystems actingastheworld'sthermostat. -TheAmazonrainforestprovides20% oftheworld s freshwater,afifthoftheworld soxygen. -Rainforestsarehometotwo-thirdsoflivinganimaland plantspeciesontheplanet,withhundredsofmilionsof speciesstilundiscovered. -Theforestsarethe world spharmacy becauseoftheir wealthofnaturalmedicinesanddestroyingthem candestroythechancesofnew breakthroughsintreatment. Ifyouhaveanyquestions,please contactinfo@co2count.org.uk
TheBigProblem Inthenext24hours,deforestationwilreleaseasmuchCO2into theatmosphereas8milionpeopleflyingfrom LondontoNew York.That sabout100acresclearedeveryminute. Therearemanyreasonswhythishappens;Catle Ranching,Agriculture,Logging,Oil.Buttheseare short-term gains.rainforestsoilisthinandfragile. Oncecleared,itsgoodnessisgoneinfiveyears. Onaglobalscale,turningrainforestsintotimberandfarmland makesnosenseatal,environmentalyorfinancialy.rainforest hasaninternationalcarbonvaluefarinexcessofitsfarmingworth, andwhenmanagedsustainableitcangenerateagoodincomeforthe localeconomy. Thisiswhereyou,CO2Count andcoolearth comein TheSolution CoolEarthisanorganisationstrivingtoprotectrainforestsandthepeoplewholiveinthem. CoolEarthknowsthattherainforestsareworthmuchmoreleftstanding bothfortheplanetandfor localcommunities.theirsolutionissimple:tosecurelandthatwouldotherwisebesoldtologgers andranchersandtopricedeforestationoutofthemarket. Here'show CoolEarthdoit: Withdonationslikeoursfrom CO2Count,CoolEarthsecures rainforestwhichwouldbedestroyedoverthenext18months. CoolEarthputsthemoneyinalocaltrustandmakesthe communitiestherethelegalcustodiansofthisland. Throughcommunityrangersandsateliteimagery CoolEarthmonitorandprotecttherainforest from anyilegalactivityaroundtheclock. CoolEarthenablestheindigenouscommunities toearnabeterincomethroughsustainable employmentprogrammesbysupportingschools, clinicsandsustainablejobs,coolearthmakessure forestprotectiongoeshandinhandwithbeterlives. 10% ofcustomerssubscriptionstoco2countareusedto sponsorapartoftherainforest.coolearthplotthatlandon GoogleMapsforyouandsetyouupwithaCoolEarthaccount, whichisyourwindow onthetropicsandawayofkeepingintouchwiththeprojectyou'vehelpsponsor. Clickheretoseehow farourdonationshave: -Protectedthousandsofacresof Peruvianrainforestfrom logging -Keptover900,000 treesstanding -Lockedinover1milion tonnesofcarbondioxide
How istheinformationreportedtotheco2countcustomer? ThecustomerwilreceiveaCO2Countcertificateaftereveryfuelcard invoice,atacostofonly 1percertificate. Thecustomercanalsoaccessreportsvia eservices,onscreenordownloadin anexcelorcsvformat; Ifyouhaveanyquestions,please contactinfo@co2count.org.uk
Marketingopportunity-how youcanpromote yourpartnershipwithco2countandcoolearth Letyourcustomersandprospective customersknow how you,co2count andcoolearthareworkingtogetherto makeadiferencetothefutureofour planet,endangeredwildlifeandforests andmakethelivesoftheindigenous peoplewholivethereverymuchbeter. AlongwiththisdocumentcontainingwhatCO2Count isalabout,youwilfindtheco2countandcool Earthlogos,diferentsizedadvertsandimagery from CoolEarth svisitstotherainforest. Youarefreetousetheseonyourown websitetopromoteyourpartnershipwith CO2CountandCoolEarth,butplease makesureyoufolow theseguidelines: -Keepthelogosandimagesinproportion -Pleasedonotstretchordistort -AlwaysformatCO2Countwithasubscript 2 andcapital letersasshown. -LinkbacktotheCO2Countwebsite:www.co2count.org.uk SirDavidAttenborough:"TheideabehindCoolEarth isthatifwecanhelppaytoconserveanacrethen wecanmakearealdiference.perhapsthe biggestdiferencewewilmakein ourwholelives." DameVivienneWestwood, FashionDesignerandEnvironmental Campaigner:"ThegreatthingaboutCool Earthisthatitsactivitiesarefocusedonthe firstproblem,deforestation.it'srealyimportant wedoourbittohelpfightclimatechange." Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontactinfo@co2count.org.uk