Mike Mason, Climate Care's Founder and Chairman, has had an exclusive interview published on Treehugger.com:
"... we have probably 30 years to sort this problem out. The problem is huge – for example, for US citizens it means a 90% or greater cut in emissions. We need to understand this urgency, and be absolutely sure we spend our efforts and money on actions that deliver the biggest and fastest reductions possible. Get campaigning, reduce your own carbon and fund offset projects!
"...Offsets are a vital part of the mix, and a way of reducing carbon emission quickly and cost-effectively around the world. The need to reduce and the need to offset are equally important - no good fixing the hole in the boat after everyone has drowned.
"Put simply, we cannot afford NOT to offset our carbon – we all need to use our wallets as well as our willpower if we’re to avoid climate meltdown."
Treehugger interview Part 1
Treehugger interview Part 2
And also "Into Africa" interview (Green Futures Magazine)
An interview with our head of project development, Tom Morton, (based in Nairobi) on carbon funding in Africa:
"...Carbon offsets can be a real tool to finance equipment that improves quality of life while also tackling climate change. It’s often assumed that developing nations have miniscule carbon emissions – mainly because inventories focus on fossil fuel use. Our research, however, shows that each household in Kampala typically emits five tonnes of CO2 by burning charcoal – the same as the average home in the UK. Add to that the fact that wood is often sourced unsustainably.
"This isn’t finger pointing, it’s just a statement of fact.
"It’s essential that we fund these technologies as well as working for reductions at home, and both are achieved by a ‘reduce what you can, offset what you can’t’ approach."
