From 2019, Charmission Travel will not only offset the carbonemissions from all of the trips they offer in China but also offset theemissions from all their staff’s business trips and the internal officeoperations. In another word, Charmission Travel will go carbon neutral.

They do this in collaboration with South Pole(www.southpole.com) which has expertisecovering all steps linked to the development and the management of carboncredits for emission reduction projects. They cooperate with technologyproviders and other project developers to identify and manage emissionreduction projects that avoid or reduce the release of greenhouse gasses intothe atmosphere.

South Pole helps Charmission calculate thecarbon emissions from their trips and operations and Charmission then choosesto compensate them through investing in some of their projects.

For 2018, togetherwith some of their outbound partners, the emissions from all trips arranged byCharmission in China were compensated. Since 2019, Charmission will offset allthe emissions of China part by themselves.

Picture: Charmission team holding the CERTIFICATEOF CLIMATE PROTECTION from South Pole for 2018.

Which project do they support?

They support Huo ShuiGrouped Hydropower, China.

This project consists of multiple small-scale hydropower plants that generate renewable energy for rural South West China. By supplying clean hydroelectric power to the local grid, the project displaces greenhouse gas emissions, helping mitigate climate change and improving the lives of local people.

It meets the following standards:

VCS: Verified Carbon Standard now called Verra. Quality standard developed by the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), the Climate Group (TCG), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the World Economic Forum, governed by the VCS Steering Committee.

SC: Social Carbon Standard. Additional quality label on top of VCS, which certifies that the project simultaneously addresses climate change, supports local communities and smallholders and conserves biodiversity.

Picutre: The benefits from the project: