EcoLogic Joins Multi-sector Carbon Offset Project in China

In collaboration with American International Group, Inc. (AIG) the Environmental Defense Fund, and Chinese environmental agencies, EcoLogic will provide support and assessment to a carbon offset project in rural China that will prevent over 310,000 metric tons of green house gases (GHG) from being released into the atmosphere between 2008 and 2010. These savings will generate carbon credits that will offset a portion of AIG's global operations emissions. The methodology to verify the carbon credits is the Duke Standard developed in 2007 by Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.

Project sites are located in the provinces of Xinjiang and Sichuan. In line with EcoLogic's mission, the carbon credits generated will provide rural communities alternatives to environmental degradation and opportunities to improve their livelihoods.

Technologies used in the project include reforestation of areas facing desertification, methane digesters that convert waste into electricity and fertilizer, and innovative agricultural techniques like drip irrigation, no-till farming, and precise fertilizer use. These technologies will significantly reduce the energy inputs (fuel, machinery, fertilizers) conventional agriculture requires; they will also help reduce erosion, water use, and contamination.

The chance to learn how these technologies might benefit the rural communities in our traditional region of work, paired with the similarity of mission, attracted executive director, Shaun Paul to the project,  "Whether in Totonicapán, Guatemala or in Xingjiang Province, China; the rural poor often face the dilemma of degrading their environment in order to meet their survival needs. I look forward to sharing our knowledge of how rural communities can best play an active role in mitigating climate change. This project also presents an unparalleled opportunity for us to familiarize ourselves with techniques that can benefit our traditional region of focus." Learn more...