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 ====== Offsetting CO2 emissions ======
+====== #foodisfree project ======
-Offsetting CO2 emissions generated by the projects and visitors - create a fund and #foodisfree project participation with fruit trees planted on public land - date added on this list: 09/03/2017
+===== Idea brief =====
-This would have to have a CO2 calculator to give an estimate and then the money from that fund is invested outside of the project into the community
+Offsetting CO2 emissions generated by the projects and visitors - create a fund and #foodisfree project participation with fruit trees planted on public land. This would have to have a CO2 calculator to give an estimate and then the money from that fund is invested outside of the project into the community.
+It would be nice to offset the emissions the project creates by planting trees in the region these can be fruit trees on public land in / near the nearby towns - serves more than 1 purpose we offset the emissions and participate in the #foodisfree project, enhance the local community public spaces - and offer an easy way for our members / visitors to do the same.
+emissions created by the project eg:
+  * car journeys to and from the station / supermarket / nearby cities
+  * trips elsewhere - meetings at other projects
+  * flights taken by volunteers / visitors to travel to and from the project
+  * use of machinery
+  * food we make & eat
+  * products we consume
+Some practical examples calculated by Gunnar Thöle:
+  * Pizza 490g per Pizza
+  * Spork 60g per Piece
+  * Mate 300g per Bottle
+  * Vegetarian Burger 1000g per Burger
+  * Cheeseburger 2600g per Burger
+  * Coffee 33g per Cup
+  * Data 2g per Gbyte (on Vodafone 4G - i have no information for fixed or wifi, sorry)
+  * Toilet Paper 0.5g per sheet
+  * Paper towel 10g per sheet
+  * Go by electric scooter 7,5g/km (electricity only)
+others:
+  * members can also offset their non project related journeys for example
+  * anyone who comes across it can use it for their own journeys or just donate money because they want to
+We can have signs near the trees explaining the fund & project around it
+We would need to think about:
+  * which calculator to use (I used this for the example below: https://carbonfund.org/)
+  * have some (most popular) journeys pre-calculated for visitors so they can see it's not costly (eg a flight from malaga to berlin = Eur 5.11)
+  * open a new account to segregate the funds - [[https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/81ID4Nm6AV|a paypal pool]] has been set up already
+  * keep an open set of accounts for transparency / accountability purposes
 ===== What would be needed to make this happen =====
+==== Online functions ====
+  * A CO2 calculator - make a list of possible co2 calculators and which one would be best to integrate within our [[https://ecohackerfarm.org/|website]]
+  * A web page - can be hosted on our website but we'd need to flesh out the content to explain why we are doing this and how it works
+==== Location =====
-  * A calculator
+  * part of [[kuckucksmuehle:documentation:garden|our garden]] open for the local community
-  * A dedicated account...
-  * A web page
+==== Information material ====
-  * Location - at tempelhof (airport) in berlin or part of our garden open for the local community
+  * Add information on plant care  & harvesting guide
+  * Add a link or QR code back to the project
+==== Financial administration ====
+  * A dedicated account
+  * An open set of accounts
+The fund should be self sustainable with money donated used for:
+  * sourcing trees
+  * mode of transportation to planting location
+  * any other costs pertaining to the running of the fund
+==== Sourcing the trees ====
+Trees could be sourced from [[finca_verde:start|Finca Verde]] if we want to plant in the nearby town or part of the farm or from other similar projects near the location of planting. The idea is that we keep transportation to a minimum.