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====== Offsetting CO2 emissions ====== | ====== Offsetting CO2 emissions ====== | ||
+ | ====== #foodisfree project ====== | ||
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+ | ===== Idea brief ===== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | emissions created by the project eg: | ||
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+ | * 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 | ||
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+ | Some practical examples calculated by Gunnar Thöle: | ||
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+ | * 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) | ||
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+ | others: | ||
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+ | * 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 | ||
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+ | We can have signs near the trees explaining the fund & project around it | ||
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+ | We would need to think about: | ||
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+ | * which calculator to use (I used this for the example below: https:// | ||
+ | * 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:// | ||
+ | * keep an open set of accounts for transparency / accountability purposes | ||
===== What would be needed to make this happen ===== | ===== What would be needed to make this happen ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Online functions ==== | ||
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+ | * A CO2 calculator - make a list of possible co2 calculators and which one would be best to integrate within our [[https:// | ||
+ | * 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 | ||
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+ | ==== Location ===== | ||
- | * A CO2 calculator | + | * part of [[kuckucksmuehle: |
- | * 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 information on plant care & harvesting guide | ||
* Add a link or QR code back to the project | * Add a link or QR code back to the project | ||
+ | ==== Financial administration ==== | ||
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+ | * A dedicated account | ||
+ | * An open set of accounts | ||
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+ | 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: | ||