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offsetting_co2_emissions [2017/04/13 23:11] – [Idea brief] aimeejuliaprojects:offsetting_co2_emissions [2022/05/06 10:36] (current) – [Sourcing the trees] aimeejulia
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 ====== Offsetting CO2 emissions ====== ====== Offsetting CO2 emissions ======
 +====== #foodisfree project ======
 +
  
 ===== Idea brief ===== ===== Idea brief =====
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   * flights taken by volunteers / visitors to travel to and from the project   * flights taken by volunteers / visitors to travel to and from the project
   * use of machinery   * use of machinery
 +  * food we make & eat
 +  * products we consume
 +
 +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)
  
 others: others:
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   * which calculator to use (I used this for the example below: https://carbonfund.org/)   * 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)   * 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+  * 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   * keep an open set of accounts for transparency / accountability purposes
  
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 ==== Location ===== ==== Location =====
    
-  * at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Tempelhof_Airport|tempelhof (airport)]] in Berlin  
   * part of [[kuckucksmuehle:documentation:garden|our garden]] open for the local community   * part of [[kuckucksmuehle:documentation:garden|our garden]] open for the local community
  
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   * A dedicated account   * 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. 
  
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