Offsetting climate effects 
       Offsetting climate effects 
      of flights on behalf of the 
       of flights on behalf of the 
                       EEA
                        EEA
         Next steps for implementing a 
         Next steps for implementing a 
          carbon credit scheme in the 
          carbon credit scheme in the 
                        EEA
                        EEA
       EMAS travel and accomodation project
                Burkhard Huckestein
                           
                           
     What do Rock ‘n Roll, football, 
      What do Rock ‘n Roll, football, 
     and big business have in 
      and big business have in 
     common?
      common?
     List of carbon credit purchasers includes:
     List of carbon credit purchasers includes:
     • Rockbands like the Rolling Stones, 
        Rockbands like the Rolling Stones, 
     Coldplay etc.
     Coldplay etc.
     • Sports events like the FIFA Worldcup 2006
        Sports events like the FIFA Worldcup 2006
     • World Bank and some private banks
        World Bank and some private banks
     • Big car and oil companies
        Big car and oil companies
     • Corporate titans like Motorola, DuPont etc. 
        Corporate titans like Motorola, DuPont etc. 
     • Paramount Pictures
        Paramount Pictures
     • Film stars, artists, politicians 
        Film stars, artists, politicians 
     • Policy like British Government
        Policy like British Government
                               
                               
      Carbon credits are a 
      Carbon credits are a 
      marketing gimmick, but…
      marketing gimmick, but…
      they are environmentally useful if…
      they are environmentally useful if…
         the provider of carbon credits is reliable
      • the provider of carbon credits is reliable
         the offsetting projects are useful
      • the offsetting projects are useful
         the climate impacts are properly calculated
      • the climate impacts are properly calculated
         there is an external monitoring of projects
      • there is an external monitoring of projects
         ...
      • ...
                                   
                                   
    „This carbon offset scheme for travellers 
               has really taken off!“
                           
                           
     Offsetting strategies of 
     Offsetting strategies of 
     carbon credit providers
     carbon credit providers
    • Afforestation
       Afforestation
    • Eco-efficiency
       Eco-efficiency
    • Renewable energy
       Renewable energy
    • Emission rights (EU 
       Emission rights (EU 
       ETS)
       ETS)
    • Clean Development 
       Clean Development 
       Mechanism
       Mechanism
    • Strategy mix
       Strategy mix
    • ...
       ...