CO2 Solidaire

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• CO2 Solidaire
• Solidarity-based finance responsible
  consumption
• involving companies in poverty alleviation
• and climatic change mitigation

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• Background
• In France and in any (all the) developped
  country(ies)
• Global warming and Climate change are perceived
  as a threat (for the actual and future
  generations?),
• (public information is becoming widespread)
• Public awareness is increasing thanks to the
  increaing release of information.
• South countries
• Particularly vulnerable to impacts like natural
  disasters which are / will be very important and
  partly unforeseeable
• Limited capacity of adaptation and financial
  means to face Climate Change
• A lack of awareness amongst the population
• (these consequences are unrecognized by the
  public in spite of informations rising).

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• Background
• Kyoto protocol solidarity between North and
  South
• Mechanisms, like the Clean Development
  Mechanism (CDM EN) were meant to be (were
  understood as) an act of solidarity, but
• They require complex and costly procedures for
  their implementation (the functioning of these
  tools is extremely complex),
• are often, as a matter of fact, almost
  exclusively implemented by multinationals on
  large scale projects
• citizens, companies (different sizes), NGOs and
  communities cannot become involved and handle
  such mechanisms
• The CDM EN projects are mostly dealing with
  environnemental issues and dont take into
  account all sustainable developpement criteria

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• Background
• In developed countries, priority to the reduction
  of energy consumption
• As it is the first cause of GHGs emissions
• Because of the historical responsibility of these
  countries
• About Air and Road transport
• Air transport (3 of the global emissions of CO2)
  was not integrated into the Kyoto protocol
  therefore there is no commitment of the airlines
  companies and their users
• Road transport accounts for approximately 80 of
  the CO2 emitted by the whole transport sector
  which contributes to more than 20 of the total
  emissions

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• A North-South commitment in Climate Change
  mitigation
• CO2 Solidaire is the first french carbon
  offsetting operation since 2004
• A double aim, through voluntary commitment in the
  North
• To reduce the CO2 emissions
• To improve the living conditions in the South
  countries which are particularly vulnerable to
  climate change impacts.
• Two principles (on regard ensemble)
• To make up for the GEG emissions (to offset)
  resulting from air and road transport to pay to
  a fund the CO2 value which is emitted to finance
  actions which reduce the same CO2 quantities in
  the South.
• To Increase public awareness and suggest domestic
  and professional actions which commit everyones
  behaviour to purchases to reduce the GEG
  emissions in the developped countries.

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• A North-South commitment in Climate Change
  mitigation
• Have a look on www.CO2solidaire.org
• Everyone can calculate online his GHG emissions
  and offset to one of the 4 GERES carbon projects
• On CO2 Solidaire, Companies will fill a
  questionnaire to have an evaluation theirs own
  carbon emissions. They will have the opportunity
  to offset through a partnership agreement proving
  their commitment in climate change mitigation.

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• A North-South commitment in Climate Change
  mitigation
• Have a look on www.CO2solidaire.org
• Each participant receives regular information on
  the projects thanks to the quarterly newsletter
  CO2 Solidaire
• In addition, a presentation of each projects and
  related reports (reports published by independent
  office or consultant) is available on the website

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• A North-South commitment in Climate Change
  mitigation
• The CO2Solidaire label and Chart
• All of the offsetters (individual person,
  companies, NGO, etc) sign a partnership agreement
  and approve a Chart in which they commit to
• off set CO2 emissions resulting from their
  transportation
• raise awareness amongst their staff and
  customers
• Implement energy efficiency procedures at the
  office
• They receive a renewable CO2Solidaire label for
  minimum of 1 year.
• The Chart allows offsetters to check
  independently the project developed in the South
  and thanks to the carbon finance.

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• A North-South commitment in Climate Change
  mitigation
• Since the beginning (2004), CO2 Solidaire (keep
  advancing) is improving its approach of carbon
  offsetting
• Any purchase of carbon offsets to compensate GEG
  emmissions has to come after actions of reduction

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• GERES
• Renewable Energies, Environment
• and Solidarity Group
• French NGO created in 1976 in Marseille.
• Projects for the improvement of the livelihoods
  of populations in various south countries
• Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Benin, Burkina
  Faso, Niger and Morocco
• Projects in the southern France (energy poverty,
  micro hydraulic )
• Supported by multi and bilateral donors such as
  European Union, UNDP, World Bank, Private
  Foundations, ADEME

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GERES Local actions CO2 Solidaire is the
only french compensating program that manages
itself its own carbon offsetting projects.
International teams of GERES work out
sustainable development projects connected with
CO2 Solidaire in 4 different parts of the world.
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• GERES
• Stakes
• Besides climate change mitigation, the projects
  supported by offsettings integrate the 3 issues
  of sustainable developpement
• Environnemental (ex renewable and clean
  energies, forest management, )
• Social (ex gender issues, livelihoods
  improvement)
• Economic (ex job creation and income generation
  in rural and urban areas )

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Project Fuelwood saving project in
Cambodia Promotion of improved cook stoves to
save fuel wood and avoid deforestation. 180 000
ton of GHG avoided from 2003 to 2006 1 800 000
ton of GHG will be avoided from 2007 to 2012

• In average, a Cambodian family uses 20 less of
  fuel wood with an improved cook stove than with a
  traditional one

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Project Fuelwood saving in rural areas and
energy control in urban areas in Morocco In
rural areas, fuelwood saving fight
desertification. In urban areas, energy
control 4600 tons of GHG will be avoided from
2008 to 2013
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Two projects in Himalayas Solar energy for
rural development and rural electrification 6
000 ton of GHG avoided/will be avoided from 2005
on 10 years Bio-climatic architecture development
2 750 ton of GHG will be avoided from 2008 on
14 years
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• Project bio-climatic architecture in
  Afghanistan
• Bio-climatic architecture development in schools,
  hospitals and domestic housing in Afghanistan
• 18 000 ton of GHG avoided from 2003 to 2007 on 14
  years
• 47 000 ton of GHG will be avoided from 2008 to
  2011 on 14 years

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Contacts
GERES 2 cours Foch 13400 Aubagne France 33
(0)4 42 18 55 88 www.co2solidaire.org info_at_co2soli
daire.org