Like many Australians, you’re probably wondering how your day-to-day routine can be more sustainable. Offsetting the emissions from your vehicle is an immediate step towards climate action.
Today, when you renew your vehicle registration, you can now offset one of the largest sources of carbon emissions – your daily vehicle commute.
NSW light vehicles emit around 2.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) each year on average. By offsetting your emissions, you’re getting behind various projects that support the environment, including those that regenerate tracts of bushland and re-establish native forest. The NSW Government is committed to net zero emissions by 2050. We’re now on track to halve emissions by 2030 compared to 2005 levels while continuing to grow the economy. There’s plenty we can do together to reach this goal.
Offsets are a valuable tool in emission reduction
While climate change isn’t going to be solved by offsets alone, it provides an important avenue of emission reduction. Offsets are a valuable part of the solution for emissions specifically the emissions from your vehicle.
Carbon offset projects involve activities that either avoid or decrease carbon emissions. Carbon avoidance could be generating electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. Meanwhile, activities that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere take the form of tree planting, restoring native vegetation or soil carbon sequestration to lock those emissions away.
When you choose to offset, this scheme will purchase Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), from a carbon offset provider who meets the NSW government’s highest standards. Each credit will then be retired meaning they are taken off the market, ensuring the project - and your contribution - are achieving maximum benefit.
Our partner carbon offset provider is Corporate Carbon Advisory Pty Ltd, they:
- hold an Australian Financial Services license
- deliver NSW based emissions reduction activities, or Australian based activities, should state credits be exhausted
- operate via the Australian Government Clean Energy Regulator Emissions Reductions Fund.
Corporate Carbon Advisory Pty Ltd is one of Australia’s largest-scale and longest running providers of climate solutions through the Australian Government’s Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). Since 2010 they have reduced over 10 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and are a leading project owner and developer in the Australian carbon industry, with 1.4 million acres of land-based projects.
