CARBON NEUTRAL
Global Reach Partners has achieved the CarbonNeutral®
company certification by working with The CarbonNeutral
Company, a world-leading provider of carbon reduction
solutions, to measure and reduce its CO₂ emissions.
company certification by working with The CarbonNeutral
Company, a world-leading provider of carbon reduction
solutions, to measure and reduce its CO₂ emissions.
To achieve CarbonNeutral® status, we are currently working with The CarbonNeutral Company, to reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol, the global standard for carbon neutral certification. This involves participating in an annual independent assessment of the CO₂ emissions produced from our energy consumption, commuting, business travel and waste followed by an offset-inclusive emissions reduction programme.
This means that for every one tonne of GHG emissions that we produce, we purchase a verified carbon offset which guarantees an equivalent amount of GHG emissions is reduced from the atmosphere through a renewable energy or clean technology project.
The projects that we currently support include a portfolio of verified emission reductions. These projects ensure processes that are often entrenched and part of the traditional infrastructure, less resource intensive by re-engineering them or rethinking them.
TIEING METHANE CAPTURE AND ENERGY SUPPLY PROJECT
China’s population is expected to reach nearly 1.4 billion by 2026 and its emissions of energy related greenhouse gases will grow more than the rest of the world‘s combined increase by 2020. Liaoning is one of China’s most important industrial bases and has the largest economy of North Eastern China.
The ‘Tieling Methane Capture and Energy Supply’ project, located across six coal mines in the North East of China, captures coal mine methane gas and prevents it from being released into the atmosphere. This innovative project was the first in China to use CMM as fuel for gas supply. In addition to the environmental benefits of the project it has also created some 500 job opportunities; temporary and permanent, and developed the ability to blend the concentration high enough for use as an energy source by local gas distribution centres for industrial and domestic use which in turn has sucessfully increased sustainability in the area.
CHOLBURI WASTEWATER BIOGAS TO ENERGY PROJECT
The majority of Thailand’s population lives in rural areas and agriculture is an essential part of Thailand’s economy – contributing to over 10% of GDP. Therefore the country is extremely susceptible to small changes in climate as even a minimal temperature rise would destroy vital crops. However, as the country’s biggest sector, agriculture is also responsible for large quantities of greenhouse gas emissions.
The ‘Cholburi Wastewater Biogas to Energy’ project uses biogas from wastewater to generate energy at a starch drying factory in the Northern Gulf of Thailand. The drying process uses large volumes of water which in turn creates vast quantities of waste water with high organic content. The project prevents biogas emissions from being released directly into the atmosphere and generates energy from a previously unused waste product.
Alongside the emission reductions, the project reduces air pollution as the odours from decomposing organic matter are now contained. The factory has also adopted sustainable water management practices by reusing the treated wastewater in the manufacturing process, reducing the volume of new water required.
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