Carbon Offset Projects Grant

Carbon Offset Projects Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Colorado Carbon Fund
Last Updated: August 07, 2024

Summary

The Carbon Offset Projects Grant, offered by the Colorado Carbon Fund, aims to reduce carbon emissions through local projects in Colorado. The fund supports initiatives registered with verified carbon standards and prioritizes projects like soil carbon sequestration and methane capture. By fostering collaboration among local businesses and communities, the grant helps ensure sustainable practices that contribute to climate change mitigation while keeping capital within the state.

Overview

Why Partner with Us We reduce carbon emissions in Colorado by collaborating with the right people, local projects, and businesses to protect our beautiful spaces & communities.With our vast support network we can help you draft the proper materials to develop your project, source funding beyond our own if necessary, and find reliable streams of offset buyers to secure the project into the future. Submit a Local Carbon Project We believe that keeping the capital that is produced in Colorado, in Colorado, is an essential ingredient towards solving our climate challenges. Local Carbon Offset Provider We only work with projects located within the state of Colorado to ensure we're building circular, localized economies in our own community.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Colorado carbon offset projects must be registered with a verified carbon standard. They must also meet the following criteria to be considered for Colorado Carbon Fund support:Local: All projects must be located in Colorado. Projects can be privately or publicly owned.Direct:Projects must reduce or remove emissions from one or more of the six greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride). Projects must reduce emissions at the site where they are implemented by reducing or displacing the use of fossil fuels. Projects must also demonstrate clear ownership of the emissions reductions, therefore projects that reduce or displace grid electricity are not considered because they result in indirect emission reductions which may cause ownership and double counting concernsScale:Scalable.We only invest in projects and methodologies that have the potential to be replicated to generate a larger impact.