Demystifying the Voluntary Carbon Market

Not all carbon offsets are created equally. Deciding which projects to support can feel confusing and overwhelming. We’ve put together five videos designed to answer our most commonly asked questions about the voluntary carbon market, cut down on complicated jargon, and make the world of high-quality carbon offsets easier to understand.

How Your Business Can Help the Environment

There are many ways you can make a difference, and we offer a range of helpful tools, including educational materials, advice on calculating your footprint and sustainable business practices. Learn how to make your business more environmentally friendly.

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Success Stories

Take a look at some of our recent programs and see how we’re helping companies of all sizes make a positive impact.

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Large Buyer? This guide can help.

Check out the new comprehensive carbon offsets guide for corporate-sized companies. This extensive report provides important insights on carbon offset programs, common criticisms, and what makes a high-quality carbon offset for large-scale businesses.

Projects That Fight Climate Change

Cool Effect provides businesses a unique and transparent way to help people and heal the planet. Take a look at our certified projects available in any quantity for purchase. We offer volume discounts for large quantities. Contact us to get started today.
Honduras

Breath of Fresh Air

This project constructs cookstoves in rural homes that provide clean air and health benefits to poor, rural families in Central America.
Indonesia

For Peat's Sake

The largest carbon project in the world protects 157,000 hectares of land that is sustainably managed as a home to local communities and endangered animals.
Alaska

A Bearadise

These important old growth forests will reduce about 1.5 million tonnes of carbon in 30 years. This project ensures the survival of these trees, providing a safe home for the animals and clean air for Earth.

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We Are an Approved Nonprofit Partner

Cool Effect is a nonprofit partner of 1% for the Planet, an organization designed to help businesses of all sizes realize and act on their responsibility to protect our planet. A 1% for the Planet seal indicates that a business donates 1% of its annual sales to environmental nonprofits, and we’re proud to be a part of such a passionate, action-oriented global movement. 1% for the Planet does not have a special process for payments. Simply make your purchase with Cool Effect and let us know you heard about us from our friends at 1% for the Planet.

Our Approach

Our approach allows businesses to confidently fight climate change—whatever their shape and size. Unlike other providers, we add another layer of scrutiny to project documentation and, in many cases, personally visit projects on-site to verify carbon emission reductions and sustainable development claims. Because we are a nonprofit, our fee structure is transparent to both buyer and seller.

Programs That Are Scientifically Proven, Transparent, and Successful

Our range of programs is stable, sound, and allows companies and employees to make a difference. With total transparency, we offer companies many ways to take action and see results, whether they’re going completely carbon neutral, offsetting business and conference travel, calculating carbon footprints, or simply educating team members. Our experience has helped brands of all sizes take action against climate change.

We Let You See Everything

We share both the benefits and challenges of each project as well as the pertinent scientific documentation approved and accepted by international standards such as the Gold Standard, the Verified Carbon Standard, Plan Vivo, and the Climate Action Reserve. We are clear about our fees: we add 9.87% to the cost per tonne negotiated with the project.

A Nonprofit Without Bias

Cool Effect is a unique nonprofit that works with businesses and organizations of all sizes. We believe that every tonne counts, and that’s why we work hand-in-hand with companies to figure out the best projects and donations to fit their budgets and goals.

We Carefully Analyze Every Project

Our range of global projects is carefully selected, meticulously analyzed, and scientifically verified by a United Nations Designated Operational Entity or other qualified verifier to reduce carbon emissions. All of our projects must meet the toughest requirements of the world’s major carbon standards before we will consider it for our platform. We also conduct on-site visits to ensure the best business practices.

Experience

Transparency

Flexibility

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