South Poleは、世界中の企業や政府、組織に対して、気候変動対策を長期的なビジネスチャンスに変える包括的な戦略を開発し、2006年から脱炭素化の最前線に立っています。また、South Poleは主要なプロジェクト開発者であり、50ヶ国以上で自然エネルギーや林業、農業、産業、家庭、公共機関で約1,000件のプロジェクトを提供しています。気候変動対策資金により、サウスポールは1ギガトン以上のCO2排出量を削減し、気候変動に対して特に脆弱な恵まれないコミュニティに社会的利益を提供し、発展途上国で約10万人の雇用を創出することに貢献しています。
Notre stratégie pour la réduction des gaz à effet de serre
Title:Aujourd’hui - avec 2019 comme année de référence - nous avons déjà réduit de 12 % nos émissions de niveaux 1 et 2 et de 26 % nos émissions de niveau 3. Nous continuons à investir significativement dans nos méthodes de fabrication et de distribution, dans nos processus et nos politiques afin d’accélérer la réduction de nos émissions, en conformité avec l’Accord de Paris 2015.
Une stratégie globale pour le climat suppose un spectre large d’actions, de la réduction, au retrait en passant par la compensation.
En parallèle de notre plan de réduction ambitieux et de nos projets en faveur du climat avec South Pole, nous venons de signer un contrat de 5 ans avec Climeworks afin de capturer le CO2 directement dans l’atmosphère (en savoir plus ici).
Nous pensons que toutes les solutions climat sont pertinentes et complémentaires à la condition qu’elles soient certifiées et cumulées intelligemment. Il est donc essentiel pour nous d’exploiter toutes les solutions à notre disposition. C’est pourquoi, avec South Pole, nous avons sélectionné 3 projets clés qui nous permettent de diversifier notre impact, à la fois sur la protection de la biodiversité, dans le captage de biogaz mais aussi concernant l’hydroélectricité.
Huóshuĭ Small Hydropower
Title:Une énergie propre pour les communautés reculées des montagnes en Chine.
Subtitle:De la même façon, les rivières des régions montagneuses de la Chine peuvent être exploitées pour la production d’électricité destinée aux habitants de la région et notamment aux communautés les plus retirées ; l’installation de centrales hydroélectriques requiert cependant des investissements importants. Avant la réalisation de ce projet, les communautés locales connaissaient des conditions de vie difficiles. Alors que la Chine répondait à 80 % de sa demande en électricité grâce aux centrales à charbon, l’accès de ces communautés à l'électricité demeurait aléatoire et les investissements régionaux restaient limités.
Huóshuĭ Small Hydropower est répartie en 95 petites centrales hydrauliques. Les centrales de petite taille ont une capacité comprise entre 0,1 et 14 MW. Ensemble, elles fournissent suffisamment d'énergie renouvelable pour alimenter plus d'un demi-million de foyers chinois moyens chaque année. Leur conception « au fil de l'eau » leur permet de réaliser cette opération avec un impact minimal sur l'environnement.
- Normes du projet : SocialCarbon, VCS Norme carbone vérifiée
Impacts :
- 369000 tonnes de CO2e (équivalents dioxyde de carbone) évitées chaque année (SDG13)
- 740000 MWh d’énergie renouvelable générée chaque année (SDG7)
- Contributions aux ODD des Nations Unies 4, 8 et 5.
Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve
Title:Preserving Borneo's tropical peat swamp forests and improving local lives
Subtitle:The Rimba Raya peat swamp forests are located in Central Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. Before the project was established, these immensely biodiverse tropical peatlands were scheduled for conversion into four palm oil estates by the provincial government.
The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve protects 91,215 hectares of rich, tropical peat swamp forests which are monitored by local rangers as well as by satellite and aerial imagery. As well as preserving ecosystem diversity and the habitat of endangered species like the Bornean orangutan, the project reduces emissions by avoiding the planned deforestation of over 47,000 hectares of forests for palm oil production.
The Rimba Raya project not only sequesters carbon and protects habitat for local wildlife; it also promotes local sustainable development, particularly regarding environmental education and economic capacity building.
Project standards:
- Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards (Verra)
- VCS Verified Carbon Standard (Verra)
Impacts:
- 2,162 water filters distributed
- 47,237 hectares protected
- 3,500,000 tonnes of CO2e mitigated
Lan Dokmai Waste-to-energy
Title:Reducing climate impacts and helping with sustainable biogas
Subtitle:Thailand is one of the largest producers of Tapioca starch, which forms an important part of the economy. Unfortunately, starch production is a carbon-intensive process that not only damages the environment but also produces strong-smelling methane emissions from the wastewater that affect the quality of life in surrounding areas.
Rather than allowing the methane to escape freely into the atmosphere, the project captures the gas in order to produce clean electricity. This electricity powers production at the local starch factory; as a result, the air is cleaner and less fossil fuel needs to be purchased. This means that revenue can be generated to support social and educational activities in the community.
With less methane emissions, the quality of the air surrounding the plant has improved dramatically. In addition to this, new jobs and training opportunities for modern technologies are provided by the project. The treated wastewater is much cleaner and can be used for fish farming and irrigation of nearby fields, even the wastewater sludge is given to farmers and recycled for fertilizer.
Just like the renowned Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4) is also a greenhouse gas (GHG), so its presence in the atmosphere affects the earth’s temperature and climate system. Methane is emitted from a variety of anthropogenic (human-influenced) and natural sources. Methane is the second most abundant anthropogenic GHG after carbon dioxide, accounting for about 20% of global emissions, and is also more than 25 times as potent as carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere. Therefore, reducing methane emissions has a significant effect on limiting global warming.
Project standards:
• Gold Standard (WWF)
• CDM Clean Development Mechanism (UN FCCC)
Impacts:
- 20,000 tonnes of CO2e
- 2,100 m2 of cleaned wastewater
- 2,200 litres of fossil fuels saved
Frequently Asked Questions
What are carbon credits and how do they work?
Projects must adhere to a rigorous set of criteria to pass verification by third-party agencies and a review by a panel of experts at a leading carbon offset standard like Verra or Gold Standard. After an organization or an individual buys a carbon credit, the credit is permanently retired so it can't be reused.
What makes a good climate action project?
How do I know that the emission reductions are actually happening? What does additionality mean?
For transparency, carbon credits are assigned serial numbers and are issued, transferred and permanently retired in publicly accessible emission registries.
Additionality means that the reductions in emissions achieved by the project must be “above business as usual". That means they would not have happened unless the project was implemented. By purchasing high-quality and verified carbon credits you are directly funding climate action and sustainable development.
What are the different types of climate action projects?
- Il primo modo consiste nell’evitare le emissioni di anidride carbonica, ad esempio sostituendo l’energica ricavata da carburanti fossili con l’energia derivata da fonti rinnovabili.
- Il secondo modo consiste nel rimuovere le emissioni dall’atmosfera, ad esempio piantando più alberi, che hanno la funzione di sequestrare (ossia, catturare) l’anidride carbonica dall’atmosfera e di conservarla in forma liquida o solida.
- Il terzo modo consiste nel catturare e distruggere le emissioni, come ad esempio il metano, un gas serra presente nelle acque reflue che è molto più potente dell’anidride carbonica.
Il nostro partner globale South Pole gestisce centinaia di progetti di azione climatica diversi che interessano le aree seguenti:
- soluzioni orientate alla natura (riforestazione, ripristino del territorio, protezione della foresta, agricoltura e gestione del territorio sostenibili);
- energia rinnovabile (progetti idroelettrici, eolici, solari e geotermici);
- progetti comunitari (migliori tecnologie di cottura, accesso ad acqua pulita);
- termovalorizzazione (biogas dalle discariche o dal settore industriale e biomasse).
