South Pole은 기후 행동을 전 세계 기업과 정부, 조직을 위한 장기적 비즈니스 기회로 전환하는 종합적인 전략을 개발하며, 2006년 이래로 탈탄소화에 앞장서고 있습니다. 또한 South Pole은 선도적인 프로젝트 개발사로, 재생 에너지, 임업, 농업, 산업, 일반 가정 및 공공기관에 1,000여 개의 프로젝트를 제공해왔습니다. 기후 금융을 통해 South Pole은 10억 톤 이상의 이산화탄소 배출량을 절감하고, 특히 기후 변화에 취약한 소외 지역에 사회적 혜택을 제공했으며, 개발도상국에서 약 10만 개의 일자리 창출을 지원했습니다.
온실가스 감축 전략
Title:지금까지 Swarovski는 이미 2019년 기준치 대비 스코프 1, 2 배출량을 12%, 스코프 3 배출량을 26% 감축했습니다. Swarovski는 온실가스 감축을 가속화하고 2015년 파리 협정에 따라 운영하기 위해 제조와 유통, 프로세스 및 정책에 지속적으로 크게 투자하고 있습니다.
완벽한 기후 전략은 감축, 제거, 상쇄를 포함한 모든 방법론을 제시합니다.
실제로 Swarovski는 야심찬 감축 계획과 South Pole과의 기후 프로젝트 외에도, 최근 Climeworks와 대기에서 직접 이산화탄소를 제거하기 위한 5년간의 계약을 체결했습니다(자세한 내용은 여기에서 확인).
중요한 사실은 인증을 받고 추가되는 모든 기후 솔루션이 유효하다는 것입니다. 하나의 조치만이 아닌, 가능한 모든 조치와 해결책을 강구하는 것이 중요합니다. 이것이 바로 Swarovski가 South Pole과 함께 생물다양성 보호와 바이오가스 포집, 수력발전 분야로 영향을 다각화하기 위해 3가지 핵심 프로젝트를 선정한 이유입니다.
Huóshuĭ Small Hydropower
Title:Clean energy for China’s remote mountain communities
Subtitle:Similarly, the powerful rivers of China's mountainous areas can be harnessed to generate electricity for its remote communities and the wider region, but hydroelectric power plants require substantial investment to set up. Prior to the project, local communities experienced poor living conditions. At a time when 80 percent of China’s energy demands were met by coal-fired power stations, these communities had unreliable access to electricity and there was little regional investment.
Huóshuĭ Small Hydropower consists of 95 small hydropower plants. The small-scale plants range in capacity from 0.1 to 14 MW, and together supply enough renewable energy to power over half a million average Chinese homes each year. Their run-of-river design allows them to do so with minimal environmental impact.
- Project standards: SocialCarbon, VCS Verified Carbon Standard
Impacts:
- 369,000 tonnes of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalents) mitigated each year (SDG13)
- 740,000MWh of renewable energy generated annually (SDG7)
- Contributions to United Nations SDGs 4, 8 and 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
Häufig gestellte Fragen (FAQ)
Was sind Emissionsgutschriften und wie funktionieren sie?
Die Projekte müssen eine Reihe strenger Kriterien erfüllen, um den Verifizierungsprozess durch unabhängige Agenturen zu bestehen. Sie müssen außerdem die Überprüfung durch ein Expertengremium eines führenden Standards für Emissionsausgleiche bestehen, beispielsweise von Verra oder Gold Standard. Nachdem ein Unternehmen oder eine Einzelperson einen Emissionsgutschein kauft, wird dieser permanent stillgelegt, damit er nicht wiederverwendet werden kann.
Wie zeichnet sich ein gutes Klimaprojekt aus?
Wie kann ich mir sicher sein, dass die Emissionsreduzierungen auch tatsächlich stattfinden? Was bedeutet Zusätzlichkeit?
Für mehr Transparenz werden die Emissionsgutschriften mit Seriennummern versehen. Sie werden anschließend in öffentlich zugänglichen Emissionsregistern ausgestellt, übertragen und dauerhaft stillgelegt.
Zusätzlichkeit bedeutet, dass die durch das Projekt erzielten Emissionsminderungen nicht Teil der geschäftlichen Tagesordnung sind. Anders ausgedrückt wären sie nicht zustande gekommen, wenn das Projekt nicht umgesetzt worden wäre. Durch den Kauf von hochwertigen und verifizierten Emissionsgutschriften können Sie Klimaschutzmaßnahmen und nachhaltige Entwicklungen direkt finanzieren.
Welche unterschiedlichen Arten von Klimaschutzprojekten gibt es?
- Der erste Weg, um Treibhausgasemissionen zu vermeiden, besteht zum Beispiel darin, die Energie aus fossilen Brennstoffen mit Energie aus erneuerbaren Quellen zu ersetzen.
- Zum anderen können Emissionen aus der Atmosphäre entfernt werden, zum Beispiel indem man mehr Bäume pflanzt. Diese binden oder fangen Kohlenstoff aus der Atmosphäre ein und speichern ihn in flüssiger oder fester Form.
- Die dritte Option besteht darin, Emissionen zu zerstören. Dazu zählt beispielsweise die Beseitigung von Methan aus dem Abwasser. Bei Methan handelt es sich um ein Treibhausgas, das um ein Vielfaches potenter ist als Kohlendioxid.
Unser globaler Partner South Pole führt Hunderte von verschiedenen Klimaschutzprojekten durch, die die folgenden Bereiche umfassen:
- Naturbasierte Lösungen (Wiederaufforstung, Landrestaurierung, Waldschutz, nachhaltige Bodenbewirtschaftung und Landwirtschaft)
- Erneuerbare Energie (Wasserkraftwerke, Windkraftwerke, Solarenergie und Erdwärme)
- Gemeindeprojekte (verbesserte Kochherdtechnologie, Versorgung mit sauberem Wasser)
- Thermische Verwertung (Biogas aus Deponien oder der Industrie, Biomasse)
