Carbon Offset Program

Greenhouse effect is essential to life on earth. Without it the temperature on our planet would be minus 18 °C instead of the existing average of 15°C. Greenhouse effect protects us from solar radiations and is part of the equilibrium creating the atmosphere and so the air we breathe. This natural balance is being disrupted because of Greenhouse Gas emissions from human activities. The Greenhouse Gas emissions are reinforcing the natural greenhouse effect, so temperatures are rising in average. This is what we call the global warming. The problem with global warming is that it is impacting the climate; that’s why it is referred to as the climate change. Everybody emits Greenhouse Gases, we are all responsible. It is our duty to reduce our individual emissions as much as possible and even more for companies and organizations.

Greenhouse gas is made of several gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. In this plan we are focusing on those which are manmade and need immediate attention:

•	Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is the main gas produced by human activities (industries, transports, heating systems, etc.), and deforestation (as trees absorb CO2 and reject Oxygen when they are cut they do not play their role and CO2 increases). CO2 is the first cause of global warming (40%).
•	Black carbon emitted by cooking stoves using wood or charcoal has emerged as the second cause of global warming (18%)
•	Methane (CH4) from agriculture cattle raising and waste (when it is burnt or left to rotten in open air.
•	Nitrous Oxide (N2O) from industrial agriculture and motor (car, plane, etc.)
•	CFCs chemicals gases not destructible with high toxicity (HCFCF, CFC) mostly from air conditioner system (air condition, fridge, etc.)

All these gases have their own life cycle and global warming potential.