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Açaí pits are a type of renewable biomass that is used as a fuel in some Sustainable Carbon projects
in Brazil
Sustainable Carbon:Comprehensive Carbon Offsets
www.sustainablecarbon.com
January 30th, 2010
Introducing Sustainable Carbon
Ecosystem Services
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Introducing Sustainable Carbon
I. Sustainable Carbon – Who We AreII. Carbon Markets & CreditsIII. Our ProjectsIV. Integrity, Transparency & Credibility in the Carbon MarketV. Business Case for Carbon Offsets
A lake on the ‘Discovery Coast of Brazil’ located in the Atlantic Forest
A wild Jaguar in the ‘Pantanal Wetlands’ of Brazil
Contents
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Introducing Sustainable Carbon
Who We Are
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Sustainable Carbon is a co-developer of greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions projects for the carbon market. We only develop and promote projects that are fully additional and contribute to comprehensive sustainable development. We are:
•Experts in “earth” carbon – biomass, REDD, forestry and fuel-switching
•The leading project developer in terms of the number of VCS and SOCIALCARBON®-validated projects on the Markit® Environmental Registry
•Expanding our geographic scope in South America, North America and Africa
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Project Locations
Current Project Locations 2011 Project Locations
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< United States
> Brazil
Colombia >
< Paraguay
Chile >
< Cape Verde
Angola >
< São Paulo
< Rio de Janeiro
< Paraná
Mato Grosso do Sul >
Minas Gerais
< Rodônia
Amazonas Pará
< Maranhão
< Ceará
< Pernambuco< Alagoas
< SergipeTocantins >
^ Acre
Goiás
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Buyers of Sustainable Carbon’s Credits:
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Carbon Markets & Credits7
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The Carbon Markets
• Two international carbon markets: compliance and voluntary. • Compliance Project Cost + Development Time = Exclusion• Voluntary Market = Response to Compliance Market Criticisms
• Despite the Great Recession of 2009, the volume transaction on the voluntary market was still 37% above 2007 levels, as shown below:
• €30-50 by 2020
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Carbon Credits
What is a carbon credit?• A certification that one ton of CO2e was prevented
from entering the atmosphere as a result of projects, such as Sustainable Carbon’s.
How can you use it?
• Be integrated within a business’ climate change mitigation strategy.
• An excellent way to neutralize unavoidable emissions.
• Link credits to the environmental footprint of products = CO2 NEUTRALITY
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Our Carbon Credits
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Sustainable Carbon uses the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) and the SOCIALCARBON® Standard in all of its voluntary projects.
A standard is a recognized methodology to check project performance and quality .
• The VCS is based on ISO principles and is the most used carbon-accounting standard in the voluntary market.
• The SOCIALCARBON® Standard is an internationally-used standard that has been rated as a Co-Benefit Standard of Best-Practice by ICROA.
• The Standard provides the framework by which six aspects of sustainability are transparently assessed over the project’s lifetime, with continual improvement as the goal.
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Measuring Sustainability with SOCIALCARBON®
Social
Human
Financial
Natural
Technology
Carbon
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2.4
2.0
3.0
3.5
3.1
4.0
• Six sustainability aspects measured over the 10-year lifetime of the project
• Point Zero is the baseline scenario - how sustainable is the project at the begining?
• Even at Point Zero, GHG reductions are being realized – our fellow co-developer is taking the initiative to mitigate climate change
• Clients purchase the carbon credits, neutralize their unavoidable emissions, and invest in the sustainability of the project
• That investment leads to Point 01 whereby clients can transparently see their investment making a difference
• Point 02, 0303...10 – Continual improvement is the goal, and your organization makes it happen
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3.1
3.0
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3.4
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Our ProjectsExterior view of the Irmãos Fredi Ceramic Factory in São Paulo, Brazil
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Our projects tackle the root causes of deforestation and degradation
Contribution to Avoided Deforestation
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Our fuel-switching projects replace the consumption of native timber or heavy oil with renewable biomass:
Açaí Seeds
Sustainable Carbon +
Partnering Co-Developer
Coconut Husk Wood Residues
OR
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Exemplary Project: Lucevans
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Lucevans ceramic is a small business in São Paulo state, Brazil that produces bricks and roof tiles for the local construction industry. •Before switching to renewable biomass, the factory used old-growth timber sourced from the Cerrado ecosystem, contributing to deforestation and threatening the Cerrado’s renowned biodiversity.
•Over the course of 10 years, 85,031 tons of CO2 equivalents will be reduced.
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Integrity, Transparency & Credibility
Wilson, a worker at Rio Negro, an Amazonian project to come online in early 2011
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• Sustainable Carbon works with two Designated Operating Entities (DOEs):
• A DOE is an organization accredited by the United Nations (UNFCCC) to verify and audit GHG reductions projects
• They review documentation like: Project Design Document (PDD) Verficiation Reports Carbon Inventory Calculations
Integrity: Designated Operating Entities
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Verification Statement PDD Validation Report
= INTEGRITY
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Transparency: Markit™ Environmental Registry
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• Sustainable Carbon uses the Markit™ Environmental Registry. • It is a public registry where anyone can see see any aspect about our projects
When projects are validated and credits are verified, you can freely view information such as:
Year in which the
credits/units were produced
VINTAGE
Serial number attached to project to
prevent double-counting
PROJECT
Who developed the project and/or who
owns the credits
DEVELOPER
What standards did the
developer ascribe to the
project
STANDARDS
Which UN-accredited
agency verified the project
DOE
Public access to all documents relating to the
project
DOCUMENTS
TRANSPARENCY
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Credibility: Markit™ Environmental Registry
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When you buy the credits and neutralize your emissions, you can prove it to your stakeholders:
Date on which the credits were
bought and “retired” to
neutralize your emissions
RETIREMENT
Links you the buyer with the
project
PROJECT
Shows who managed the transaction
HOLDER
Stakeholders can see and
judge robustness of
standards used
STANDARDS
Clearly shows that you bought
the credits
REMARKS
Proves that you neutralized the number of tons claimed in your
CSR Report
QUANTITY
CREDIBILITY
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Business Case for Carbon Credits
An employee at the Lara Project in Brazil, with a ceramic brick produced at the facility
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Sustainable Carbon Credits
• Premium Credits: » The added SOCIALCARBON® Standard to our projects means that truly substantial social,
environmental and economic benefits are sustainably brought to tens of small communities throughout South America.
• Guaranteed Neutralization: » The carbon credits we sell have already been generated and independently verified by one
of two UN-accredited agencies called Designated Operating Entities (DOEs).
• Lower Risk: » Projects with two standards means twice the number of validation and verification
procedures audited by DOEs ensuring the credits exist, the biomass is sustainably sourced and socioenvironmental goals are being achieved (among other aspects).
• Transparent: » Our credits are listed on the Markit® Registry where anyone can see any aspect about our
credits, from project documents to who bought or “retired” the credits.
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Comprehensive Benefits
STRONG BRAND RECOGNITION
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CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
STRATEGY
1. KPMG,.“Climate Changes Your Business.” 2008. 2. McKinsey. “How Companies Manage Sustainability: McKinsey Global Survey Results.” March 2010. 3. Lo, S. & Sheu, H. (2007). Is corporate sustainability a value-increasing strategy for business? Corporate Governance: An International Review, 15(2):345-357.
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Comprehensive Benefits
PRODUCT/SERVICE
DIFFERENTIATION
TOP-TALENT SATISFACTION
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Low-Carbon Certified
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