
50+ new U.S. offset projects co-launched since 2004
To meet the challenge of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, organizations around the world are implementing deep decarbonization initiatives and adopting ambitious emissions reduction targets that address Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Incorporating carbon credits, also known as carbon offsets or verified emission reductions (VERs), into a larger greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction effort enables organizations to compensate for their unabated Scope 1 and 3 emissions today while making progress towards long-term targets, like net zero and science-based emissions reduction goals.
3Degrees is a strategic partner for global organizations looking to build a portfolio of rigorously vetted, high-integrity carbon reduction and removal projects. We help our customers craft a comprehensive carbon strategy mapped to their unique climate targets, including opportunities for long-term procurement and new project development.
There are a variety of carbon project categories. The chart below provides more detail about avoided emissions and carbon removal projects, including their carbon storage potential.
Our wide variety of carbon projects support your corporate climate goals with a range of co-benefits that are most meaningful to your business.
Our carbon neutral shipping initiative is a major milestone within our larger commitment to act urgently and aggressively in the fight against climate change. We are excited to partner with 3Degrees in order to support projects with a high level of environmental integrity that will evolve with our growing needs.
50+ new U.S. offset projects co-launched since 2004
Supported first-ever U.S. wind project validated under a carbon standard
Launched two of the first transportation-related carbon offset programs
Registered the first project to issue California Compliance Offsets
Registered first offset project in the RGGI compliance market
3Degrees works directly with customers to ensure that we prioritize their criteria at the center of our solutions. There is a wide range of important considerations for carbon credit purchases.
CRITERIA |
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COST |
+ What is your allocated budget for carbon credits? | |
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LOCATION |
+ Is the project geography relevant to your organization? + Is the project benefitting a region that is marginalized or disadvantaged? |
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RELEVANCE |
+ Is there a project type that ties to your organization’s mission or industry? + Is there a project type that applies to the type of emission being addressed? |
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CO-BENEFITS |
+ Beyond climate, what other benefits does the project provide? | |
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QUANTIFICATION |
+ Is there a preference for projects where emissions can be directly measured vs. projects where reductions are modeled based on sampling? | |
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PROJECT TYPE |
+ Does your organization prefer “nature-based solutions” which use natural processes to mitigate emissions, or direct reductions from well-understood industrial or technological processes? | |
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PROJECT PROPONENTS |
+ Does your organization seek to ensure the project proponents are consistent with your purchasing philosophy or sustainability tenets? |
3Degrees develops carbon offset projects that are third-party verified and registered under one of the internationally-recognized carbon offset standards. Your organization’s purchase is guaranteed to produce real, measurable, and permanent results that make an impact.
We work with the following independent not-for-profit organizations: