Balance Your Impact in 3 Steps
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Choose Your Carbon Offset Project and Calculate Your Emissions
Find a project, or several projects, with which to offset your carbon emissions. Then, use the calculator to your right to see how big your carbon footprint is, and how many tons of carbon you need to offset to balance out your impact on climate change. Each Live Climate project has unique benefits to the local community. |
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Check Out
Once you’ve chosen your project or projects, enter the number of tons you want to buy from each. Then, complete the process using our secure Paypal payment system. Live Climate will send you a receipt via email and a certificate by regular mail (on recycled paper!) showing the community impact of your offset purchase, and how you can monitor progress. |
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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
See Reduce Your Carbon Footprint below for simple things you can do to reduce the carbon you emit. Your emissions are also called your “carbon footprint.” Finding the many easy and inexpensive ways to reduce emissions from your home or car is the first and most important step to fighting climate change. Plus, it’ll save you money and reduce the number of tons you need to offset!
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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
The first step to balancing your impact on climate change by going Carbon Neutral is to reduce your own carbon footprint. Simple changes around your home, in the way you travel, or at your school or the office can lead to big reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while also SAVING YOU MONEY on your energy and gas bills!
Every ton of carbon you reduce, means one less ton you need to offset to go Carbon Neutral.
The U.S. EPA provides a list of simple tips and resources for you to reduce your carbon footprint. Click on the links below to get started:
Home
- Change incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).
- Switch your appliances to ENERGY STAR qualified products.
- Heat and cool smartly by cleaning air filters and replacing old equipment.
- Seal and insulate your home – the less air that escapes your home, the less energy it takes to heat and cool your home.
- Use green power that you can buy yourself or purchase from your local utility.
- Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle – reducing waste in landfills reduces landfill gas emissions.
- Be green in your yard by composting food scraps and reducing yard waste.
- Conserve water in your home.
On the Road
- Check out EPA's Green Vehicle Guide and the jointly-run EPA/DOE Fuel Economy Guide and buy a more fuel efficient car.
- Drive smart – avoid hard acclerations, hard braking, and idling.
- Tune your ride- A well-maintained car is more fuel-efficient, produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions, is more reliable, and is safer!
- Check your tires- under-inflation increases tire wear, reduces your fuel economy by up to 3 percent and leads to higher greenhouse gas emissions.
- Give your car a break – use public transportation, carpool, or walk/bike whenever possible.
Air Travel
Short airplane flights (less than 500 miles) are equal in emissions to traveling in a car that gets between 10 and 20 mpg. For short flights, use a high mileage car instead, and rideshare! Or even better, take the train or a bus, both of which get the equivalent of between 50 and 80 miles per gallon!