Carbon Offsetting Partnership

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Our current partnership is with Cornwall Hospice Care

Air travel has a huge carbon footprint because greenhouse gases are emitted into the atmosphere at such a rate, they have a complex and devastating effect.

Zero emissions air travel is not yet available, so if you have to fly, you should consider minimising the affect your travel has on the planet. Planet A has developed Carbon Offsetting Partnerships to raise funds for a registered charity to directly reduce greenhouse gas emissions locally.

This partnership will fund improved insulation at two primary care facilities. Well insulated buildings reduce heat loss, directly reducing the amount of fuel burnt for heating. Planet A has calculated the carbon cost of air travel against the effect of installing 1m2 of insulation. Teaming up with a registered charity is a great way to make a positive carbon reduction locally.

Carbon offsetting doesn’t mean it’s ok to fly regularly. We are reaching a critical time to act on climate change and believe every action which emits greenhouse gases must be stopped or reduced, if that is not possible then it must be balanced. By offsetting through our just giving link the carbon emissions from your flight will be balanced against a reduction in carbon emissions at Cornwall Hospice Care facilities. This has a greater and more immediate benefit than other carbon offsetting schemes such as planting trees, which stores carbon rather than preventing it from being released in the first place.

To ensure the offsetting cost is affordable, we are factoring 20 years of insulation benefit to balance the carbon created from just one flight.

We need your support to make this possible, so if you have to fly, please give generously.

The cost of your offset is calculated using government data for flight emissions and Planet A calculations for the cost and benefit of additional insulation at two hospices in Cornwall.

Type of flight

Destination

Distance (km)

kg/C02e/km

kg of C02e

m2 insulation required to offset over 20 yrs

Payment required per single flight

Payment required per return flight

Domestic flight to/from UK

London

338

0.24587

83

0.58

£9

£17

Domestic flight to/from UK

Manchester

374

0.24587

92

0.65

£10

£19

Domestic flight to/from UK

Edinburgh

623

0.24587

153

1.07

£16

£32

Domestic flight to/from UK

Glasgow

606

0.24587

149

1.05

£16

£31

Domestic flight to/from UK

Newcastle

558

0.24587

137

0.96

£14

£29

Domestic flight to/from UK

Teeside

513

0.24587

126

0.89

£13

£27

Domestic flight to/from UK

Aberdeen

775

0.24587

191

1.34

£20

£40

Domestic flight to/from UK

Humberside

472

0.24587

116

0.81

£12

£24

Domestic flight to/from UK

Isles of Scilly

110

0.24587

27

0.19

£3

£6

Short-haul to/from UK

Dublin

213

0.15353

33

0.23

£3

£7

Short-haul to/from UK

Faro

939

0.15353

144

1.01

£15

£30

Short-haul to/from UK

Alicante

867

0.15353

133

0.93

£14

£28

Short-haul to/from UK

Dusseldorf

833

0.15353

128

0.90

£13

£27

Short-haul to/from UK

Zurich

1044

0.15353

160

1.12

£17

£34

The above breakdown is based on the emissions created by a single passenger.

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