These projects reduce emissions while improving the health and livelihoods of those most affected by and least responsible for climate change.
By improving the way households around the world cook and access clean drinking water, we can cut emissions and avoid a major cause of deforestation which is the unsustainable demand for wood fuel for cooking and boiling unsafe drinking water.
An example of one of the projects your purchase will support is Orb Rooftop Solar, India verified under the Gold Standard carbon registry.
Challenge: With a growing middle class in India, electricity demand regularly outstrips supply causing blackouts. In rural areas, kerosene is used for energy and lighting, polluting the air inside homes. Overall, water heating accounts for a quarter of all residential energy use worldwide per Project Drawdown.
Solution: Orb Energy installs and services high-quality solar energy systems for residential and commercial customers in India. This project has brought over 160,000 solar powered systems to customers throughout the country to cut emissions and replace the use of kerosene or electricity from a grid reliant on fossil fuels.
Impact: Businesses can now operate for longer and more consistently with a solar energy system. Household solar water heating reduces electricity bills by more than 50% and lighting at home means greater opportunity for children to study after the sun goes down. Indoor air pollution is also avoided by replacing harmful kerosene lamps.
