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We have an International background in the Energy business exceeding 40 years with staff attaining PhD and Masters in the Energy and Sustainable Development space.
Our Logo (above) reflects our commitment to being a responsible and sustainable business that values people, acts responsibly to the environment and creates long lasting economic value. Our focus remains Sustainable Carbon solutions.
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Our expert team help you assess your businesses footprint and then define a simple and pragmatic route map to mitigate and manage to a net zero target which remains practical, tangible and profitable.
It can be a minefield to address the perfect carbon credit, leverage the 17 SDG goals set by the UN, identify the appropriate certification body and have independent parties confirm those choices. We can help navigate this to meet your requirements and needs both short, medium and long term.
We have developed a roadmap to selecting the appropriate projects that can lead to either voluntary or certified emissions.
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Testimonials
Testimonials
UK Energy Providor "Carbon Sustainability developed a simple and pragmatic approach to achieve net zero through carbon trading whilst we separately address and reduce our environmental footprint in other areas of our business"
EP Operator Africa "Great help in identifying our carbon footprint and routes to mitigate on route to carbon neutrality"
Australian E & P Operater "Delivered a key research paper for Board and Management to identify costs of committing to Net Zero".
Current work
Current work
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Currently working a number of conservation models ‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+)’ – a voluntary climate change mitigation approach that has been developed through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Forests are natural carbon sinks and any emissions generated can be offset by permanently removing an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Three REDD+ projects were signed in Africa in 2022.
Current work has included understanding the LNG market and drive to net zero, local gas markets and leveraging net zero to customers.
We have recently made a guide to the Carbon Market, carbon credits and offsets and the routes to consider for Oil and Gas companies in current existing frameworks and highlight the potential for growth.
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Current work
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Tree Planting: Carbon Sustainability has recently been expanding its carbon footprint by tree planting and developing some new carbon sinks in the United Kingdom.
10 Tonnes of carbon sequestered annually and over 100 pounds of CO2 absorbed annually by Carbon Sustainability.
Carbon Footprints: We look at an organisations, supply and value chain footprint aligned with the relevant GHG Protocol Standards, we can look at avoided emissions, personal footprints
Certification: There are a wide variety of certification bodies that have developed tools over 10 years. We align the certification needs to that of the financing needs.
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Net Zero: Net Zero is a state where we add no incremental greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Thus the emissions output is balanced with removal of carbon from the atmosphere via carbon sinks (e.g forests, mangroves, carbon capture, etc). Essentially, what goes in, must be removed to equal Net Zero.
Carbon neutrality is the process of offsetting emissions to neutral on a specific parameter. It is achieved through purchasing carbon credits from offsetting projects that reduce or avoid carbon emissions.
Obtaining Net Zero requires large reduction in your emissions (in line with science) and any carbon credits used should be from verified projects that sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
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Green Revolution
Journey to Net Zero
Journey to Net Zero
Traditional energy resources play an essential role in the global economy and climate change is happening thus the drive to make our energy system less carbon intensive and control emissions to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and limiting warming to 1.5°C. Many companies are setting net zero targets and transitioning to a
Traditional energy resources play an essential role in the global economy and climate change is happening thus the drive to make our energy system less carbon intensive and control emissions to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and limiting warming to 1.5°C. Many companies are setting net zero targets and transitioning to a diverse portfolio that includes renewables. We can help companies redefine their strategies and supporting tactics. We work with carbon-intensive companies and help them develop credible plans to net-zero.
Climate change is no longer a peripheral issue for business. As the physical impact of a changing climate becomes more evident, and public concern and activism intensifies, businesses across sectors are confronted with a growing array of climate-related risks, such as litigation and transition threats. If these risks escalate, they can render a company's physical, human, and intangible assets devalued or stranded, creating a need for a resilient and sustainable business model.
We can help you build a business model that is resilient and profitable in the low carbon, resource-efficient economy of the 21st century.
A net zero energy business meets the challenges as rigorous net zero targets carry a promise of strong climate action that is aligned with the and to neutralise the impact of any source of residual emissions that remains unfeasible to be eliminated by permanently removing an equivalent amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
The Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), Net Zero emissions are achieved when anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere are balanced by anthropogenic removals over a specified period. SBTi criteria state that the net zero target year shall be no later than 2050, which aligns with the Paris Agreement. Some companies are choosing to set a net zero target year earlier than 2050.
A recent report by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) and Oxford Net Zero shows that 21% of the world’s largest 2,000 public companies, that account for sales of almost $14trn, have set net-zero commitments. Furthermore, 124 countries now committed to or considering net-zero, meaning that 61% of global emissions, 52% of the population and 68% of global GDP are covered by said targets. This is up from 49% in 2019.
Align your business to help redress climate change by making net zero commitments.
Journey to Net Zero
Journey to Net Zero
Journey to Net Zero
Normal routes to net zero include reducing and eventually stopping emissions, capturing and storing emissions or balancing them with natural carbon sinks such as forests and oceans.
We have access to and work with companies that can help reduce or cease your emissions and provide the tools to show such mitigation.
Carbon Offsetting is a
Normal routes to net zero include reducing and eventually stopping emissions, capturing and storing emissions or balancing them with natural carbon sinks such as forests and oceans.
We have access to and work with companies that can help reduce or cease your emissions and provide the tools to show such mitigation.
Carbon Offsetting is a way of paying for others to reduce emissions or absorb CO2 to compensate for your own emissions. For example, by planting trees to suck carbon out of the atmosphere as they grow, over a lifetime of 100 years, one aboreal tree can absorb around a tonne of CO2 whereas a Rainforest tree and soil can absorb four times more.
Carbon offsets have several advantages: we can slow down global warming, fair distribution of social costs related to greenhouse gas emissions, assurance of livelihood for many indigeneous people worldwide, we can save many species from extinction, its sustainable and important in the energy transition where eco-friendliness and profit maximization are aligned and lastly it’s a simple straightforward process to compensate for the effects on the environment and in working with others can save significant administrative burden and cost.
Legitimate carbon offsets come from projects and are rigorously verified by third parties in accordance with recognized carbon standards, and many companies choose to buy from offset-generating projects close to home.
Some companies can be carbon free by sourcing their energy from solar and wind and in the future carbon capture and storage, geothermal, carbon neutral hydrogen, biomass and more. We can help source and define those carbon free routes as well.
How we can help
Journey to Net Zero
How we can help
Our expert team can help you assess you businesses footprint and then define a route map to mitigate and manage to a net zero target.
We take a simple and pragmatic approach to low carbon sustainability which are practical, tangible and profitable.
We can help enhance your business model and meet the regulatory changes and new industry re
Our expert team can help you assess you businesses footprint and then define a route map to mitigate and manage to a net zero target.
We take a simple and pragmatic approach to low carbon sustainability which are practical, tangible and profitable.
We can help enhance your business model and meet the regulatory changes and new industry requirements.
For traditional Energy resource play providors, carbon neutrality has a minimum requirement of covering Scope 1 & 2 emissions with Scope 3 encouraged. Net zero must cover Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions. To be net zero, an organisation must be reducing its emissions along a 1.5ᵒC trajectory across Scopes 1, 2 & 3.
Our work will support your sustainability reporting and we can help generate a Carbon Management Plan, which is a documented strategy setting out actions and targets which is then signed off by the board in support of their ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) credentials.
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21st April 2021 - The European Union (EU) has adopted ambitious new targets to curb climate change. Under a new law agreed between member states and the EU Parliament, the bloc will cut carbon emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels.
9th August 2021 - IPCC issued 6th Report 9th August, Key highlights are 1. Human's are to blame for rise in Global temperatures 2. Temperatures will keep rising 3. Sea leves will continue to rise 4. Weather extremes will be more common 5. Arctic will be ice free in summers soon 6. A 1.5deg global temperature rise will occur sooner than 2050. In general we are running out of time to stop global warming unless there is serious global alignment politically and economically.
November 2021 - By the end of COP26, 151 countries had submitted new climate plans to slash their emissions by 2030. To keep the goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C within reach, we need to cut global emissions in half by the end of this decade. In contrast, the United Nations calculates that these plans, as they stand, put the world on track for 2.5 degrees C of warming by the end of the century. That is better than the 4 degrees C trajectory the world was on before the Paris Agreement was struck, but still extremely dangerous.
December 2022. COP27 in Egypt achieved 5 key takeaways: The establishment of a fund for Loss and Damage; Maintaining to keep 1.5Deg C within reach; Holding Businesses and Institutions to Account; Mobilizing financial support for developing countries and finally pivoting towards implementation.
December 2023 - The COP28 conference held in Dubai in December 2023 emphasized the urgent need for gas exploration companies to make the shift to a zero-emissions future. Below are some of the key points from Oil and gas companies undertaking exploration
· Stronger Net-Zero Commitments: 50 national oil and gas companies and a large number of others signed the Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter, promising to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and reduce methane by 2030.
· Methane Reduction Focus: The conference stressed that the Earth is now warming, and it's an age that manmade methane needs to be dealt with as much as CO2. So, companies were advised to invest in methane capture and utilization technologies.
· Global Decarbonization Accelerator: The launch of the Global Decarbonization Accelerator, a partnership between governments, businesses, and civil society, aims to accelerate decarbonization efforts across the energy sector, including the fossil fuel industry.
· Growing Investor Pressure: Investors are integrating climate risks into their investment strategies more and more, demanding more concrete oil and gas emissions reduction measures.
· Technological Advancements: Technological advances in areas such as carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), as well as renewable energies and energy efficiency are providing new ways for gas companies to lessen their environmental impacts at last.
· Indigenous Representation: A part of the conference's sensibilities lay in a focus on climate issues, and thus was the recognition of the importance of their knowledge and expertise in sustainable practices.
Recent & Upcoming Events
Our staff recently attended a number of conferences/online events - a sub selection is given below:
NAPE - Houston, Feb 2023
World Energies Summit - London, Sept 2023
Africa Oil Week - Capetown, Oct 2023
Africa Energy Week - Capetown, Oct 2023
COP28 - Dubai, Dec 2023
CCUS - London, Dec 2023
Our staff will also be at the following events
NAPE - Feb 2024 - Houston
US Hydrogen Forum - Feb 2024 - Houston
AAPG - Aug 2024 - Houston
IMAGE - Sept 2024 - Oman
Africa Oil Week - Oct 2024 - Capetown
COP29 - Nov 2024 - Azerbaijan
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Project Screening Criteria
We look in our projects at a number of criteria and evolve that to also include customer specific needs. The criteria is not limited to the following: Approved Carbon Standards, Positive Environmental Impacts beyond CO2, Societal benefits to local communities, the appropriate Governmental Support, Reputational risk (Assessment & Mitigation), Economics and Competent project developers.
Big News
COP28 - For oil and gas exploration companies seeking to define a net-zero target, COP28 emphasized the importance of:
1. Setting ambitious and credible net-zero targets: Companies should fix their targets according to transparent criteria without losing sight of science - those aims which correspond to limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C in conformity with the Paris Agreement.
2. Developing comprehensive decarbonization plans: Companies should develop detailed plans outlining their strategies for reducing emissions, including investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency, CCUS, and methane reduction technologies.
3. Securing funding for decarbonization initiatives: For their decarbonization efforts, companies need to find sufficient financial backing, which might even come from partnerships with governments, investors, or other stakeholders.
4. Engaging with stakeholders and building trust: Companies should actively engage with stakeholders, including governments, investors, communities, and NGOs, to build trust and transparency around their decarbonization commitments.
5. Continuously monitoring and improving performance: Companies should establish robust emissions monitoring and reporting systems and continuously evaluate and improve their decarbonization efforts.
Carbon Sustainability is also invested in several Hydrogen projects both in UK and Europe and has also an interest in companies that help mitigate gas flaring.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a solution to climate change?
We simply need to reduce all human made greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to zero. To do so we must:
Short term:
· Stopping Deforestation (@ 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions)
· Planting lots more trees (trees sequester the carbon already in the atmosphere and store it away).
· Reduce emissions from agriculture and reduce the consumption of meat (especially red meat).
Medium Term:
· Carbon Engineering solutions where we extract CO2 on an industrial scale from the atmosphere and store it underground safely.
· Decarbonize Electricity Generation (making it zero carbon e.g. from renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, wave etc).
Longer term:
· Fully Decarbonising Transport (cars, trucks, aircraft, ships etc.).
What is Carbon Offsetting and does it work?
Carbon offsetting is about sourcing and funding projects around the world that help reduce carbon emissions by a measurable and verifiable amount with a preference to have additional benefits socially and environmentally where possible.
Carbon offset projects around the world are being set up thanks to finance through multiple vehicles offsetting their emissions. These projects include renewable energy generation, improving energy efficiency, reducing deforestation and planting more trees.
It must be better to reduce emission to zero than just offset them?
In an ideal world yes and we should all try and reduce emissions as much as possible however globally it is not yet possible. There isn't enough renewable (or zero carbon) electricity to meet the global energy demand alone nor is it in all the right locations. Also there is not enough zero carbon forms of transport that can be practically used to meet the needs of international trade. No matter what you do to reduce your energy consumption and carbon footprint you are almost certainly going to still be responsible for some carbon emissions - not just from your direct energy usage, but indirectly from things you buy and services you may use. By supporting carbon offsetting projects, you are supporting the solutions to climate change including help fund more renewable energy production; help fund improved efficiencies in developing countries; help fund teams working to reduce deforestation and help by planting more trees to capture and store carbon that has already been emitted into the atmosphere.
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