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Carbon
Connect| Protecting the earth through the rural poor.
Certificate for
Environmental Leadership
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To
confirm the purchase of an equivalent of 204 tons of carbon
dioxide in verified emission reductions from Aliguda Village,
Adilabad District, Andhra Pradesh, India by Substituting
Petroleum Diesel Fuel with Natural Pongamia Oil for Local
Uses.
The Purchaser
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The
Wisconsin Interfaith Climate and Energy Campaign, Stoughton,
Wisconsin, USA is a non-profit organization. WICEC aims to
inform, train, and activate faith groups to take concrete steps
to reduce global warming and work toward a sustainable future.
As part of its campaign, WICEC has purchase the equivalent
of 204 tons of carbon dioxide in verified emission reductions
from Aliguda come from producing natural pongamia oil to substitute
for petroleum diesel in local energy uses over ten years. By
choosing to purchase carbon credits, WICEC has become an environmental
pioneer displaying good citizenship and social responsibility.
The Emission Reductions |
Vintage
Year |
Projected
emission reductions (tCo2e) through pongamia oil |
Vintage
Year |
Projected emission
reductions (tCo2e) through pongamia oil |
Aliguda
Village comprises 30 families living in Moar Valley in Adilabad
district, Andhra Pradesh, India. They belong to the Gond tribe
and live in poverty. In 2004, the community planted 3,000 pongamia
trees for the purpose of extracting oil from its seeds. In
2005, it plans to plant an additional 5,000 trees. Pongamia
oil will be used to run farm equipment and pump groundwater.
The surplus oil will be sold in the market. The village has
identified 49 mother trees, which produce large quantities
of seeds, to provide material for pongamia nurseries. Aliguda
village, therefore, has been recognized as an environmental
pioneer. |
2004
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0.00
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2010
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16.329
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2005
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0.00
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2011
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128.205
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2006
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0.00
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2012
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40.080
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2007
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0.00
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2013
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51.956
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2008
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0.00
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2014
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63.832
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2009
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4.453
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Total
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204.858
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Signed
on November 23, 2004
The Seller
Signed
by A. Moham Reddy (ZenithEnergy), Emmanuel D'Silva, Sarah Streed
(WICEC Executive Director), N. Jangubai, and Kaghaznagara. |
Wisconsin Interfaith Climate & Energy Campaign