| While many people talk a lot about doing things to | | | | greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. |
| save our planet from various perils like global | | | | As these projects help in prevention of carbon |
| warming, many of us do not know what steps | | | | dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, they |
| can be taken up individually to help preserve our | | | | are awarded carbon credits wherein a carbon |
| planet for future generations. While many of us | | | | credit is an equivalent of prevention of a ton of |
| do our bit in this regard by taking up individual | | | | carbon dioxide emissions. |
| measures like conserving energy by avoiding | | | | Carbon neutral is a process by which we buy |
| unnecessary use of electricity and using the light | | | | carbon credits equivalent to the amount of carbon |
| bulbs that saves up on energy, eating more | | | | dioxide we are releasing to the atmosphere by |
| organic foods, recycling of certain commodities, | | | | utilizing our cars on the road. By doing this, we are |
| etc not many of us know there is more we can | | | | offsetting whatever damage we are doing to the |
| actually do. One such way to go is Carbon neutral | | | | atmosphere by funding a project happening |
| insurance. | | | | somewhere in the world working towards |
| But, before we get to know how we can help | | | | reducing the release of greenhouse gases and |
| save up the planet by taking up such an | | | | thus improving our efforts to preserve the world |
| insurance, we should first realize what Carbon | | | | for the future generations. |
| neutral is all about. | | | | Earlier the process to go carbon neutral was a |
| Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas which is | | | | very haphazard method as there were no strict |
| naturally found in the atmosphere and whose | | | | guidelines to help determine the same. So, even |
| levels are steadily on the increase due to utilization | | | | though many people were interested in doing their |
| of fossil fuels. Whenever we use the car or heat | | | | bit for the improvement of the environment, |
| up our homes or take a flight, there is the | | | | many people were getting benefited by dishonest |
| production of carbon dioxide gas. It has been | | | | means to make money. |
| found that on an average a car used for family | | | | But, now carbon neutral type of insurance has |
| purposes produces more than 3 tons of carbon | | | | come in as a genuine way to help offset the |
| dioxide an year. | | | | carbon emissions that your vehicle is causing and |
| There are many projects happening all over the | | | | has been welcomed by many individuals with open |
| world to help reduce the emissions of carbon | | | | minds. All one needs to do is to check for |
| dioxide produced and released into the | | | | insurance quotes online that help determine the |
| atmosphere. A few examples are the production | | | | amount of carbon dioxide you need to offset by |
| of renewable energy sources such as wind and | | | | calculating the actual emission by taking into |
| solar energy and methane capture projects | | | | account the model and make of your car, the |
| where methane released from landfill zones are | | | | engine capacity and the mileage you are traveling |
| prevented from being released into the | | | | annually along with other details like fuel |
| atmosphere as methane is a much more powerful | | | | consumption and data from car manufacturers. |