Barclays.comCarbon registry
Barclays has offset a portion of its carbon emissions by investing in Carbon Credits, Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) and Verified Emissions Reductions (VERs, funding and supporting low-carbon projects in some of the developing countries in which Barclays operates.
The tables below list these projects for 2007 and 2006.
2007 carbon dioxide emissions (CO2e)
Total UK and European emissions: 173,000 tonnes
Total carbon credits purchased: 173,500
| Project | Location | Carbon credits purchased (tonnes) | Vintage | Held by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed source | n/a | CERs: 80,000 | December 2008 | Retired |
| Cooking programme | Uganda, Africa | VERs: 5,000 | 2007 – 2010 | Supplier’s own registry |
| Wind power | Marharashtra, India | VERs: 30,000 | 2006 – 2008 | Supplier’s own registry |
| Wind power | Jamnagar, India |
VERs: 40,000 | 2005 – 2009 | Supplier’s own registry |
| Wind power | India |
VERs: 13,500 | 2005 | Supplier’s own registry |
| Micro-hydro power | Kenya, Africa | VERs: 5,000 | 2006 | Supplier’s own registry |
2006 carbon dioxide emissions (CO2e)
Total UK and European emissions: 223,000 tonnes
Total carbon credits purchased: 250,000 tonnes
| Project | Location | Carbon credits purchased (tonnes) | Vintage | Held by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed source | n/a | CERs: 150,000 | December 2008 | Retired |
| Cooking programme | Lesotho, Africa | VERs: 15,000 | 2007 – 2010 | Supplier’s own registry |
| Wind power | India | VERs: 35,000 | 2006 – 2008 | Supplier’s own registry |
| Solar home lighting systems | India |
VERs: 5,000 | 2005 – 2009 | Supplier’s own registry |
| Wind power | China |
VERs: 35,500 | 2005 | Supplier’s own registry |
| Wind power | China | VERs: 10,000 | 2006 | Supplier’s own registry |
