If you would like to offset the effects of your monthly carbon dioxide emissions, then perhaps ‘Carbon Planet’ is the solution for you.

Founded by Ross Williams and Dave Sag in 2000, Carbon Planet is a revolutionary business seeking to reduce the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on the environment.

“We have teamed up with Forests NSW to combat global warming by giving people a mechanism to erase their carbon footprint,” Carbon Planet founder, Dave Sag, said.

“We buy tens of thousands of tonnes of Forests NSW carbon credits through the NSW Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme, which can then be sold on to interested businesses and individuals.”

Dave said that consumers purchasing one carbon credit were effectively offsetting one tonne of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, removed from the atmosphere through Forests NSW tree sequestration projects.

Trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it as carbon in trunks and branches.

Dave said that each Australian contributes an average of 27.54 tonnes of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere every year, making us one of the highest emitters in the world.

One carbon credit from Carbon Planet costs AU $23.00, or $53.67 for a monthly subscription, with Carbon Planet also offering the opportunity to offset individuals’ entire lifetime emissions.

“We are selling these credits every single day to environmentally-aware consumers,” Dave said.

For more information check out www.carbonplanet.com.

This article appears in the Autumn 2007 edition of Bush Telegraph Magazine.