The conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment by:
(a) raising awareness of and encouraging practical steps to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.
(b) the disbursement of grants;
The CO2Offset Trust will:
1. Encourage Rotarians and the public to donate to offset the CO2created by their activities
2. Provide a Web Site to calculate the donations needed to offset various CO2-emitting activities.
3. Encourage Rotary Clubs to devise local CO2reduction schemes and promote these on the Web site
4. Make grants from the Trust to accredited CO2reduction schemes supported and monitored by Rotary Clubs.
5. Encourage Rotary Clubs to educate their communities about ways to reduce CO2locally. Provide grants for approved education schemes.
6. Donate to Rotary Foundation Health Hunger & Humanity (3H) programmes designed to mitigate the effects of Climate Change.
The CO2Offset Trust is an International Rotary Club-to-Club Project
Founding Members of the CO2Offset Trust are, to date,
Sheffield - D1270,
Dronfield - D.1220
East Hampton - D.7260
Bretby - D.1220
Naracoorte - D.9780,
Kirstenbosch, D. 9350,