U.S. Carbon Offsets

3Degrees U.S. Carbon Offsets allow organizations to balance out their unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions through support for U.S. carbon emission reduction projects.

Across the nation, businesses, government agencies and nonprofits are working to mitigate the effects of climate change by purchasing carbon offsets generated from greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in the U.S.

These projects — whether they are livestock biogas projects in Pennsylvania, landfill gas projects in Texas, wind energy projects in North Dakota or sustainable forest conservation projects in California — are helping lessen the climate change impact of an organization's unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions, while creating local jobs and improving local environmental conditions.

3Degrees' U.S. Carbon Offsets  have been third-party verified using objective, credible and transparent standards.

Project protocols used to verify 3Degrees' U.S. Carbon Offsets include:

• Green-e^® Climate Protocol for Renewable Energy
• Climate Action Reserve (CAR)
• Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
• Selected offset protocols of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)

Among its U.S. Carbon Offset product offerings 3Degrees features Green-e Climate Certified Landfill Gas Carbon Offsets and Green-e® Climate Certified Renewable Energy Carbon Offsets.

Green building professionals can use both of these Green-e Climate Certified carbon offsets to offset emissions from purchased steam or from natural gas, propane, or fuel oil combusted onsite, earning them points under LEED Existing Buildings v3.0 guidelines.