16. July 2009 - Climate protection project with the gold standard according to WWF criteria

With immediate effect our customers are able to support our Gold Standard certified climate protection projects in all carbon neutral productions. Now our certification partner ClimatePartner has taken this project in his portfolio. This project was evaluated according to WWF criteria.

At the climate protection project of the Chinese Landfill gas plant “Suzhou Qizi Mountain” escaping methane gas will be captured and after that this gas will be burned in a block heating station. The resulting electricity will be fed into the local power grid. This ensures approximately 23,314 MWh annually to supply the local population with electricity.

Furthermore

• the negative impact on air, soil and water will be reduced
• living conditions will be improved,
• modern and environmentally friendly technologies will be used,
• the local environmental waste management systems and the technology- and knowledge transfer in the region will be encouraged,
• 54 jobs in the period of construction and 20 jobs during the period of project are created
• an average of 114,383 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year will be saved.

About the Gold Standard
The gold standard is an independent label, which displays the high-quality climate protection projects. Prerequisite is a consistent environmental performance and support for sustainable development for the environment, which is much more then the emission reduction. The criteria by which the gold standard certificate is awarded, were developed by the WWF (World Wide Fund For Nature), one of the largest international nature conservation organizations in the world.