The credits offered for sale were generated as part of an aggressive program by DuPont to reduce its global greenhouse gas emissions. In the 1990s, DuPont publicly committed to reduce its global greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2000 and then by 65% by 2010 using 1990 emissions as a baseline. DuPont met the goal for the year 2000 and by 2003 had already reduced its emissions by 72%, exceeding the goal set for the year 2010. DuPont has been recognized for these achievements by, for example, being judged the "Top Carbon Cutter" by Business Week, the Climate Group and a panel of judges in December, 2005. The credits offered here are in excess of credits required to meet DuPont goals.

Specifically you have the opportunity to purchase carbon equivalent credits generated by the voluntary reduction of emissions of HFC-23 from the DuPont Louisville Works facility. HFC-23 is an unintended byproduct generated in the production of Freon®22, a refrigerant used in standard home and building air conditioners. HFC-23 has a global warming potential (GWP) 11,700 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2).

Maine, the Pine Tree state, is the home of a large paper mill. Recently, the mill made large investments in equipment that allowed it to stop burning coal and heavy, dirty oils and replaced that fuel with clean burning natural gas. Emission reductions are created when the mill uses a lower carbon, cleaner burning fuel.

In Wyoming, an American company is capturing waste CO2 and injecting it into old oil fields to produce oil, “made in America”, that would not otherwise be produced. In a small but meaningful way, this helps secure the future of our country by expanding our domestic oil reserves, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and reducing our emissions of greenhouse gases. The waste CO2 is captured in the ground after pushing out the oil.

This Texas project captures waste CO2 gas from natural gas treating plants and transports the CO2 through a pipeline for injection underground in enhanced oil recovery. The CO2 used for this process, which would otherwise be vented into the atmosphere by the gas processing plant, is sequestered in underlying bedrock that formerly held the oil. This is a first step in efficiently utilizing our natural resources and increasing domestic energy security. This efficiently utilizes our natural resources, increasing domestic energy security, local employment and local economic benefit.