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Our Commitment to Offsetting Emissions
At Elit’Avia, we are committed to reducing our environmental impact by actively offsetting emissions from our charter fleet as well as our Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Our approach involves participating in several innovative projects aimed at carbon removal and environmental restoration.
Carbon Offsetting Projects We Are Proud to Support
Knuth Farms Regenerative Agriculture Project
Offsetting Scope 1 & 2 Emissions
Knuth Farms, a multi-generation operation in Saunders County, Nebraska, transitioned to no-till farming in 2014. They manage 1,715.19 acres under the Nori program, practicing reduced tillage to enhance soil health.
By adopting regenerative soil management, Knuth Farms captures CO2 from the atmosphere, storing it in the topsoil. This increases both organic and mineral carbon content.
Nori credits help finance this transition, with each credit representing one tonne of CO2e stored for at least 10 years. Elit’Avia has contributed to this project by claiming and retiring carbon credits, supporting sustainable farming and climate efforts.
Carbon Capture and Storage
Offsetting Scope 1 & 2 Emissions
NovoCarbo sequesters atmospheric carbon into biochar by pyrolysis. Pyrolysis produces biochar and, depending on the technology, can also produce pyrolysis-oil or energy rich process gas. The possible uses of biochar range from agriculture through macadam city tree rock substrates to building materials and include many other applications. The production of Biochar actively remove carbon from the atmosphere by converting high volumes of biogenic residues into sustainable carbon removal on an industrial scale.
Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project
Offsetting Scope 1 & 2 Emissions
Located in Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project conserves 47,237 hectares of tropical peat swamp. This effort prevents the conversion of land into palm oil plantations and protects the habitat of the endangered Bornean orangutan, along with the biodiversity of adjacent Tanjung Puting National Park.
The project collaborates with Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) to build release centers and feeding stations for orangutans. It also supports local communities by providing employment, funding for chicken farms and shrimp paste enterprises, and financing water filtration systems, solar lanterns, solar power installations, and a floating clinic on the Seruyan River.
Protecting the Rainforest in Congo
Offsetting Aircraft Fuel Burn Emissions
The Maï Ndombe project protects 300,000 hectares of rainforest. To date, It has avoided and removed around 36 million tonnes of CO2e. It is home to Chimpanzees, Bonobos, Elephants and more than 54,000 people living in the vicinity. It includes one of the largest wetland ecosystem in the world close to the Lake Mai Ndombe in Congo. The logging concession’s right have been abandoned by the government and logging companies and assigned to the project developer via a project conservation contract that will run at least until 2041. It is part of the REDD+ project types, seeking to make trees more profitable left standing than cut down. For this, a tailored program of sustainable forestry has been running for 10 years.
In close collaboration and monitoring of the WWF, the project is closely monitoring wildlife conservation in the area. Moreover, it provides local communities with multiple social and economic benefits such as healthcare for the surrounding villages, school renovation, scholarships for children and investment in agriculture diversification.
Wind Power Production
Offsetting Aircraft Flight Emissions
The project generates renewable energy close to the town of De Aar in the Northern Cape
Province of the Republic of South Africa (RSA), by building 96 UP86 Turbines of 1.5MWh each (144MW). The electricity is sold to the national South African grid (South African Power Pool).
It produces clean electricity in a country dominated by coal-power (80%). In 2020, the project produced 10% more electricity than expected and allowed a reliable access to the local communities.
The project goes the extra mile and shows outstanding participation to the UN global goals.
