Why Project C?

The Colorado Carbon Fund provides high quality carbon offsets to consumers as a way to support new energy efficiency and renewable energy projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our state.

The Colorado Carbon Fund, a voluntary carbon offset program, was developed by the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) to advance the following objectives:

Develop a funding source for community-based clean energy and climate mitigation projects in Colorado
Support Colorado’s climate change mitigation objectives
Provide high quality, credible offsets for individuals, businesses and government agencies interested in mitigating their carbon footprint

Why Carbon Offsets?

Carbon offsets are a part of a three step process for consumers to engage in a sustainable energy lifestyle.

Measure your emissions from energy use and travel.
Reduce your emissions through energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Offset unavoidable emissions through the Colorado Carbon Fund.

Carbon Offsets help support projects like:

Increasing energy efficiency in schools, buildings, or transportation
Generating energy from renewable sources, like wind or solar
Capturing methane from animal waste and using it to generate energy at farms
Modifying a power plant or factory to use fuels that lower emissions

Why the Colorado Carbon Fund?

The Colorado Carbon Fund will only support new, verifiable, greenhouse gas reduction projects that are developed in Colorado. The GEO is partnering with The Climate Trust, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, to manage this program, so donations to the Colorado Carbon Fund are tax deductible.

Local Benefits

In developing this program, The GEO will partner with: