We support Sustainable Travel International’s portfolio of carbon reduction projects which includes a mix of third-party verified forestry, energy, and blue carbon projects around the world. All of the projects are carefully vetted to ensure they not only deliver emissions reductions, but also align with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and create added community and environmental benefits such as local jobs, improved hygiene, or endangered species protection. By conserving natural carbon sinks and reducing reliance on fossil fuels, these projects are laying the groundwork for a net zero future. Below you can find the types of projects we support:

Forest & Biodiversity

We support Sustainable Travel International’s portfolio of carbon reduction projects which includes a mix of third-party verified forestry, energy, and blue carbon projects around the world. All of the projects are carefully vetted to ensure they not only deliver emissions reductions, but also align with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and create added community and environmental benefits such as local jobs, improved hygiene, or endangered species protection. By conserving natural carbon sinks and reducing reliance on fossil fuels, these projects are laying the groundwork for a net zero future. Below you can find the types of projects we support:

Peru-Madre de dios

This project reduces deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon by improving forest management and promoting sustainable nut harvesting. This will help protect critical rainforest habitat and endangered species, while providing local employment and supporting indigenous livelihoods.

Clean & Efficient Energy

Energy projects decrease carbon generated from energy use. Clean energy projects fund renewable energy infrastructure, while efficiency projects support the application of new technologies or practices that lessen energy use. Here’s one example of this type of project:

USA - Big Smile Wind Farm

The Big Smile Wind Farm is located on more than 7,500 acres of agricultural and grazing land in Oklahoma. The wind turbines reduce reliance on fossil fuels by generating enough renewable energy to power over 45,000 homes. Operation of the wind farm supports local jobs and provides additional income stream for farmers.

Coastal Blue Carbon

he blue carbon projects protect important coastal ecosystems that store substantial amounts of carbon. Along with sequestering carbon, these ecosystems protect communities from harmful climate impacts and provide habitats for marine life. Here’s one example of this type of project:

Kenya - Blue Forests

These companion projects are protecting and restoring the mangrove forests on Kenya’s southern coast. By conserving these valuable blue carbon ecosystems and creating livelihood opportunities, the projects are fostering marine health and improving the resilience of coastal communities.

We have partnered with Sustainable Travel International, one of the most experienced and widely respected expertss in climate change and responsible travel. This organization has calculated the carbon footprint of each of our road trips, using high-end estimates to make sure we cover the activities that represent our main emission sources. We look at the duration of our trips and round up to a full week, over-estimating when calculating the expected emissions. So, for any trip less than a week, we assume emissions for a seven-day trip, for a 10-day trip we assume emissions for a 14-day trip and so forth

1. All of the projects we invest in are independently verified by reputable standards, such as those listed below. These standards ensure emissions reductions are achieved by evaluating criteria such as additionality, permanence, and leakage.

   • The Gold Standard
   • The Verified Carbon Standard
   • Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Alliance 
   • Plan Vivo
   • Climate Action Reserve
   • American Carbon Registry

2. To make sure you have proof that your trip is fully carbon neutral, we provide you with a    certificate for each trip you book

3. Every year we publish an annual report that states exactly how many metric tons of carbon we eliminated together and much money we have contributed to carbon offsets.

Climate change is global and affects the whole planet. It doesn’t really matter in which part of the world the offset takes place as the effects are present everywhere. In addition, there aren’t currently any projects in Greece that are already certified under the rigorous standards for carbon offsets, so we have made the choice to invest in an international portfolio of projects.

Electric car charging stations are still very limited in Greece so it’s impossible to navigate the country with an electric car alone. But the country is evolving in this respect and as soon as it’s possible to use electric cars we will make it a default option in all our road trips.