1+1 Offset to Conserve
With your support, we contribute to the conservation of a strategic ecosystem in South America through the CO2Bio project in the Colombian Orinoquía, one of the areas classified among the top 10% of the world's most important areas for the simultaneous conservation of water, biodiversity, and carbon, according to studies highlighted in the Sixth IPCC Report. As part of our commitment, and in addition to our efforts to reduce emissions, LATAM will match your contribution, adding an additional ton for every ton you decide to offset.
More information: CO2Bio, from the Cataruben Foundation, is a conservation initiative that seeks to improve the management of natural resources through productive activities that reduce deforestation and the degradation of forests, wetlands, and grasslands, while ensuring the conservation of flora and fauna.
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Collective commitment
We believe in acting together. For every ton of CO2e that our customers offset by supporting verified conservation projects selected by LATAM, LATAM will offset another ton of CO2 by purchasing carbon credits that are publicly traceable in the corresponding registries, depending on the project.
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Frequently asked questions
What exactly is a carbon footprint?
A carbon footprint is defined by the greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions associated with any specific activity or transaction. The carbon footprint is often broken down into 3 scopes of emissions: (i) scope 1 emissions are direct emissions and cover GHG emissions by an organization. This could be the emissions that are directly generated by manufacturing goods. It also includes fuel combustion, company vehicles, and fugitive emissions. (ii) scope 2 emissions are indirect GHG emissions from consumption of purchased electricity, including heating, steaming, or cooling. (iii) scope 3 emissions are all other indirect emissions (or value chain emissions) related to the company’s activities, including emissions caused by vendors within the supply chain, outsourced activities, employee travel, and commuting. In many industries, Scope 3 emissions account for the largest amount of GHG emissions.
Where does my offset contribution go?
When your company offsets its carbon footprint, the funds are allocated to projects that reduce, capture emissions, and/or remove carbon in an amount equivalent to your calculated carbon footprint. The funds are used to purchase and cancel third-party certified carbon credits. This contribution does not reduce emissions from the activity; it finances external climate actions. The carbon offsets available on the platform are Voluntary Emission Reduction (VER) units, certified by internationally recognized standards (such as Verra/VCS, Gold Standard, American Carbon Registry, and Climate Action Reserve), as well as Certified Emission Reduction (CER) units certified by the United Nations. The price of the offset paid by organizations and/or passengers corresponds to the total cost of delivering the carbon offset.
What is a carbon offset or carbon credits?
A carbon credit is a unit representing 1 ton of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e) avoided, reduced, or removed by a project verified under a recognized standard. Credits are issued in the registry of the corresponding standard after quantification and verification by an independent auditor. A credit only becomes an offset when it is retired in that registry, with a public serial number. The purchase or holding of credits does not in itself reduce emissions from your activity or imply climate neutrality; any claim of offsetting requires a 1:1 retirement against quantified emissions and within a defined period. Projects must demonstrate additionality according to their methodology and manage risks such as permanence and leakage (e.g., through buffers in forestry projects). There are three main types: emissions reduction, emissions avoidance, and carbon removal. Traceability (standard, registry, ID/serial number, methodology, vintage, and monitoring period) can be found in each project's public file.
How do I know that the impact would not have occurred without my support?
In carbon standards, a project can only issue credits when it demonstrates, according to its methodology, that its reductions, avoidances, and/or removals are additional to a baseline scenario and not required by law or common practice. This assessment is carried out during validation by an independent auditor and reviewed in periodic verifications; credits are issued and registered according to the corresponding standard. Your contribution helps finance these projects. Additionality is determined on a case-by-case basis and does not imply that each project depends exclusively on the sale of credits. Offsetting only occurs when the equivalent credits are retired with a public serial number in the applicable registry.
Can offsetting carbon emissions really combat climate change?
Offsetting can contribute to global climate mitigation as a complement to direct emissions reduction. Since CO2 mixes in the atmosphere, supporting verified reduction, avoidance, and/or removal projects elsewhere can help decrease the global balance if strict conditions are met: additionality, independent measurement and verification, permanence and risk management, no double counting, and public cancellation of credits 1:1 against quantified emissions. The purchase of credits does not reduce emissions from your activity or address the non-CO2 effects of aviation; therefore, it should be used after avoidance and reduction, following a mitigation hierarchy.
Who is LATAM's climate partner Chooose™?
LATAM has partnered with Chooose™, a climate technology company that operates a platform to connect individuals and organizations with climate projects verified under recognized standards. Through its API, we display an estimate of the flight's CO2e and offer the option to support these projects. The purchase of credits does not reduce flight emissions; offsetting only materializes when the equivalent credits are canceled in the applicable standard's registries.