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In 2024, our carbon footprint was 768 tonnes of CO₂e, 76 percent of which was due to air travel.

We chose to fund three projects in China, Nigeria, and Eritrea that also fulfil many of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals:

 

  • Qianbei Afforestation Project in China (547 tCO₂e): Located in Guizhou Province, this Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) afforestation project transforms degraded, barren land into biodiverse forest using native tree species. It helps to sequester carbon, control rocky desertification, and improve soil quality. The project also creates jobs - 70% of which go to women - and provides training in planting and forest management. This project supports SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 15 (Life on Land), and SDG 5 (Gender Equality).
  • Promoting Improved Cooking Practices in Nigeria (148 tCO₂e): This Gold Standard project replaces inefficient, polluting traditional cookstoves with cleaner Toyola cookstoves across Nigeria. It reduces deforestation, lowers indoor air pollution, and cuts carbon emissions. Women are central to the initiative—both as beneficiaries and as community agents delivering training and awareness. This project supports SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 13 (Climate Action), and SDG 1 (No Poverty).
  • Zoba Debub Community Boreholes in Eritrea (73 tCO₂e): Another a Gold Standard project, this initiative restores and maintains boreholes equipped with hand pumps, providing clean drinking water to rural communities. By removing the need to boil water, it reduces firewood consumption and related carbon emissions, while improving health outcomes and protecting local forests. This project supports SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).

 

In choosing these projects, TT’s Environment Working Group continued to prioritise initiatives that combine climate impact with biodiversity protection, access to water, and social development.

In addition to offsetting our carbon footprint, we contributed to tree planting efforts in Kenya—one tree for every 10 tonnes of CO₂e offset – supporting reforestation and sustainable livelihoods in the Great Rift Valley.