North Vancouver-based ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. announced this morning it has sold more than two million tonnes of forest-based carbon offsets to customers worldwide – a new sales milestone.
“We are proud to have achieved the two million tonne milestone in carbon offset sales during a period of time that has been economically difficult for many organizations,” ERA CEO Duncan Manson said in a statement.
“And while climate policy has become a political hot potato in many jurisdictions, the positive developments we see in California, Australia, Southeast Asia, and even here in British Columbia, lead us to believe that there is a vibrant future ahead for our industry as ERA develops new projects and explores new markets.”
Founded in 2005, ERA’s clients and product users include Air Canada, Catalyst Paper, Rolling Stone Magazine, the Forest Carbon Group AG and Shell Canada Ltd.
The company said that, to date, all its completed projects and carbon sales have been to clients in the international voluntary market, but it is projecting that future sales will expand to include customers operating under compliance schemes.
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