How does the portfolio change over time?
The carbon offsets you earn come from a “blend” of different renewable energy projects in our portfolio. We balance the blend so that it includes a wide variety of technologies and regions while remaining cost-effective. Over time, the blend changes — as projects are depleted, replaced, and added to the portfolio.
(We encourage you to look at our Impact section for an idea of how these projects help the environment and their local communities.)
A: Some projects remain in blend
As long as they still have offsets to sell, projects can remain in our blend.
B: Depleted projects are replaced
When all of a project’s offsets have been sold, it’s time to replace it with another project.
C: The portfolio can expand
As new and exciting projects come online, we may choose to expand the portfolio beyond its current size in order to offer it as part of the blend to Brighter Planet members.
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Brighter Planet
- How does the annual audit work?
- Why did you partner with Bank of America?
- What’s your strategy for climate change?
- Conserve what you can. Offset the rest.
- Good credit, bad credit
- What is your for-profit or non-profit status?
- What about contributing to environmental charities?
- What are passes?
- Where does the money go?
Carbon Footprints
- What is the average carbon footprint?
- What is a carbon footprint?
- How is my carbon footprint calculated?
- How do I use conservation recommendations?
- How big is a ton of CO2?
- What are regimens?
- What units and measures are used for carbon footprints and offsets?
Carbon Offsets
- How will I know that I’m making a difference?
- What are campaigns?
- How does Brighter Planet choose quality carbon offsets?
- How is an offset retired, and why?
- What is a carbon offset?
- What is the estimation methodology for carbon offset amounts?
- What’s the future of carbon offsets?
- What is the future-stream model for carbon offsets?
- What’s the life of a carbon offset?
- How do you calculate offset equivalents?
- What is "additionality"?
- What is "new construction"?
- What is "permanence"?
- What is "social value added"?
- What is "transparency"?
- What’s the difference between carbon offsets and RECs?
- What standards do you follow?
- What units and measures are used for carbon footprints and offsets?
Climate Change
- What’s your strategy for climate change?
- What are publicly-available sources of climate change data?
- How do renewable energy projects help the environment?
- Why stop climate change?
My Brighter Planet
- How will I know that I’m making a difference?
- As a cardholder, how do I view my rewards online?
- What are teams?
Products
- Who makes credit decisions?
- Good credit, bad credit
- What is a security code?
- How do I go paperless and get 1,000 bonus points?
- As a cardholder, how do I view my rewards online?
- Where does the money go?
Renewable Energy Projects
- How will I know that I’m making a difference?
- How does the portfolio change over time?
- How is a project added to the portfolio?
- What is the Portfolio Promise?
- What’s the importance of project diversity?
- How are projects operated? What happens if one fails?
- What types of projects are there?
- How do renewable energy projects help the environment?
- Can I pick which projects I want to support?
- Where does the money go?