AWM and Climate Care

"It's a fair C.O.P." says chairman of All Waste Matters Ltd

AWM have agreed with ClimateCare to contribute in excess of 120% in Carbon Offsets towards reducing the level of CO2 emmited into the atomosphere by themselves and their customers.

Managed by ClimateCare, our Carbon Offset Programme (C.O.P.) invests in alternative energy projects throughout the world. All Waste Matters Ltd is proud to be in Partnership with other leading companies such as Land Rover, Barclays, British Gas and Yahoo and be a leader in the programme to reduce the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.

Climate Change is the most pressing global issue facing us all, with consequences for all communities, species and environments across the world.

To take responsibility for our impact on the climate, we are offsetting the carbon emissions from our business with Climate Care.

Climate Care is an organisation that reduces greenhouse gas emissions on behalf of companies and individuals.

These reductions are made through a range of projects around the world that not only make real reductions in carbon emissions, but also make a difference to people's lives.

To find out more about Climate Care and its projects, see www.jpmorganclimatecare.com

A few examples of current Climate Care projects are shown opposite.

Clean stoves in Mexico
Our project is working in Mexico to make fuel efficient cooking stoves available in some of the poorest communities. This supports conservation by reducing the wood needed for cooking. It also benefits the householders by removing smoke from the kitchen and dramatically cutting the health risk from wood smoke. Each stove saves about 3 tonnes of CO2 a year.

Treadle pumps in India  
In the Chhattisgarh region of India, irrigation is vital for farmers to grow crops outside the monsoon season, and ensure an income all year round. Many farmers have to rent diesel pumps at a significant cost to them. .

By using manual power instead of diesel, each treadle pump reduces diesel fuel use by 0.45 litres per hour on average, saving 0.65 tonnes of CO2 per year. Farmers have also seen their annual income double.

Rainforest restoration in Uganda
We are funding part of a forest restoration programme in the Kibale National Park in Uganda. The project aims to re-create a rainforest canopy by planting and managing 30 species of local trees. The area is an important wildlife habitat ­ with one of the highest number of primate species in the world - and the project provides employment for local communities. The project is expected to save 400 tonnes per hectare of rainforest each year.