Tradewater - Thailand 3
SOCIAL PROJECT
SOCIAL PROJECT
Thailand
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About the project
Tradewater collects and destroys Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) around the world.10 These gases are collected from cylinders and cans that can be found in garages, auto shops, HVAC stores, and in stockpiles owned by governments and businesses. Tradewater also recovers refrigerants from decommissioned cooling equipment such as building chillers. If not collected and destroyed, these gases would eventually leak into the atmosphere. The typical ODS container is not meant for long-term storage and will eventually rust. All ODS-containing equipment is at risk of leaking over time.
All the ODS that Tradewater collects is destroyed in highly regulated and permitted incinerators with continuous monitoring equipment to ensure that international, federal, and local environmental regulations are met. The most important of these regulations is a requirement that at least 99.99% of the ODS is destroyed.11 All Tradewater projects follow offset protocols by the American Carbon Registry and California Air Resources Board for domestic ODS projects and Verra for international ODS projects.12,13,14 These protocols lay out strict requirements for how the projects must be conducted and quantified to create carbon offsets. Each project is reviewed by third-party verifiers through a rigorous auditing process to confirm that these rules, and the appropriate offset protocol rules, were followed
Verifier
American Carbon Registry
Project Verification 
UN Social Development Goals
Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure. Investments in infrastructure are crucial to achieving sustainable development.
Responsible Consumption and Production.
Climate Action. Climate change is a global challenge that affects everyone, everywhere.
At a Glance
Carbon offset projects that focus on refrigerant destruction seek to identify, collect, and destroy Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) around the globe. ODS destroy the earth’s ozone layer, which protects the Earth’s surface from harmful ultraviolet radiation.2 ODS include a range of chemical gases, including refrigerants such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), and halons that are used as fire suppressants. Due to their impact on the ozone layer, ODS production was banned by the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987). Despite this production ban, however, ODS are still pervasive in old equipment such as cooling and refrigeration systems and in cylinders and cans filled with ODS that were manufactured and sold into commerce before the bans took effect but were never used. The scale of ODS impact on the environment is staggering. CFC-12 refrigerant (chemical name dichlorodifluoromethane, commonly known as Freon), has 10,900 times the global warming potential as the same amount of carbon dioxide
Projects Benefits
All these factors combine to make Tradewater’s carbon offset projects highly additional. As Giving Green, an initiative of IDinsight, concluded: “Tradewater would not exist without the offset market, so this element of additionality is clearly achieved
A buyer of Tradewater offset credits can therefore have great confidence that nobody would be destroying refrigerant gases at scale in the absence of Tradewater’s work, the refrigerant Tradewater destroys leads to permanent reductions, and the resulting offset credits reduce net CO2 emissions by the amount Tradewater claims.
About social
These projects support communities by improving quality of life and stimulating economic development. This is achieved through initiatives like improved household technologies and access to everyday necessities like clean drinking water.
How it works
Tradewater collects and destroys ODS around the world.10 These gases are collected from cylinders and cans that can be found in garages, auto shops, HVAC stores, and in stockpiles owned by governments and businesses. Tradewater also recovers refrigerants from decommissioned cooling equipment such as building chillers. If not collected and destroyed, these gases would eventually leak into the atmosphere. The typical ODS container is not meant for long-term storage and will eventually rust. All ODS-containing equipment is at risk of leaking over time. All the ODS that Tradewater collects is destroyed in highly regulated and permitted incinerators with continuous monitoring equipment to ensure that international, federal, and local environmental regulations are met. The most important of these regulations is a requirement that at least 99.99% of the ODS is destroyed.11 All Tradewater projects follow offset protocols by the American Carbon Registry and California Air Resources Board for domestic ODS projects and Verra for international ODS projects.12,13,14 These protocols lay out strict requirements for how the projects must be conducted and quantified to create carbon offsets. Each project is reviewed by third-party verifiers through a rigorous auditing process to confirm that these rules, and the appropriate offset protocol rules, were followed
Proof of Carbon Accounting
To ensure transparency, Green Story Carbon Registry tracks issuance and retirement of carbon credits for all projects on the Green Story offset platform.
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Crediting Period
Apr 30, 2023 - May 30, 2024
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About the project
Tradewater collects and destroys Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) around the world.10 These gases are collected from cylinders and cans that can be found in garages, auto shops, HVAC stores, and in stockpiles owned by governments and businesses. Tradewater also recovers refrigerants from decommissioned cooling equipment such as building chillers. If not collected and destroyed, these gases would eventually leak into the atmosphere. The typical ODS container is not meant for long-term storage and will eventually rust. All ODS-containing equipment is at risk of leaking over time.
All the ODS that Tradewater collects is destroyed in highly regulated and permitted incinerators with continuous monitoring equipment to ensure that international, federal, and local environmental regulations are met. The most important of these regulations is a requirement that at least 99.99% of the ODS is destroyed.11 All Tradewater projects follow offset protocols by the American Carbon Registry and California Air Resources Board for domestic ODS projects and Verra for international ODS projects.12,13,14 These protocols lay out strict requirements for how the projects must be conducted and quantified to create carbon offsets. Each project is reviewed by third-party verifiers through a rigorous auditing process to confirm that these rules, and the appropriate offset protocol rules, were followed
At a Glance
Carbon offset projects that focus on refrigerant destruction seek to identify, collect, and destroy Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) around the globe. ODS destroy the earth’s ozone layer, which protects the Earth’s surface from harmful ultraviolet radiation.2 ODS include a range of chemical gases, including refrigerants such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), and halons that are used as fire suppressants. Due to their impact on the ozone layer, ODS production was banned by the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987). Despite this production ban, however, ODS are still pervasive in old equipment such as cooling and refrigeration systems and in cylinders and cans filled with ODS that were manufactured and sold into commerce before the bans took effect but were never used. The scale of ODS impact on the environment is staggering. CFC-12 refrigerant (chemical name dichlorodifluoromethane, commonly known as Freon), has 10,900 times the global warming potential as the same amount of carbon dioxide
Projects Benefits
All these factors combine to make Tradewater’s carbon offset projects highly additional. As Giving Green, an initiative of IDinsight, concluded: “Tradewater would not exist without the offset market, so this element of additionality is clearly achieved
A buyer of Tradewater offset credits can therefore have great confidence that nobody would be destroying refrigerant gases at scale in the absence of Tradewater’s work, the refrigerant Tradewater destroys leads to permanent reductions, and the resulting offset credits reduce net CO2 emissions by the amount Tradewater claims.
About social
These projects support communities by improving quality of life and stimulating economic development. This is achieved through initiatives like improved household technologies and access to everyday necessities like clean drinking water.
How it works
Tradewater collects and destroys ODS around the world.10 These gases are collected from cylinders and cans that can be found in garages, auto shops, HVAC stores, and in stockpiles owned by governments and businesses. Tradewater also recovers refrigerants from decommissioned cooling equipment such as building chillers. If not collected and destroyed, these gases would eventually leak into the atmosphere. The typical ODS container is not meant for long-term storage and will eventually rust. All ODS-containing equipment is at risk of leaking over time. All the ODS that Tradewater collects is destroyed in highly regulated and permitted incinerators with continuous monitoring equipment to ensure that international, federal, and local environmental regulations are met. The most important of these regulations is a requirement that at least 99.99% of the ODS is destroyed.11 All Tradewater projects follow offset protocols by the American Carbon Registry and California Air Resources Board for domestic ODS projects and Verra for international ODS projects.12,13,14 These protocols lay out strict requirements for how the projects must be conducted and quantified to create carbon offsets. Each project is reviewed by third-party verifiers through a rigorous auditing process to confirm that these rules, and the appropriate offset protocol rules, were followed
Proof of Carbon Accounting
To ensure transparency, Green Story Carbon Registry tracks issuance and retirement of carbon credits for all projects on the Green Story offset platform.
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Supporters
Verifier
American Carbon Registry
Project Verification
UN Social Development Goals
Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure. Investments in infrastructure are crucial to achieving sustainable development.
Responsible Consumption and Production.
Climate Action. Climate change is a global challenge that affects everyone, everywhere.
Crediting Period
Apr 30, 2023 - May 30, 2024
Auditor
Test Auditor
Developer
Test
Location
