To solve the climate crisis, we have to radically reduce our emissions. But to do it in time, we must remove the excess carbon from the atmosphere too.
Whenever we create CO₂ emissions, we should commit to removing at least an equal amount from the atmosphere. This should be an automatic, natural part of our everyday lives, and for that, we need a system.
This is why Compensate Foundation exists.
Compensate Foundation is a Finnish non-profit organization working to limit the amount of harmful greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Compensate was established in 2019 by Finnish entrepreneur and former member of parliament, Antero Vartia.
The level of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has reached a point where not even radical emission reductions can prevent catastrophic climate change.
We also need to protect our existing carbon sinks that sequester carbon, as well create new ways of removing carbon from the atmosphere.
Compensate Foundation focuses on advocacy work to improve the integrity of the voluntary carbon market. The voluntary carbon market enables businesses, governments, nonprofit organizations, universities, municipalities, and individuals to offset their emissions or to support projects that prevent emissions or remove carbon from the atmosphere for other reasons.
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Compensate Foundation works to improve the integrity of the
voluntary carbon market.
The Foundation focuses on reforming the voluntary carbon market. It operates on a non-profit basis and is fully funded by grants and donations.
Independent Network of Scientific Advisors
Compensate Foundation works to improve the integrity of the voluntary carbon market. This work is supported by the Foundation’s Independent Network of Scientific Advisors. The network provides:
- Assistance in creating and developing open source criteria for high quality carbon projects
- Guidance in identifying new innovative ways of capturing carbon
- Cooperation in research and pilot projects that contribute to creating high integrity solutions for the voluntary carbon market
Markku Kulmala
Academician, Professor
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)
Faculty of Science
University of Helsinki
Jero Ahola
Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT
Eva-Mari Aro
Academician, Professor, Molecular Plant Biology
Faculty of Science and Engineering
University of Turku
Jaana Bäck
Professor
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)
University of Helsinki
Tommi Ekholm
Research Professor
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Atte Korhola
Professor
Ecosystems and Environmental Research
Program Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
University of Helsinki
Jari Liski
Research Professor
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Anneli Pauli
Professor of Practice (Global Grand Challenges)
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)
University of Helsinki
Olli Tahvonen
Professor
Department of Forest Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
University of Helsinki
Timo Vesala
Academy Professor
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)
Faculty of Science
University of Helsinki
Maritta Koch-Weser
Founder and President of Earth3000
Vice Chair of the WWF Supervisory Board, Germany
President of World Heritage Watch
Ph.D. from the Universities of Bonn and Cologne, Germany, and a Honorary Doctorate from Oxford Brookes University, UK
Contact us
Working together is how we solve the climate crisis. If you have an idea, comment, question or suggestion, please get in touch!
Chairman of Compensate Foundation
Niklas Kaskeala
niklas@compensate.com
+358 50 5866422
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