Knowledgebase
- What is a carbon offset?
- Why buy carbon offsets?
- What can I do about my footprint?
- What makes this carbon calculator different?
- What is the average footprint?
- What is CO2e?
- What are transportation emissions?
- What are shelter emissions?
- What are consumables emissions?
- What are government emissions?
- What types of projects does Brighter Planet support?
- What's the life of a carbon offset?
- What is "additionality"?
- What is "retirement"?
- What are campaigns?
- What is a security code?
- What is the "Add It Up" program?
- What is the Portfolio Promise?
- What should I know about credit?
- What are "future-stream" versus "standard" offsets?
- What is the difference between offsets and RECs?
- What if I live outside the US?
- What does it mean to 'follow' someone?
- What is "Shrink & Save"?
- Where do emissions come from?
- Where does the data come from?
- Where can I learn more about climate change?
- Where can I find climate blogs and news?
- Where can I find climate change-related data?
- Where does my money go?
- How is my carbon footprint calculated?
- How do I calculate my family's footprint?
- How do I stop someone from following me?
- How is offset quality ensured?
- How are offsets created?
- How will I know that I’m making a difference?
- How does the annual audit work?
- How do I get 1000 bonus points through paperless billing?
- How do I track my credit card rewards online?
- How do I use conservation tips?
- How do you calculate emissions from events?
- How can I share my information with friends on other sites?
- How big is a ton of CO2?
- Who is Brighter Planet?
- How does Brighter Planet fight climate change?
- How is Brighter Planet different from other offset companies?
- Who are Brighter Planet's partner organizations?
- Why have a diverse project portfolio?
- Why do you project my footprint?
- Why partner with Bank of America?
- Why wasn't I approved for a BP credit card?
- Is it 'global warming' or 'climate change'?
- Is Brighter Planet for-profit or not-for-profit?
- Are offsets donations or investments?
- Can I pick a specific project to support?
- Do I have to create a profile?
- Does Brighter Planet disclose the details of its offset projects?
- How is a project added to the portfolio?
- What is "Go Green + Get Green"?
- What are teams?
- What is the estimation methodology for carbon offset amounts?
- What’s the future of carbon offsets?
- How do you calculate offset equivalents?
- How does the portfolio change over time?
- What standards are followed?
- How are projects operated? What happens if one fails?
- Why stop climate change?
- How do renewable energy projects help the environment?
- Where can I learn more about climate change solutions?
- What is the Project Fund?
- What is a Climate Project?
- Who can apply for a grant from the Project Fund?
- How is the Brighter Planet Project Fund funded?
- What is a Project Sponsor?
- What is the Grant Agreement?
- How are Climate Projects approved?
- How does my project receive funding?
- How do I get people to vote for my project?
- How long do voting periods last?
- How much or little funding can I request?
- How many votes can I cast per voting period?
- If I am not awarded funding, can I resubmit my project?
- Why doesn't my project appear on brighterplanet.com?
- What happens to my vote if a project I voted for is removed?
- What is radiative forcing?
- What are the terms and rules of the Project Fund?
- How do I add photos to my tip experience?
- What is Wind Power?
- What's the difference between a windmill and a wind turbine?
- What is a methane digester?