Google Inc, owners of the world’s most popular search engine, has said it will buy carbon credits from a landfill gas-to-energy facility in Berkeley County, SC, throughout 2013. Google has committed to becoming a carbon neutral company and the Berkeley Green Power Project will create an estimated 200,000-300,000 tonnes of carbon offsets which will help it towards its target.
Google will buy the offsets with helps from Blue Source LLC, Berkeley County Water & Sanitation (BCWS), operators of the gas-to-energy project, and Santee Cooper the state-owned water and electricity utility.
‘This project is a terrific example of how public and private sectors can work together in the voluntary carbon market to make a positive impact on our environment,’ said Annika Colston, Vice president of Blue Source. ‘Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating new sources of energy takes forward-looking actions from various stakeholders such as utility companies, local governments,and the private sector, and this project exemplifies the rewards and benefits available when such progressive actions are undertaken.’
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