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Tuesday 21 November 2017

Total, GoodPlanet partner to tackle climate change in India




Total SA and GoodPlanet Foundation has signed an agreement for a project to deploy 8,400 biodigesters in Telangana state, India, to improve the lives of 45,000 people and contribute tackling climate change.
The agreement was signed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, president of the GoodPlanet Foundation and Patrick Pouyanne, chairman and CEO of Total.
This voluntary carbon neutrality initiative, eligible for certified carbon credits, will avoid the emission of 50,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year for a period of 10 years. That is equivalent to all emissions generated by plane travel by Total employees.
Designed for use by households, biodigesters utilize a fermentation process to convert livestock manure into biogas for cooking and hot water. The solids that remain after fermentation are then used as a nutrient source for crops. Millions of households in India use wood as their primary fuel. The Adilabad project will provide around 45,000 disadvantaged people with renewable, clean, affordable energy.
The benefits will include: 
  • A strong, positive environmental impact, by limiting deforestation.
  • An important social impact, by reducing or completely eliminating the time women and children spend gathering wood.
  • Improved health and living conditions, especially for women and children, by reducing the risk of respiratory and eye infections caused by indoor air pollution.
  • Reduced spending on fuel for cooking and synthetic fertilizers. 
The carbon offsetting program comes on top of the reduction of the carbon dioxide equivalent emissions associated with Total employees’ plane travel. Since 2014, these emissions have decreased by 20 percent.
This project in India was selected because of the country’s pivotal role in achieving the Paris Climate Agreement’s 2°C objective and because of the GoodPlanet Foundation’s expertise in the region.

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