Buying Envirocredits
Please contact the Muskoka Heritage Foundation for details on how you can buy Muskoka Envirocredits. Forms of payment are detailed on the left.
A tax receipt will be provided for your contribution to the Muskoka Envirocredits program.
What is an appropriate investment in Muskoka Envirocredits?
Individuals, businesses and corporations are welcome to offset all or part of the carbon emissions for which they are responsible on a weekly, monthly or annual basis. No amount is too small and no amount is too large.
There are several carbon calculators available on the internet to assist in determining the amount of carbon generated by heating a home and lighting a home, driving an automobile or taking an air flight. Some are Canadian user friendly including the following:
http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx
http://www.safeclimate.net/calculator/index.php
http://planetair.ca/
http://www.myclimate.org/index.php?lang=en
An alternative is to simply estimate carbon emissions using the following average costs and invest an appropriate amount:
Auto Use
|
Annual Use of 20,000 km |
Carbon Emissions | Offset Cost |
| Hybrid | 2.16 tonnes | $55.08 |
| Compact with automatic | 3.89 tonnes | $99.20 |
| Midsize with automatic | 4.32 tonnes | $110.16 |
| Large SUV 4x4 8 cylinder | 6.82 tonnes | $173.91 |
Air Flights (per person)
| Flight | Carbon Emissions | Offset Cost |
| Toronto/Montreal return | 0.24 tonnes | $6.12 |
| Toronto/Miami return | 0.88 tonnes | $22.44 |
| Toronto/Vancouver return | 1.47 tonnes | $37.49 |
| Toronto/London England return | 2.51 tonnes | $64.01 |
Home Lighting and Heating
| Amount | Carbon Emissions | Offset Cost |
| Annual electricity use of 8000 kwh | 2.4 tonnes | $61.20 |
| Annual heating 3000 litres of oil | 10.90 tonnes | $277.90 |