To ensure that your carbon emissions from fuel usage will be offset to become Carbon Positive, we charge a fee for every litre of fuel you use. By buying Carbon Positive, you make a positive difference to the environment.
We will offset your CO2 emissions by using a combination of existing overseas Carbon Reduction Units and UK-based Pending Issuance Units via our partner, Highland Carbon.
For every initial purchase over 50 litres we provide you with a decal to promote that you are working with our offsetting services, and are positive about motorsport.
Your purchase will aggregated with other customers. We will purchase Carbon Reduction Units on your behalf, using an established overseas project (La Primavera) where the trees are already planted, so you can say that you have offset your fuel usage.
PLUS.... with each purchase you will become climate positive!
As part of our ongoing commitment to offsetting more CO2 than is generated, for every Carbon Reduction Unit we provide, we will also add the equivalent amount as a Pending Issuance Unit (PIU) from a UK afforestation project (the Loch Ness Project). A PIU is effectively a 'promise to deliver' a Woodland Carbon Unit in the future, based on predicted emission reductions, as the trees grow.
Your PIU's will be recorded and published on the Carbon UK Land Registry for your assurance of the offsetting project's validity and traceability.
Our PIU's are purchased from projects within the UK, based on verified Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code projects which are registered by IHS Markits on the UK Land Carbon Registry.
All our projects are provided in exclusive partnership with Highland Carbon Ltd. and we aggregate all online purchases monthly to secure Carbon Reduction Units and Pending Issuance units that represent 200% of your estimated equivalent carbon footprint, using industry standard conversion factors provided by the UK government.
The transaction is made and held for all aggregated purchases by Carbon Positive Motorsport Ltd and PIU's are registered within 90 days by the UK regulatory body IHS Markits, and subsequently recorded on the UK Land Registry to ensure full traceability through their lifetime.
We can provide our transaction details on request, by contacting us at carbonpositivemotorsport.com with your purchase invoice number.
Petrol - Carbon Positive
About this product
We purchase carbon offsets as pending issuance units via our partner Highland Carbon. Below is an example of one of their carbon reduction projects that we have invested in to offset your fuel usage.
The actual project that offsets your specific carbon footprint may vary, but all projects are located in the UK.
Loch Ness Project Details
Project Supplier: Highland Carbon
Project Retailer: Carbon Positive Motorsport
Recognised Framework: UK Woodland Carbon Code
Project Name: Loch Ness Project
Project Establishment Year: 2022
Project Validation Year: 2022
Unit Vintage Years: 2047-2112
Credit Type: Pending Issuance Units
Project ID: 104000000027968Loch Ness Project Description
It is a two-phase native woodland restoration project just to the south of Loch Ness and near the Great Glen in Scotland. The 92 Hectare project comprises 100,000 trees and will achieve 20,092 tCO2e in offsetting.
The planting site comprises a diverse range of native tree species including Caledonian Scots pine, sessile oak, hazel, downy birch, rowan, eared willow and aspen. The reintroduction of 1,000 aspen trees is particularly exciting as these had been eradicated from the Highlands.
The project site is uphill from the great Loch and in the immediate vicinity of Loch Mhor. The estate itself is considerably mountainous and surrounded by several other large mountainous estates. The estate is home to Red grouse, Black grouse, Red deer, Roe deer, Sika deer and more.
The project expands existing woodland on the estate and is contiguous with forests on an adjacent estate. One of our aims is for red squirrels and pine martens to populate the estate from the adjacent estate. Other rare species in the area include Golden plover, dunlin, Golden eagles (nesting sites), white-tailed eagles (feeding), ospreys (feeding), capercaille, ptarmigan, otters and water voles.
More Information
We provide future offsetting based on carbon reduction units achieved through pending issuance units (PIUs). These units are certified and verified by the Woodland Carbon Code or Peatland Code to provide a verified carbon offsetting benefit in the future.
These units are administered through the only UK approved carbon trading registry by IHS Markits, and published on the UK Land Registry to ensure traceability and the validity of genuine carbon offsetting. Your purchase is aggregated and purchased via our partner Highland Carbon and is based on a specific project, or a combination of projects, from our carbon offsetting project portfolio, the details of which are displayed and updated regularly on our website. Your purchase will result in carbon offsetting made exclusively within the UK, for UK generated carbon emissions.
