Articles from Cool Effect

Cool Effect, a Bay Area-based nonprofit that supports high-integrity carbon emission reduction and removal projects around the globe, today announced that Proyecto Mirador has installed 400,000 clean cookstoves in homes across Honduras and Guatemala, marking a major milestone for one of Latin America’s largest clean cooking initiatives. The U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit clean cookstove project began in 2004 as a response to widespread health and environmental harms from traditional open‑fire cooking in rural Central America. The project has delivered cleaner, safer cooking solutions to more than 1.6 million people, while generating measurable climate, health, and community benefits.

Cool Effect, a Bay Area nonprofit that supports the highest quality carbon projects around the globe, is announcing the launch of The Cool Effect Catalyst, a $1,000,000 award designed to accelerate carbon project development. The funding will be awarded to a project – or multiple projects – that meets the nonprofit’s criteria of Carbon Done Correctly, a benchmark achieved through a comprehensive vetting process involving scientific validation, on-site evaluations, and multiple phases of due diligence.

Cool Effect, a Bay Area nonprofit that supports high integrity carbon emission reduction and removal projects around the globe, is announcing today that it has selected a Direct Air Capture (DAC) project to be added to its portfolio of carbon projects. After a comprehensive review, Cool Effect has chosen to represent Project Juniper, a DAC project in Nevada owned and operated by LA-based project developer Clairity Technology.

Cool Effect, a Bay Area based nonprofit that supports high integrity carbon emission reduction and removal projects around the globe, has released its first-ever Impact Report. The new report illustrates how over $66 million in carbon finance—generated through the sale of high-quality carbon credits—is driving measurable environmental and socioeconomic benefits to communities worldwide.

Cool Effect, a Bay Area based nonprofit dedicated to reducing and removing carbon emissions around the world, is announcing today that it has selected a biochar project to be added to its portfolio of high integrity carbon emission reduction and removal projects. This is the first time that the organization has applied The Cool Effect Model, the nonprofit’s rigorous project vetting and selection process which is based upon extensive scientific evaluation and due diligence, to technology-based Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). After review, Cool Effect has chosen to represent Carbon Cycle, an innovative, privately owned agricultural company based in south-eastern Germany. The company produces high-quality biochar, a powerful soil additive that helps soil hold water and prevents nutrient loss, nitrate leaching, and fertility issues.

Cool Effect, a Bay Area based nonprofit dedicated to supporting high integrity carbon emission reduction and removal projects around the globe, is announcing today that it has appointed Johanna Depenthal, Ph.D. to serve as the organization’s Director of Project Research. Depenthal has a decade of deep-rooted experience in field research and data analysis in support of environmental conservation and community development projects. Her doctoral degree in Forest Resources and Conservation is from the University of Florida. She will oversee Cool Effect’s project vetting and selection process based upon extensive scientific evaluation, and will be instrumental in upholding the nonprofit’s commitment to offering carbon credits from the highest-quality carbon projects around the globe at a time when credit quality is under scrutiny.

Cool Effect, a Bay Area-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting carbon projects around the globe, is announcing today that long-time executive Jodi Manning has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Manning joined the nonprofit in 2015 preceding its launch at COP21 in Paris, and has since helped to accelerate business growth, foster organizational development and drive outsized impact. Manning has held several roles for the nonprofit, overseeing multiple facets of Cool Effect’s business, including strategy and sales, corporate partnerships, marketing efforts, carbon credit inventory and financials.

As the voluntary carbon market continues to see exponential growth, an important aspect of carbon project quality is how projects create social benefits beyond emission reductions - that is, how carbon finance transforms a local community. This is what Cool Effect calls The Good on the Ground.

Cool Effect, a Bay Area based nonprofit dedicated to supporting voluntary carbon projects around the globe, is releasing its first-ever video series to kick off Earth Month, dedicated to providing education for those interested in learning about tools for climate action. The short-form animated videos are a resource to help partners understand and explain carbon credits and the carbon market to their communities. The first video in this series, “What is a High-Quality Carbon Offset?,” is available today and makes the aspects of high quality carbon offsets easy to understand.