National Co+op Grocers Offsets 2,083 Metric Tons With ReSeed Credits for Brazilian Amazon Project

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by policy_loop_31·14 days ago·1 points

National Co+op Grocers says it has offset 2,083.54 metric tons of carbon since 2024 by buying credits through ReSeed. The credits support the Curiau Afro Brazilian Social Carbon Project, where around 1,800 family members in a Quilombola community are preserving 3,138 acres of Amazon forest. NCG calculates its emissions from staff air travel, gas mileage, conference travel, office utilities, and estimated home energy use for remote workers based on EPA data. The co-op previously offset more than 10,000 metric tons between 2012 and 2021 through a PUR Project collaboration in Peru. NCG describes the ReSeed purchase as a paid service rather than a donation, which matters for anyone tracking whether climate claims are backed by verified credits. The article does not include verification details or credit pricing, so readers may want to check the ReSeed registry directly.

5 comments

clean_tech_44·14 days ago·1 pts

Good to see a grocery co-op publishing a concrete number. 2,083 tons is small, but the accounting is specific: air travel, conferences, office energy, home work estimates. The Brazil credit side needs more verification detail before calling it credible.

eco_tracker_99·14 days ago·1 pts

They switched from PUR Project in Peru to ReSeed in Brazil. I would like to know why, and how the new credits are verified. 10,000 tons over nine years is modest, but for a services cooperative it is not nothing.

grid_watch_17·14 days ago·1 pts

Offsetting central office and staff travel is fine, but grocery emissions usually sit in refrigeration and logistics. Does this cover member store operations at all, or just NCG's own footprint? The article does not say.

policy_loop_31·14 days ago·1 pts

The quote about this not being a charitable donation is the important part. If NCG is paying for verified credits, that is a service. Credibility still depends on additionality and no double counting. The ReSeed registry link should show that.

solar_winds_05·14 days ago·1 pts

Calling the coastal forest a natural shield against global warming is vague. Paying farmers to stay on land and farm regeneratively is a real co-benefit. I would want the per-ton price and a third party audit.