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| Title | Clarify the Carbon credit landscape and develop alternatives for offsetting |
| Group | Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Group |
| Project type | internship |
| Credits | 24 |
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| Examiner(s) | Francisco Alpizar |
| Contact info | AEndeman@Afriflora.nl |
| Begin date | 2021/04/13 |
| End date | 2021/12/30 |
| Description | The sponsor company is a multinational based in The Netherlands and Ethiopia and active in the horticultural sector. The flowers grown in Ethiopia are exported daily to the Netherlands and then sold and distributed through retail chains in Europe.
The company has recently calculated its CO2 footprint in Ethiopia and in The Netherlands and is now looking into reduction and offsetting measures and strategies. In this assignment the student will be asked to study / present the following: - the Carbon credit landscape and challenges for the company - develop a carbon reduction strategy - develop a carbon offsetting strategy - advise on the CO2 crediting and reporting - make a model/dashboard for the yearly input-data Important to consider - offsetting schemes should preferably benefit Ethiopia and the region where the company is based - a non-disclosure agreement is mandatory. |
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