THE BENEFITS (AND THOSE WHO BENEFIT)

Sustainability is not a trend, but a necessity. When you join our carbon impact correction journey, you actively confirm that belief and help your travellers to make the responsible travel choices they long for.

And if you choose to invest in carbon removal too, Discova will purchase carbon credits from a diverse portfolio of conservation and renewable energy projects, certified and verified by Gold Standard*.

These hold the highest levels of environmental integrity and offer the greatest contributions to sustainable development. They help the environment, people, and you to become a better travel provider. More specifically, they each meet certain UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Going forward, we would like to support more projects that directly benefit communities in our destinations, including an improved cookstove programme in Laos and waste water management in Thailand.

At the beginning of 2023, Discova retired 500 Verified Emission Reductions (VERs)

500 tonnes of CO2 emissions were saved from being released into the atmosphere

The VERs were invested into the Sidrap Wind Farm Project* in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

The wind farm consists of 30 wind turbines and can power over 70,000 local homes!

The project meets these UN Sustainable Development Goals:

Goal 7: Affordable & Clean Energy

Goal 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth

Goal 13: Climate Action

Investing into the Sidrap Wind Farm Project was an introduction step for us. Now we want to invite our partners to join us in this carbon impact correction journey.

Find more detailed information on the Sidrap Wind Farm Project on the Gold Standard Registry.

The Why

It’s no secret that carbon offsetting ogranisations and plans have been met with skepticism over the past few years. We’ll be the first to admit that we didn’t jump on the train in years gone by because we had not seen a calculation process we could trust. And then PNZ emerged in the industry.

Like us, we imagine you’re looking for simplicity, reliability and international, accountable standards. Relatively young but made up of a team of long-standing tourism industry experts with demonstrated interest in environmental preservation, Path Net Zero offers just that.

Their projects are verified with Voluntary Cancellation Certificates, issued by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. They only support projects certified by Gold Standard or the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The “why?” answered itself easily. We can only reduce what we can measure. We can only correct when we understand the wrong. With PNZ, we can effortlessly do just that for us and you.