Carbon offsetting involves calculating a carbon footprint and then investing in a project that reduces greenhouse gases emissions into the atmosphere by an equivalent amount. The DECC scheme helps people identify the best offsetting options that genuinely help to protect the environment.
 
Working with specialist offset provider, ClimateCare, E.ON matches every unit of energy consumers’ use with an equivalent reduction elsewhere by funding a range of alternative energy efficient projects around the world.
 
GoGreen allows for the purchase of 1.8 tonnes of good quality carbon offsets every 12 months customers are signed up to the contract. The business equivalent, Easy Green, offsets 100% of a company’s electricity consumption. Both schemes also provide advice on switching to other energy efficient goods and services to further reduce consumers’ carbon footprints.  
 
E.ON’s commercial director, Jim MacDonald, said he was delighted the company’s efforts in engaging customers with...