Carbon Capture Kenya
Trees planted so far
Where are you on your personal journey to Net Zero?
Offset your carbon use by buying certified voluntary carbon credits today!
We’ve been planting trees in Kimilili since 2022, over 32,000 to date. As they grow they take CO2 out of the atmosphere – sequestering carbon. We’re aiming to plant 20,000 more during 2025 and, as our model is scalable, we hope to increase the number every year.
The income we generate from selling carbon credits will go back into the project and ensure we can keep planting and growing more trees.
Offset your carbon use
A useful approach is: Measure – Reduce – Offset.
Offsetting is then undertaken within a framework of intentional carbon reduction. Why not offset your annual carbon usage
with a regular monthly payment, or make a one-off purchase to cover something specific like your holiday.
Your carbon footprint
To help you get closer to Net Zero we’ve put together some estimated carbon footprint figures.
Low Consumption
- You are probably vegan or vegetarian.
- You cycle or walk to work, or you work from home.
- You enjoy staycations, often travelling by train where you can.
Medium Consumption
- You own an electric vehicle or have very low car usage.
- You don’t each much meat and dairy products.
- You very rarely travel on long haul flights.
High Consumption
- You own a fossil fuel burning car and tend to use it a lot.
- You regularly travel by air for work/leisure.
- You often consume meat and dairy products.
One-off holiday offset
Measure–Reduce–Offset still applies! Flights generate more carbon emissions than cars, which generate more than trains. Sometimes flying will use 40 times more carbon per person than going by train! There are many good websites which will calculate the carbon usage of your flights, or car or train journeys.
Churches
Is your church committed to net zero by 2030? The Church of England has this as a target. Maybe your church wants to achieve net zero now!
Climate Stewards has a model to help churches measure their carbon footprint. You could start by taking simple measurements of your gas/electricity usage (electricity can be ignored if you’re on a green tariff) – and then offset that.
Offset your carbon use below at £15 per tonne – either as a one-off annual payment or monthly.
Other Organisations
We’re happy to provide any other organisations with carbon credits, to offset part or all of their annual carbon usage. Our carbon credits (carbos) are part of the voluntary carbon credit market and therefore can’t be traded. Please contact ruth@dreamlandmission.org to see how we can help you.
Climate Stewards
We’ve been working with Climate Stewards since the inception of our project early in 2022. They have provided guidance, knowledge and experience. They have audited project plans, visited us in Kenya, and their independent modelling has been used to calculate the carbon sequestration levels expected from our growing trees. This incorporates the specific tree species planted and their locations.
In January 2024 Climate Stewards awarded us their Seal of Approval to sell 11,000 tonnes of carbon credits (known as carbos by Climate Stewards) in relation to our tree planting during 2022 and 2023. We also have a buffer of over 3,000 tonnes, from this planting, to cover tree loses.
Our plan is that each year’s trees will be growing for at least 15 years, so Climate Stewards will continue to audit us and provide a check that our measurements of actual carbon captured are accurate. And, of course, we have planted many more trees during 2024, and intend to continue in 2025. We will therefore ensure we are not selling carbon credits that we can’t honour.
Our Model
1. Invite local farmers
We invite smallholders from across our local units to be a part of this project. Th project is open to anyone who lives in the area around an IcFEM local transformation unit.
2. Provide training
Smallholders receive all the training necessary to ensure they are able to take care of their trees at all stages of their lifecycle.
3. Provide tree saplings
Tree saplings are delivered to the smallholder and they are given a short planting demonstration.
4. Farmers plant trees
Each tree that is planted is recorded on our purpose-built mobile app. This gives us real time data on how many trees have been planted and where they are. The trees belong to the farmers and they reap the benefits of planting them. They are able to sell the fruits and enjoy the positive impact these trees have on the local ecosystem.
Once the trees have matured they can be cut down and used for timber. The farmers will receive all the money made from selling these timber products.
5. Trees sequester carbon
These trees will sequester carbon over their lifetime. Through our partnership with Climate Stewards we are able to estimate just how much carbon will be taken out of the atmosphere. This estimate takes into account the survival rate of trees in the area and includes a buffer should large numbers of our trees not mature. This project has received Climate Stewards’ ‘Seal of Approval’ meaning that carbon offset through this project is verified.