The organizers and EcoVentures will conduct a post-event greenhouse gas emissions assessment and will offset the calculated footprint by purchasing certified carbon credits.

Measure: EcoVentures will measure the event's carbon footprint, focusing on key areas such as:

• Energy
• Water consumption
• Waste
• Travel
• Accommodation

Offset: EcoVentures will purchase offsets from certified CDM projects in developing nations to support renewable and energy efficient initiatives.

EcoVentures is an associate of The CarbonNeutral Company who works with emission reduction projects across the world. Key focus areas include Key:

• Renewable
• Resource Conservation
• Waste Reduction
• Forestry Projects

Our Carbon Neutral offset projects are selected against the highest possible environmental standards.

One of the key ways to stop global warming is to use new technology, such as wind and hydro energy, as opposed to burning fossil fuels. We channel some of our customers' money into projects to do just that. In India, for example, we have enabled local generators to switch from diesel to biomass (natural compost with lower CO2 emissions). We then use the savings in CO2 emissions to balance out some of our customers' CO2 production - thereby helping them to go Carbon Neutral. Our technology projects not only reduce CO2 emissions, they help to promote rural economies and local communities.

You as an individual or a business can become carbon neutral in 3 simple steps:

• Measure
• Reduce internally
• Offset unavoidable carbon footprint