Code Red is an emergency action campaign to save the world threatened forests by connecting corporations looking to offset their carbon footprint with verified emissions reductions from red plus projects to protect forest ecosystems that would've otherwise been destroyed why the emergency when forests a cut burned and converted to land
the carbon stored in the forests vegetation and root structures is released as carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases and area equivalent to new york city is lost every other day to deforestation releasing seven billion tons of co2 into the atmosphere each year this accounts for over seventeen percent of greenhouse gas emissions globally which is more than the global transportation sector red plus is a proven United Nations initiative created to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and it's working by creating financial value for the carbon stored in forests through the sale verified emissions reductions units red close projects make threatened forests more valuable alive than dead a verified emissions reduction unit represents want on a co2 emissions avoided through high-quality red plus forest protection projects that have proved they can protect threatened forests while providing sustainable development opportunities to local forest communities and significant social economic and environmental benefits why should corporations get involved with Code Red turned red provides the solution that directly connects corporate carbon footprint reduction to long-term forest protection by enabling forward-thinking companies like galleons PPR Nedbank any Co and intake a to invest in forest protection as an offset for that unavoidable carbon emissions corporate leaders are faced with a new challenge to deliver goods and services to customers in a competitive marketplace while being responsible about their carbon footprint investment in red plus projects provides an innovative solution to both of these challenges what's needed now is early action and investment by forward-thinking corporate leaders when corporations pledge to purchase red plus PR's they create demand and stimulate investment in new red plus projects turning an emissions reduction liability into positive action Code Red presents one of the greatest opportunities in this century to reverse the destruction of the world's remaining tropical forests go to www dot code red dot com to learn how you can join the Code Red campaign