The Basa Magogo project teaches local people a new way of building fires that cuts down coal use by around 140kg per household per year, and reduces air pollution.

The fire is packed with coal at the bottom, newspaper in the middle, and wood on top. When the fire is lit, two additional hands of coal are placed on top. The fire then burns from the top to the bottom and, as a result, the fire heats up sooner, burns for longer, and particulate emissions are reduced by more than 80%.

The project has been verified to the highly respected VCS (Voluntary Carbon Standard). It was one of the first projects in Latin America to be developed using carbon finance, and is a benchmark for similar projects in the region. 388,452 tonnes verified emissions reductions were reported during the period 1 January 2002 – 31 December 2007.

Zorlu is expected to reduce emissions by an estimated 302,675 tonnes CO2 during the first 7 year period.

This project provides energy from a renewable source, the wind, as opposed to fossil fuels.

It has helped stimulate economical and social development and infrastructure in the area. It also addresses problems of long term fuel price risk and supply risk that come with reliance on imported fuels and political dependence on other countries.

Tamil Nadu is a United Nations verified  CER project. The project estimates it will reduce CO2 emissions by 75,527 tonnes between October 2004-September 2014

With Charity Commission approval, Trees for London was established with the following mission: “to advance the education of the public in the appreciation of trees and their amenity value, and in furtherance of this the planting and protection of trees everywhere, and in particular inner city areas”. Initially money was raised through fundraising club nights as young Londoners danced through the night to raise funds for tree planting. The founding mission and ethos of the charity is as true today as it was in 1993.

In 2003, on our tenth anniversary, we changed our name to Trees for Cities, largely in response to requests for support and advice from cities around the world.

In addition to tree planting, the charity is now involved in a wide range of activities that include educational work with schools and community groups, vocational training in arboriculture and horticulture, re-landscaping the public realm, campaigning, and yes, we’re still partying! Four of the charity’s current trustees (Julian Blake, Jane Bruton, Jake Kempston and Belinda Winder), have been involved since the earliest days.