Helping My Planet

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    Primary activity : RetailerCarbon offset retailers either fund or purchase carbon offsets in large quantities and then on sell them to individual consumers in smaller quantities.    Price (per tonne CO2e) : Over - AU$50

    Summary

    Helping My Planet's view on the role of carbon offsets in addressing climate change

    "HelpingMyPlanet (HMP) takes a grassroots view of carbon offset programs. We use the internet to aggregate the offsets achieved by ordinary householders into marketable products that can be sold directly to business and education.
    We have developed carbon offset products for 2 industry sectors: ICT (Information & Communications Technology) and Schools (Primary and Secondary)."


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    Summary

    Role in the Carbon Offset Market
    [Q1]Retailer
    Main client base
    [Q3]Domestic home owners, and energy utilities

    Offset Products

    Offset Products

    Price(s) per tonne
    [Q17]Over - AU$50
    Project Type(s)
    [Q23]- Solar
    Project Location(s)
    [Q27]- Domestic
    Are offsets packaged with other services (such as footprinting, carbon neutrality etc)?
    [Q10]No

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    Offset Quality

    Offset Quality

    Organisation is licensed to provide financial advice (or to be an authorised representative in providing financial advice) in the context of brokerage of carbon commodities
    [Q23a]Information not provided
    Offsets generated and sold by Helping My Planet
    [Q33a]- Renewable Energy Certificiates RECsRenewable Energy Certificates in Australia are issued by the Australian Government's Office of Renewable Energy Regulator. They are equivalent to one-megawatt hour of renewable electricity. RECs can be bought and sold both by electricity retailers and by other businesses in order to meet the legal requirements of MRET.
    How does your organisation calculate the amount and price of carbon offset required by customers?
    [Q10]- Personal contact from clients with specific needs for type of offset and tonnage
    - Personal contact from customers wanting the service of carbon footprinting and (generic) offset purchase to achieve carbon neutrality
    - Helping My Planet is a community based directory website that allows registered agents to keep their listing updated with their renewable energy certificates (REC) prices and contact.
    Do you provide quality assurance or technical documentation on your web site or on request?
    [Q16]Information not provided
    Is your organisation audited by an independent third party for the sale and retirement of offsets and / or RECs?
    [Q16b] No
    Does your organisation supply National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) or NCOS compliant abatement to customers from 1st July 2010?
    [Q18] No
    [Q19]
    What evidence of purchase can customers expect to receive when buying carbon offsets from your organisation?
    Information not provided
    What documentation is available to customers about the carbon offset project/s as part of the education and quality assurance process?
    [Q22]- Information not supplied


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    Resources

    Resources

    Do you provide a carbon footprint calculation service for your customers?
    [Q12]- No
    Other carbon management services
    [Q11]- Advisory services
    - Gifts
    - Carbon neutrality

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    Projects

    Project Information

    RECS from Domestic Solar Hot Water | NSW NSW Solar Renewable Energy Certificates RECs

    General Information

    [Q22, Q25]

    Own Project | When someone installs a Solar Hot Water system, Renewable Energy Certificates are created. The person may assign their right to create the RECsRenewable Energy Certificates in Australia are issued by the Australian Government's Office of Renewable Energy Regulator. They are equivalent to one-megawatt hour of renewable electricity. RECs can be bought and sold both by electricity retailers and by other businesses in order to meet the legal requirements of MRETMandatory Renewable Energy Target. The Australian Government has a policy commitment of a 20 percent share for renewable energy in Australia's electricity supply by 2020.. to a registered agent who would normally pass on some financial benefit in return for receiving your RECs. Helping My Planet will purchase RECs from clients via the facilities provided on their website and on sell them to interested parties.


    Price per tonne of CO2e
    [Q24]

    $AU50

    Project Location(s)
    [Q27, Q28]Australia | NSW
    Project Size (tonnes of CO2e)
    [Q29] Ongoing

    Quality

    Date project started to generate verified emission reductions (VERs) / offset credits
    [Q31]- 1 Jul 2007
    Crediting period of the project (in years)
    [Q32]- RECs must be created within 12 months
    Accreditation or certification achieved as at May 2010
    [Q33a]- Renewable Energy Certificiates RECsRenewable Energy Certificates in Australia are issued by the Australian Government's Office of Renewable Energy Regulator. They are equivalent to one-megawatt hour of renewable electricity. RECs can be bought and sold both by electricity retailers and by other businesses in order to meet the legal requirements of MRET.
    Are the verified emission reductions created from this project NCOS compliant abatement?
    [Q36]

    - No

    Is this project additional to Australia's commitments under Kyoto
    [Q37]- No
    Do you forward sellThe sale of carbon offsets for emissions reductions or sequestration that have not yet occurred and therefore can not be precisely measured. abatementA reduction in the amount or intensity of greenhouse gas emissions as a result of actions taken by a company or individual. from this project
    [Q38]- Only forward sold abatement
    The registry on which offsets from this project are registered
    [Q39]- Renewable Energy CertificatesRenewable Energy Certificates in Australia are issued by the Australian Government's Office of Renewable Energy Regulator. They are equivalent to one-megawatt hour of renewable electricity. RECs can be bought and sold both by electricity retailers and by other businesses in order to meet the legal requirements of MRET. Registry
    The process for retiring offsets from this project off the market
    [Q40]- We transfer the abatement into the clients name to retire at their convenience
    How is the retirement of abatement verified to your client?
    [Q41]- Evidence of registry transaction (For example, personalised account, physical copy of transaction etc.)
    The ancillary or co-benefits of this project
    [Q42]- Creating enhancement of individual actions

    Contact Details

    Contact Details

    For more information please contact:

    Helping My Planet
    http://www.helpingmyplanet.com
    (02) 9212 6033
    Suite 1 89 Jones Street Ultimo NSW 2007
    Information Submitted by Helping My Planet in April 2010