Our partners in tackling climate change, Path Net Zero have created the calculator our travel consultants use when calculating the carbon emissions from our holidays. Incredibly enthusiastic about climate and looking after our planet, we’ll be working closely with them to reduce our carbon footprint. Their mission is to have an immediate and measurable positive impact on the global climate crisis, using innovative technology – in order to accurately measure and reduce carbon emissions, by supporting world leading eco projects.

Gold Standard was established in 2003 by WWF (and other non-Governmental Organisations). They set the standard for climate and development interventions, as well making sure the projects Path Net Zero support are legitimate and truly focused on reducing carbon emissions. They have created a practice standard for climate and sustainable development interventions, to maximise the impact on the world.

Household Biogas Plants Installed in Rural India

The aim of the project is to replace the commonly used inefficient wood fired mud stoves technology with clean, sustainable and efficient biogas. The average wood consumption per household is about 5kgs per day, and this poses a serious threat to the region’s woodlands. This project provides households with their own biogas plants to utilise the sustainable energy contained in their animal’s excrement – the biogas is used for cooking, water boiling and lighting. SDG Impacts: Good Health and Well-being, Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action.

Improved Cookstoves in Kenya

The majority of households in Kenya still depend on wood or solid fuels for cooking. The objective of this project is to make efficient cookstoves affordable and available to low-income rural households. The project manufactures and distributes improved cookstoves, called Hifadhi stoves, which save up to 58% of fuel wood (in comparison to traditional stoves) to cook the same amount of food. SDG Impacts: Good Health and Well-being, Climate Action, Life on Land.

Solar and Efficient Stoves in Madagascar

The objective of the project is to provide solar cookers and efficient stoves for cooking. Wood fuel and charcoal consumption can be substantially reduced, which helps to lower the pressure on the valuable forests in the region. To convince people to the new way of cooking, training programmes, demonstrations & workshops are planned. SDG Impacts include: Quality Education, Gender Equality, No Poverty & Climate Action.

National Biodigester Programme in Cambodia

Development of a biodigester sector in Cambodia with the aim to exploit the potential of biogas, enabling rural households to switch to clean cooking from relying on wood which in turn will reduce deforestation, and improve agricultural yields. Domestic biodigesters provide a way for individual households with livestock to reduce their dependence on firewood for cooking and lighting. SDG Impacts: Zero Hunger, Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action.

Biogas Programme of Activities in Indonesia

The Programme of Activities IDBP aims to install biodigesters in households currently using non-renewable biomass and fossil fuels as their main source of cooking fuel. The project also aims to improve public health, as indoor air pollution – a major cause of illness – that is caused from current cooking methods, is reduced from the biodigesters. SDG Impacts: No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Gender Equality, Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action.