Naturesave has teamed up with co2balance to offer grants to its commercial clients to offset their carbon emissions.

This grant is funded by The Naturesave Trust and is available to any Commercial Combined material damage and liability policy holder who offsets their carbon emissions through co2balance.  The Trust will pay £250 or 50% (whichever is the lesser) towards the offset in the first year and £125 or 50% (whichever is the lesser) towards their carbon offset in subsequent years, provided that you are a Naturesave policyholder at the time the offset is carried out and the invoice for the offset has been paid in full.

With our continuing dependency on fossil fuels and it's internationally recognised effect on climate change, there is a growing interest in carbon offsetting and carbon trading in an attempt to meet CO2 emission targets.  Carbon offsetting is one way of dealing with this global problem.

Paying into a carbon offsetting fund to counterbalance our use of cars and commercial aviation may, in the opinion of some, do little more than appease the 'guilt' of continuing these practices in the absence of alternative and more environmentally benign fuel and energy options.  We need to reduce carbon emissions directly, not just pollute the atmosphere and pay to offset our actions or consciences after the event.

Naturesave believes that carbon offsetting can be part of our mutual endeavours to meet the CO2 emission targets, and is a useful tool when used in conjunction with reducing emissions via energy efficiency.  We believe that whether it relates to planting trees to offset CO2, funding renewable energy projects and/or companies that manufacture low carbon products, carbon offsetting is an important element in the drive to achieving sustainable development.

For more information on the grants available, please email us at mail@naturesave.co.uk or contact Emma Birch on 01803 864390.

For further information about carbon offsetting through co2balance, please see their website at www.co2balance.com, or call Paul Chiplen on 01823 332233.