answers to your questions.

What is Cosora?

Cosora is a way for you to remove your carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere through a process called carbon offsetting.

You only need to select the tons of CO2 emissions you'd like to offset every year based on your carbon footprint, subscribe to our monthly offset plan, and we'll take care of the rest.

By funding the projects from our carbon offset portfolio, you'll be contributing to initiatives like community-led tree planting in East Africa, the restoration of one of the deepest peatlands on Earth, the conservation of 2 of our planet's 36 biodiversity hotspots, and the development of cutting-edge technology that turns the CO2 found in waste biomass into bio-oil that can be stored deep underground in a way that's beneficial to the environment.

Begin your journey towards carbon neutrality here.

What are Carbon Offsets?

Carbon offsetting is the act of compensating for your emissions by preventing or capturing the same amount of pollution somewhere else.

At the end of each month, you'll be able to offset your carbon footprint by contributing to projects that capture and avoid carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. (Learn more about our offset strategy)

It's important to note that offsets are not a replacement for taking action to reduce your carbon footprint. They're merely a last resort to compensate for the emissions you can’t currently avoid. Think of offsetting like a patch. You should really patch up the Earth's wounds to stop the bleeding if you can. But isn't it much, much better to stop wounding the Earth in the first place?

Why does project pricing vary across projects?

The type of work being done in each project differs a lot; so does the required investment to keep things running, and therefore the final pricing varies too.

For example, the team from the Tambopata project is working on the conservation of a large area of Amazon rainforest; the size and the nature of the work make the most cost-effective out of all the projects currently in our portfolio. The folks in charge of the Sumatra Merang Peatland Project are working on restoring and regenerating 22,000 ha of degraded peatland, which much more costly than conservation. On the other hand, the work of TIST's Community Tree-Planting project is by far the most labor and time-intensive; tree-planting projects are often the most expensive when it comes to nature-based solutions.

Other factors that influence pricing are the country where the project is located as well as the quality of its resulting carbon credits. We prioritize quality above everything else; you can find out more by taking a look at our offset strategy.

Of course, the biggest pricing variations come from engineered carbon removal solutions such as Charm Industrial's Bio-Oil Carbon Sequestration project. These are cutting-edge technologies that will be needed to stay on track towards the 1.5-degree pathway, but currently need high levels of investment in order to reach cost-effectiveness. That's why we're keeping the minimum contributions to these kinds of projects at just a 0.5% for now, and will gradually increase them as they become cheaper.

Can I choose which projects to support?

For now, we're only offering a single portfolio with four high-quality offset projects: 0.5% is allocated to an engineered carbon removal solution, and the rest is split across three-nature-based projects. As we keep growing our portfolio, you'll be able to build your own with the projects of your choice. Keep in mind that it's important to have a diversified Offset Plan in order to maximize your impact and minimize the risk of your contributions.

As we bring in new projects, we'll implement a scoring system based on eight different conditions for each project, so that you can make more informed choices about your offsets. You can find more information on what these eight conditions are in our offset strategy.

Also, highly technical carbon removal solutions, albeit expensive, will play a key role in taking us to net-zero but still need lots of investment in order to become cost-effective. That's why we recommend dedicating at least a small part of your contribution to these types of projects; the minimum set by Cosora is 0.5%.

How can I be sure these projects are really making a difference?

All of our Offset Plan projects are audited and certified by independent third-parties. We take great care to ensure that our portfolio is of the highest quality. Learn more about our approach by taking a look at our offset strategy.

We'll also release live updates soon, so that you can stay up to date about what happens in each of the projects you contribute to.

How do I change my subscription?

Go to https://cosora.earth and log in with the email you first registered when purchasing your offset plan. Click the profile icon on the top right and go to Plan, then click on Change Plan or Cancel Subscription.

Shouldn't companies and governments fix climate change?

Absolutely. But do you want to wait until they actually bother to do so? 🤔

Governments and big corporations everywhere are barely trying to meet their minimum targets, often focused on appearing to care about the planet rather than actually caring and acting accordingly. They should be implementing carbon taxes and cap and trade systems. But they're not.

What we can do is act to show everyone that we do care, by paying a voluntary carbon tax (i.e., an Offset Plan) until governments implement their own and by continuing to spark conversation around climate change with our friends, relatives, elected officials, employers, favorite brands, and everyone else around us. Just like all the important revolutions in human history, the fight for a more sustainable planet also starts from the bottom.

How does Cosora select its projects?

As we explain in detail in our offset strategy, not all carbon credits are created equal. Some just get us much closer to the 1.5-degree pathway than others. That's why we curate our portfolio with only the highest-quality projects out there.

As you'll see by taking a look at our portfolio, we combine nature-based projects with highly technical engineered solutions.

We make sure that all of them are real, monitored, reported, verified, additional, based on realistic and credible baselines, free of leakage, permanent, exclusive, and with co-benefits. More on what all of this means in our offset strategy.

How does my money help the projects I contribute to?

We choose our projects carefully to ensure the highest quality in order to maximize the impact behind every dollar. (Learn more on our offset strategy).
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🌳 Sumatra Merang Peatland Project: 31.84%
🌳 Tambopata-Bahuaja Project: 31.84%
🌳 TIST East Africa Project: 31.84%
🔬 Charm Industrial Project: 0.48%
⚙️ Stripe (payment processing): 3.00%
⚙️ Outseta (subscription management): 1.00%
⚙️ Cosora platform fee: 0.00%

Does Cosora sell my data?

Nope, never, under any circumstance. All the personal data we may collect from you to provide you with our services is yours and yours only. Now and always. If you want to learn more, check out our privacy policy.

Where does the name Cosora come from?

The name Cosora comes from the acronym CSR, which traditionally stands for Corporate Social Responsibility. The reason why the "C" in the logo is sideways, as if breaking apart from the rest of the letters, is because it stands for "Community" instead of "Corporate", symbolizing that at Cosora we believe everyone should have the knowledge and ability to take climate action into their own hands rather than just waiting for corporations and governments to do what they ought to.

The apostrophe next to the "C" represents two seeds sprouting, in an attempt to visualize that Cosora is the starting point for climate activists all around the world to amplify their individual action to fix climate change.