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The CO2 certificate

Compensating for CO2 emissions is something many want to do, but finding a way to do it is not so easy. Forest landowners in canton Solothurn decided to offer certificates for small companies who don’t manage to compensate their emissions by themselves. The companies pay for the certificate, and trees are nurtured with the money.  

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