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Impact Report 2009-2017 Impact Report 2009-2017 • This document provides an impact report on the carbon offset work of Toshiba Tec from June 2009 to December 2017 • The Toshiba Carbon Zero Scheme has been developed in coorporation with CO2balance 2 Carbon Zero Impact Report 2009-2017 BACKGROUND Toshiba Tec have been running their Carbon Zero Scheme Furthermore, a total of 103,558.91 tCO2e has been offset since 2009, calculating and offsetting the carbon dioxide through the Uganda Borehole Project, which rehabilitates emissions created from the manufacture, distribution and broken boreholes to provide families with clean water, operation of its MFP products supplied to the European market removing the necessity to boil the water to purify it. – to achieve a carbon zero status. In addition to these two projects in Africa, the Toshiba Carbon Working with leading carbon management company Zero scheme has supported the Brazilian Forestry project, CO2balance they have – from June 2009 to December 2017 - which replaced the Indian Wind Power Project in 2016. offset 544,812.43 tonnes of CO2e. During this period several verified, high impact, carbon reduction projects in developing Besides the offsetting of MFPs, selected Operating Countries countries have been supported. throughout Europe have also offset their BCS units to make them Carbon Zero, which have been included in the figures Milestones shown within this report. During 2017 the scheme achieved the significant milestone of offsetting 500,000 tonnes of CO2e, making Toshiba TEC one of the “major players” in the world of carbon offsetting, addressing and tackling their carbon emissions to reduce their SUMMARY impact on the climate. The tables below show a summary the total tonnes of CO2e offset per project since the project began in 2009, along with Recognition the figures for the last reporting year of 2017: In addition to the prevention and reduction of carbon emissions the Toshiba Carbon Zero Scheme has contributed to many June 2009 to December 2017 wider community and sustainable impacts, which closely align Project Tonnes CO e Offset with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). In 2017 2 the Scheme was recognised a UN “SDG Partner” and the Kenyan Stoves 189,170.65 Toshiba Carbon Zero Scheme is now listed on the United Ugandan Boreholes 103,558.91 Nations global registry of organisations that actively support Brazilian Rainforest 30,884.86 the implementation of their Sustainable Development Goals Indian Wind 138,146.37 (see Appendix 1). Chinese Hydro 81,949.69 UK Forestry 1,101.94 Carbon equivalents TOTAL 544,812.43 To put the 544,812.43 tonnes of CO2e into context, this volume has some surprising comparisons; it is the carbon equivalent to: 0.2% 15% • 161,149 return flights from Düsseldorf to Tokyo 35% 6% Kenyan Stoves • Driving the circumference of the earth 71,080 times Ugandan Boreholes • The annual emissions from 121,370 European homes Brazilian Rainforest • Lighting 12,667,063 million energy saving light bulbs for a year Indian Wind 3 Chinese Hydro • It terms of size it equates to 303,024,674 m of CO2 UK Forestry • 13.67 million cups of coffee 25% 19% This first section of this impact report explains the additional community and environmental benefits over and above simple carbon saving of the investment in the CO2balance January 2017 to December 2017 Kenyan Energy Efficient Stove Project, which has received 189,170.65 t CO2e (or 35%) of the total support to date. The Project Tonnes CO2e Offset funds are used to sponsor the distribution of stoves to poor Kenyan Stoves 18,141.12 households and the maintenance of those stoves for the first Ugandan Boreholes 18,009.73 seven years. Brazilian Rainforest 18,009.73 TOTAL 54,160.58 3 CARBON OFFSET PROJECTS Kenya Energy Efficient Stove Project Project Location (since 06/2009) There are numerous project locations within the Kenyan The Kenyan Energy Efficient Stove Energy Efficient Stove Project run by CO2balance; the project Project builds energy saving cooking locations for Toshiba’s offsetting work are the “Aberdares”, stoves for villages in Kenya. These “Shimba Hills” and “Kisumu” projects”. brick stoves result in 50% reduction in the need for firewood and thereby prevent carbon from being emitted. In addition to carbon prevention it also provides families with a cost and time effective method to cook with. The reduced need for firewood helps to prevent deforestation, creating knock on benefits to the wildlife in terms of habitat, biodiversity and flood prevention. It is also a healthier method of cooking as it reduces in-door smoke by half. In-door smoke is a serious problem in Africa and the World Health Organisation dubbed it the “kitchen killer”, as it is responsible for nearly two million deaths in Africa every year. Other co-benefits of the project include: • Reduced deforestation and degradation of surrounding forests The project is located in and around Kisumu, which is Kenya’s third largest city and the principal city of western • Reduced soil erosion, nutrient loss and risk of flooding Kenya. This is an administrative district of Nyanza Province, • Reduced cooking and wood collection time; householders Kenya. It is one of the poorest areas in Kenya characterized by can spend more time on other household tasks, high incidences of maternal and infant mortality, with most of as well as schooling and supervising children its people suffering from unemployment, poor health and poverty. • Reduced exposure of firewood collectors (mainly women) to hazards in remote areas The Aberdares Range is a 160 km long mountain range • Reduced burns and injuries from exposure to an open fire of upland, north of Kenya’s capital Nairobi and just south of the Equator with an average elevation of 3,500 meters. It forms a section of the eastern rim of the Great Rift Valley. The lower slopes are lush fertile farmed, whilst higher areas are known for their wildlife. This rich habitat is home to numerous species of plants and animals including the rare Black Rhino. The Shimba Hills is an area of coastal rainforest, woodland and grassland. It is an important area for plant biodiversity – over 50 % of the 159 rare plants in Kenya are found in the Shimba Hills, including some endangered species. It is also a nationally important site for birds and butterflies. The communities that live there are amongst the poorest rural people in Kenya. Surviving on less than a dollar a day they rely on the dwindling forest resources to sustain daily life. This project eases their workload and protects vital natural resources from over exploitation. 4 Carbon Zero Impact Report 2009-2017 Impacts The offsetting commitment made by Toshiba TEC between 2009 and 2017 has resulted in numerous impacts to the local communities within the project areas of Kenya. The table below provides a summary of these impacts related to the Kenyan Energy Efficient Stove Project: Impact Sector Impact Quantitative Data1) Environment CO2e prevented 189,170.65 tonnes Wood saved 164,578 tonnes Area protected 472.93 hectares Social Number of stoves built 9,008 Time saved 108,098 days Children impacted 18,016 Adults impacted 6,992 Old people impacted 9,008 Total people impacted 34,016 Economic Working time saved 864,780 hours p.a. Money saved per household 21 days wages p.a. Health Impacts Quantitative Data2) Condition Likely reduced cases from project support Respiratory illness (Lower Chest /Lung) 11,981 Asthma 12,611 Serious Ear Nose and Throat irritation 9,459 Total reduced instances of serious illness attributable to indoor smoke 34,051 1) The data from the impacts are based on the field work carried out by CO2balance within the project locations in Kenya. The data that is gathered is in line with the requirements of the Gold Standards as part of the annual Monitoring Surveys. These Monitoring reports are available on the Gold Standard Registry. Data is then cross compared against national averages in Kenya to ensure accuracy. Assumptions and extrapolations have been used where relevant. 2) The Health Data is derived from the following sources R. Perez-Padilla et al, 2010. ‘Respiratory health effects of indoor air pollution’ in International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, vol. 14 no. 9, pp 1079-1086 . Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2008). Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey. Ministry of Planning and National Development, p. 1-300. 5 Ugandan Borehole Project Project Location (since 04/2013) CO2balance runs the The project is based around the rehabilitation of boreholes in borehole rehabilitation Northern Uganda, supplying families with fresh clean water. project in the Lango As well as the natural health benefits it means that families no sub-region in the districts longer have to boil the water, saving firewood and thereby of Alebtong, Dokolo, Kole preventing carbon emissions from being released. and Otuke. The districts have a combined population of just over Access to safe drinking 700,000. water is a serious issue in Africa effecting the health and well being of In the last 30 years, these districts have been particularly local communities. vulnerable to violent conflicts originating in the neighbouring A survey by the sub-regions of Karamoja and Acholi, which have severely International Institute impacted household food security. The twenty-year rebellion for Environment and of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) began in the Acholi Development (2009) sub-region in 1987 but had an increasing impact on the revealed that there are neighbouring Lango areas. an estimated 50,000 defective water supply installations (IIED 2009). The insurgency destroyed much of the water infrastructure, In addition it was estimated that 40-50% of hand pumps in leaving hundreds of boreholes in disrepair and residents sub-Saharan Africa were not working (Diwi Consult & BIDR, without access to safe water.
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