Heating Oil Doesn’t Have to Be Harmful to the Climate
AVIA has launched the first CO2-neutral heating oil on the market, with no extra cost to consumers for its environmental friendliness. The emissions generated from burning AVIA heating oil are now offset through effective climate protection projects.
Outside of Germany, AVIA invests in a total of four different projects in four countries. These include a run-of-river hydropower plant in the Himalayas in India, reforestation in Uruguay, investments in more efficient cooking stoves in Uganda, and improvements in energy efficiency in Mongolia. (Note: these projects are listed on AVIA’s website as of 2021.)
Prof. Franz Josef Radermacher commented on this positive development: “Limiting global warming will only succeed if the wealthier half of the world – and thus the economies in these countries – provides the funding for concrete CO2 reduction measures, both at home and worldwide. In this sense, AVIA’s initiative is truly groundbreaking.”
For AVIA, this investment is part of a business strategy that began 15 years ago, focusing on alternative and renewable sources for heating and energy supply. Overall, the project can save over one million tons of CO2-equivalent per year – equivalent to the consumption of approximately 185,000 households
The full press release can be found here.
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