Climate Neutrality

What is carbon neutrality?

Some gases in the Earth's atmosphere act like greenhouse glass Capturing the Sun's heat and preventing him from returning to space.
The gases called precisely greenhouse gases are essential to guarantee life on Earth, but if, due to human work, their concentration exceeds the capacity of Planet to absorb them and remove them over time, become the main cause of global warming. To reduce the negative effects of human activities, starting with the Industrial Revolution, on the planet and on people, United Nations (IPPC) they have set themselves the goal of containing global warming to + 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels.
This means achieving global Climate Neutrality by 2050, re-establishing the balance between greenhouse gas emissions and their absorption. To be Climate Neutral signifies Act in a concrete way to reach the equilibrium conditions necessary because the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions released into the atmosphere are Balanced, i.e. removed, in quantity over a certain period of time.

STEP 1

MEASUREMENT

Let's measure the Product Carbon Footprint of our products, namely the emissions of WITH₂ tantamount (WITH₂and) during their entire life cycle.
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We at Lucart have done it through the support of Carbonsink, a company specialized in climate strategy.

STEP 2

REDUCTION

Let's reduce emissions of WITH₂and thanks, for example, to theoptimization of production processes, the transition to alternative energy sources and the use of sustainable raw materials.
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In 2022, compared to 2021, we estimated a reduction of 15,781 tons of WITH₂and.

STEP 3

COMPENSATION

We calculate and compensate for residual and non-reducible emissions by means of support for specific climate projects that have a strong environmental and socio-economic impact.

We at Lucart have this Mitigated an average of 20,375 tons of CO₂And since 2021.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COMPENSATE FOR WITH₂and PRODUCED?

It means balancing the emissions of WITH₂and Residues associated with an activity with savings of WITH₂and generated by specific projects with a climate impact capable of bringing benefits to the climate, nature and the community.

Through a verification and certification process, the savings obtained by WITH₂and translates into carbon credits that can be purchased by the company in order to offset residual emissions and support global climate action.

Lucart has decided to support projects to guarantee access to water for the sustainable development of Uganda and Malawi, certified by:

Clean Development Mechanism

In sub-Saharan Africa, 40% of the population does not have access to a safe water resource.

Because of the disparity in access to water, people spend a high percentage of their savings and time to get water.

THE PROJECT

The objective of the project is to promote the access of families and local communities to a drinking water resource, clean and safe, promoting water purification technologies with low environmental impact. Access to clean and safe water, in fact, is essential not only for the mitigation of climate change, but also for ensuring sustainable development of the populations involved, having both socio-economic and health benefits. The project involves more than 537,000 people and 1,380 villages, through the installation of more than 2,500 water dispensers in the areas affected by the project.

THE SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT CONTRIBUTES TO THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES OF
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS:

The project aims to concretely reduce the poverty rate triggered by inequalities in access to drinking water, preventing families from spending a large part of their savings and time on its supply.

The project contributes to the improvement of hygiene and health conditions with a consequent reduction in the spread of diseases related to poor water quality and infant mortality.

Thanks to the project, costs for families will be reduced by improving school attendance, increasing productivity and, more generally, giving a sense of hope and concrete opportunity.

The project aims to guarantee access to drinking water and sanitation, which, together with water resources, is a determining factor in all aspects of social, economic and environmental development.

The project contributes to the mitigation of climate change by reducing fossil fuels and non-renewable biomass used to boil water and make it drinkable, promoting water purification technologies with low environmental impact.

Thanks to the use of purification technologies with low environmental impact, the project aims to reduce forest degradation and deforestation, contributing to the protection and conservation of local biodiversity.

An important Milestone signed