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What is a CO2 credit?

You leave your car at home when you share a ride. There is thus one less vehicle on the road and correspondingly less carbon dioxide emission. This means you earn a CO2 credit on your account.

Partner companies can also capitalize on the CO2 savings generated by their employees. Ask your company or your works council if they are EcoWin partners.

How a CO2 credit is calculated

When you enter your vehicle type, EcoWin knows how much CO2 per kilometer this model produces and automatically calculates your savings by multiplying trip distance by CO2 consumption. Average consumption is about 220 CO2 equivalent grams per km.

Why obtain CO2 credits?

CO2 trade-offs already exist. Certain “polluting” companies buy the carbon dioxide that other companies “don’t consume” or have saved. A kilogram of CO2 has thus acquired an exchange value, just like any other market value. Companies that buy CO2 need to show that they are making an effort to get rid of their image as a polluter. Either they offer advantageous conditions to carbon dioxide credit owners, or they subsidize their employees directly to demonstrate how they combat global warming.

What is my CO2 credit used for? 

Even if you already believe that ridesharing is much more than an economical means of transportation and an absolute necessity for reducing pollution and carbon dioxide emissions, EcoWin lets you visualize your effort in a very concrete way.  This is why we display the drawing of a tree each time the amount of carbon dioxide saved corresponds to the consumption of a tree during its lifespan (about every 1500 km). Your CO2 credit rapidly becomes an exchange value for interested companies, either in the form of subsidies or as a direct purchase. Finally, your CO2 savings might eventually be used as proof for administrative bodies to obtain possible compensation (tax allowance or other).

How do I win?

• The driver recovers about half of gas expenses.
• Drivers build a “nest egg” and can decide to transfer the amount of this “nest egg” to their bank account, use the WinO2 units when they, in turn, are passengers, donate to an environmental NGO or use WinO2 units to pay for transportation that is non- or low-polluting (train, subway, bus, bike, etc.). Agreements with national public transportation companies are under study.
• The passenger saves half on gas expenses, as well as on vehicle wear and tear costs.
• Passengers can considerably reduce their transportation costs and also accumulate CO2 credits that they can use on exchange markets which will soon exist for private individuals, like they do for companies today.