Minimize Your Carbon Footprint

Climate destabilization is one of the greatest issues facing us today. Every day we fly, drive, and power our way over large distances which burns fossil fuels and emits massive amounts of greenhouse gases. These gases trap heat in the atmosphere, make our oceans acidic, and drastically alter the life-supporting dynamics of our planet.

We help you calculate & offset your carbon emissions!

With Green Flyr you fund carbon reduction and prevention projects. These projects either take out or prevent the same amount of carbon you emit when traveling. These projects are only as effective as the support they receive so your help is not only crucial in reducing greenhouse gas emission but also in further developing clean and renewable energy sources.

Thanks to modern technology, the world sure has gotten smaller...

Whether it's to see loved ones, go on a business trip, explore architecture, sample amazing foods, or immerse yourself in nature, the ability to travel great distances comes with a hefty environmental responsibility.

Every time you travel, you emit greenhouse gas emissions

To put it in perspective, the emissions created by a round trip flight for ONE PERSON from SF to NY, is equivalent to driving a car for 1 year (12,000 miles)....now multiply that by the MILLIONS of people that travel EVERY DAY!

A Carbon Offset is created when, given verifiable proof, a project reduces or prevents 1 metric ton (2,205 lbs) of carbon dioxide emission (or greenhouse gas equivalent) into the atmosphere.

The most common projects come from renewable energy generators representing wind, solar, geothermal, tidal, & hydroelectric power. Other types of projects may include the energy production from agricultural wastes or the conversion of industrial pollutants into less harmful forms.

Green Flyr makes these offsets readily available to you. And because every one of our offsets is verified and regulated, every purchase helps lower the demand of energy produced by conventional fossil-fuel combustion.

We help each other limit our dependency on fossil fuels! It’s a win, win, win! You benefit because your purchase results in new, non-polluting energy. Renewable energy companies benefit because the carbon offsets they sell help make clean energy more affordable and more popular than fossil fuel energy. And the environment benefits from having less GHG’s trapping excessive heat in the atmosphere and from conservation efforts funded by your purchase.

Q. What's a Green Flyr?

Hopefully You! Thousands of people fly each day, so why not give them the option of traveling green. Just type in your destination and our Carbon Calculator determines how many credits are required to be carbon neutral. Our credits are strictly regulated and verified. You also recieve an email at the end of your purchase detailing what project you funded and which conservation organization you helped out. Give green travel a chance!

Q. Aren't Carbon Offsets a sort of indulgence, a right to pollute?

Not at all, remember we all should make the necessary lifestyle changes in order to live harmoniously with mother nature. When it comes to travel, try teleconferencing for business meetings (we use iChat and Skype all the time), or drive to your destination instead of flying. But for moments where you need to travel, purchase verified Carbon Offsets from an organization that also supports conservation.

Q. How will I make sure that my hard earned money is spent properly?

Firstly, our goal is to provide you with the highest quality carbon offsets. Secondly, ALL our carbon offsets are registered by a third party verifier. These organizations work very hard to make sure that offsets are not double counted and that they provide a measure of “additionality”. This means your purchase was directly responsible for mitigating carbon emissions and was not a result of something that was going to happen anyway. You wouldn’t want to pay extra for french fries if you knew they come with your meal, right?