Greenhouse Gas Destruction Thailand

This project provides a verified carbon credit that can be retired on purchase.

Tradewater exists to improve the environment by collecting, controlling, and destroying refrigerants and halon fire suppressants, which are potent non-CO2 greenhouse gases (GHGs), some of which deplete the ozone layer. This collective activity seeks to prevent the annual release of at least 3 million tons of CO2 equivalent into the atmosphere and is critical to avoiding climate change. The Montreal Protocol effectively banned new production of ozone-depleting substances, but large volumes were produced before the ban, risking re-release into the atmosphere.

At a time when carbon offsets and the purchase of carbon credits are very rightly coming under scrutiny, Tradewater stands out as best-in-class; they are a highly credible organisation, working directly with projects to bring much needed immediate and permanent, high-quality carbon offset credits to market. There is no end-of-life solution for old refrigerants, with some of these gases being ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and having a global warming potential up to 10,200 times that of CO2. So Tradewater meet a very important and un-met need.

Tradewater collect forgotten greenhouse gases around the world, using a small-scale aggregation approach. The consistent focus on many small sources results in large and scalable impact. Tradewater uses high-temperature combustion to permanently destroy ODS. The refrigerants are destroyed using rotary kiln incineration process. The refrigerants are heated to 1800 - 2200°F, which causes the molecules to break down. The chlorine and fluorine atoms form acid gases, which are then neutralised in a wet scrubber and leave the process in the form of salts.

A third party weighs the non-C02 gases Tradewater destroys, which are then sampled and analyzed by an accredited refrigerant laboratory. This ensures that credits are issued only for the precise volume and type of refrigerant destroyed. Furthermore, the destruction facilities that Tradewater uses continuously monitor the incineration process during destruction events to ensure that over 99.99% of gases are destroyed. Regulatory protocols mandate this monitoring. Their credits are verified by third parties and issued by the leading carbon registries, ACR and VERRA.

5 May 2023

Thailand, Costa Rica, Chile, USA, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Kenya, Ghana, Africa, Dominican Republic, South Africa, The Gambia, Honduras, Guatemala