Carbon

A threat or an opportunity? An asset or a liability?

Ready your organization, together with Low E Co and International Carbon, South Africa’s leading carbon development, advisory, and trading entity, to take advantage of carbon opportunities.

We have the expertise to assist you in the areas of Climate Change strategy: Project and Community Development, Carbon monetization, measurement, and verification of the projects.

Our Expertise

Carbon Tax

The carbon tax was introduced on 01 June 2019 at a marginal rate of R120 per tonne of CO2-e (carbon dioxide equivalent). Low E Co helps companies manage their potential Carbon Tax through an integrated strategy, from considering carbon offset mechanisms, and internal emission abatement projects, to other allowances and trading.

Carbon Programme of Activities (PoA)

Low E Co is proud to have registered South Africa’s first Carbon Programme of Activities (PoA) and owns a number of strategic, unique PoA’s that can help your organisation realise additional carbon, environmental, social and commercial benefits.

These include:

  • Standard Bank Energy Efficient Commercial Lighting PoA
  • Hot Water Heating PoA and;
  • Standard Bank Low Pressure Solar Water Heater PoA.

Turn your Carbon Tax threat into an environmental, social, and commercial opportunity.

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Our Expertise

Carbon Trading

Carbon trading is a mechanism to reduce global carbon emissions. Reducing these emissions via buying or selling credits is called trading. Low E Co has delivered the country’s first program of activities (PoA) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the UNFCCC.

Low E Co has developed unique Carbon programs in South Africa and Africa

We are ideally placed to assist your company to capitalise on the Carbon Tax, development and trading opportunities.

These include:

  • Standard Bank Energy Efficient Commercial Lighting PoA
  • Hot Water Heating PoA and;
  • Standard Bank Low Pressure Solar Water Heater PoA.

Carbon Programme of Activities (PoA)

Low E Co is proud to have registered South Africa’s first Carbon Programme of Activities (PoA) and owns a number of strategic, unique PoA’s that can help your organisation realise additional carbon, environmental, social and commercial benefits.

Low E Co your carbon partner…

  • We quantify the carbon savings that the project/s will contribute towards the climate change objectives ; and
  • We quantify the commercial value of the carbon credits.
  • We structure the best commercial and tax options for you.

Turn carbon threats into opportunities and realise cost savings.

Our Expertise

Carbon Project Development

Low E Co’s carbon project development track record is embedded in our technical, commercial, and financial know-how. This enables us to guide clients from the project’s inception stage to feasibility assessments, verification processes, and through to the issuance of carbon credits.

We start by developing Carbon abatement curves

This shows the correlation between emission reductions and the cost of the project reductions. We then prioritise the projects with the client and also work with the local communities.

Low E Co can manage all of your company’s carbon project development requirements

These include:

  • Carbon foot printing, baselining and abatement: Conducting an audit to reduce your company’s carbon emissions.
  • Carbon project development and implementation: Creating, validating and implementing carbon offset projects.
  • Community development: Working with local communities to develop and implement low carbon and sustainable solutions.

Turn carbon threats into opportunities and realize cost savings.