The Carbon Show is committed to reducing its own emissions through a range of green initiatives. The carbon footprint of all visitors, exhibitors and speakers is measured at the show and then offset after the event. In addition to this, the show adheres to the following practises:

• A no-lighting policy for exhibition stands
• Environmentally friendly Fast Track ticket and badge system
• Paperless marketing campaign
• 100% bamboo recycled lanyards
• Environmentally friendly delegate bags
• Locally sourced food and beverages
• Show guide printed on 9lives offset paper, 100% recycled and FSC certified
• No paper handouts in seminar sessions
• All screens and monitors at the show switched off when not in use
• CarbonNeutral venue, certified by the CarbonNeutral Company
• 100% of all waste recycled

2011 saw The Carbon Show offset 62 tonnes of CO2e from the Sanchawan Run-of-River Hydro Project in China which reduces greenhouse gas emissions by generating electricity from a renewable energy source, displacing the use of fossil fuels. Click here to view the certificate presented to The Carbon Show by Carbon Clear.

In 2010, the 59tCO₂e of greenhouse gases produced by the show was offset using Gold Standard credits from a methane capturing landfill project in China.

The Landfill to Energy Conversion Project collects the gas from a large landfill site, processes the gas into electricity and feeds this into the Suzhou City local power grid.

Click here to watch a video about the Landfill to Energy Conversion Project.