About Terrapass
Our Story & Principles
Our Mission
At Terrapass, we believe that by coming together with a goal to address our individual carbon footprints, we can collectively reduce global emissions and create a greener world. That’s why we make it so easy for you to offset the carbon emissions created by your everyday activities.
With actionable sustainability solutions and flexible and convenient offset packages that support verified local and global initiatives that align with your goals, we can restore the planet’s carbon balance and create an environment where future generations can live and thrive.
The total amount of carbon offset supported by Terrapass Customers in 2023 is about 287,656 mT, which is equivalent to planting over 4.5 million trees!
– Equivalency is calculated from epa.gov
The Terrapass Story
Terrapass is the brainchild of Dr. Karl Ulrich at the University of Pennsylvania. Along with 41 of his students, Karl launched Terrapass in October 2004, to help everyday people reduce the climate impact of their driving. Within its first year, Terrapass registered over 2,400 members, reduced 36 million pounds of CO2, and was featured in countless national press and blog articles.
Terrapass then expanded its focus to address greenhouse gas emissions from other important sectors, like flying and energy consumption. The team began reaching out to corporations and institutions (such as universities) that wanted to take responsibility for their respective impact on climate change, and as a result, helped more than 1,000 businesses, institutions, and hundreds of thousands of individuals, take responsibility for their impact on the climate.
This has resulted in the implementation of dozens of renewable energy and greenhouse gas destruction projects that in aggregate have reduced greenhouse gases in our atmosphere equivalent to billions of tons of carbon dioxide.
Today, Terrapass is a multi-disciplinary team of individuals dedicated to the fight against climate change.
Our Core Principles
Quality, transparency, and the highest standards.
Our mission is to fight climate change.
We are dedicated to maximizing our efforts in carbon emission reduction through education, online tools, carbon offsets, and the utilization of renewable energy.
Our carbon offsets reduce emissions now.
We firmly adhere to a principle of offering carbon offsets that are firmly grounded in the present, rather than relying on uncertain future events. Our entire range of carbon offsets is sourced exclusively from projects that are actively and effectively reducing CO2e emissions today. By ensuring the immediate impact of our offsets, we strive to provide our customers with tangible and meaningful contributions to carbon reduction efforts that make a real difference in the fight against climate change.
We keep our prices competitive.
At Terrapass, we have a stringent commitment to exclusively sourcing carbon credits that adhere to the most rigorous standards. We believe that offering top-quality products shouldn’t come at an exorbitant cost. While maintaining our unwavering dedication to quality, we strive to provide our customers with carbon credits at a fair price. We firmly believe that sustainability should be accessible to all, and our pricing reflects our commitment to making a positive environmental impact without burdening our customers financially.
We adopt the highest standards.
100% of our carbon offsets are certified by set industry standards and verified by an independent, accredited third party to ensure that you receive the highest quality offsets available. This meticulous process ensures that you receive carbon offsets of the highest caliber, providing you with the confidence that your sustainability efforts are making a tangible and meaningful impact.
