Mayfair House, 124 New Bond Street , London W1S 1DX Tel . 020 3551 2645 www.capita lcarboncredi ts .com
CAPITAL Carbon Credits
The carbon industry is the fastest growing commodities market – increasing by 33% in 2010 alone*
**If your land does not generate carbon credits within three years of your investment and subject to the terms and conditions.
FULL MONEY BACKGUARANTEE! **
At Capital Carbon Credits, we aim to generatesignificant returns from an outstanding opportunity
to invest in rainforest land designed to generate carbon
credits – and help to defend against increasing greenhouse
gas emissions.
• Low risk ethical investment
• Carbon credit potential generated through Reducing
Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
in Developing Countries (REDD)
• Project monitored by a third-party auditor
• You help protect rainforest
• Designed to generate carbon credits that can
be traded
• Full money back guarantee if your land is not granted
accreditation for the issue of carbon credits*
• Carbon credits can be sold on the Voluntary Carbon
Market – a liquid and expanding marketplace
• Help offset your personal carbon footprint
• Minimum investment £5,000 – 4 hectares (10 acres)
of land including £300 accreditation fee per hectare*
• Target return in excess of 50% within 36 months
• You own the carbon credits generated from your
allocated plot
• 50,000 hectare project in Western Africa
* This is only payable if you elect to have your rainforest land
accreditated for you by the Company’s accreditation specialist
Key Parties & Advisors
UK Lawyer - Advisors
Edwin Coe LLP
2 Stone Buildings
Lincoln’s Inn
London
WC2A 3TH
Sierra Leone Lawyer
Serry-Kamalaco
14 Lightfoot Boston St.
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Capital Carbon Credits
Mayfair House
124 New Bond Street
London
W1S 1DX
Project Developer/Accreditation Specialists
Climate Care Global Limited
88 Wood Street
London
EC2B 7RS
Receiving Agent
Capital Secretarial Limited
Sophia House
Third Floor
76-80 City Road
London
EC1Y 2BJ
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CAPITAL Carbon Credits,
Tel: 020 3551 2645, Email: [email protected], Web: www.capitalcarboncredits.com
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CAPITAL Carbon Credits
Rainforest is perfect land for conservation since it isextremely valuable ecologically and highly efficient
at absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen into the
atmosphere. This is opposite to the way in which we
breathe, but it also means trees help to absorb some of
the pollution that is produced by industry and corporations
around the world. As industry has increased, so have
emissions and we are now at a stage where it is imperative
that we try to regain the natural balance. Whether we work
or not, we each have our own personal carbon footprint
that is influenced by the transport we use, the food that
we eat and the way in which we live.
As a result, governments around the world are coalescing
into a consistent view that the excess carbon emissions
must be offset in some way. This investment opportunity
allows you to contribute by avoiding the deforestation of
land, and retaining the trees on it.
Carbon credits are therefore all about balance. If an
individual or a corporation is causing a level of carbon
emissions that is either too high or does not tally with
their ethical outlook, it is possible for them to offset their
emissions and neutralise their carbon footprint. Carbon
credits are in effect currency that allows companies or
individuals to pay to remove their excess carbon dioxide
from the air.
why we need rainforest
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When you invest with us, you are investing in a keyrainforest region – Sierra Leone. We consider Sierra
Leone to offer exemplary access to potential carbon credit
generation. We anticipate that all plots will be of
equivalent potential and ability in the generation of
carbon credits. Plots are sold by way of 4 hectares (10
acres) sub-leases over the land for a term of 45 years. Once
80% of the total leased area has been sub-leased, the
individual plots will be legally registered; this has no
impact on the granting of the Carbon Credits.
Climate exchange
Our appointed carbon accreditation partner is Climate Care.
Climate Care is the leading project developer in sourcing
and developing Certified Emission Reduction (CER) projects
credits through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
applied to emission reduction projects in developing
countries which deliver real and measurable emission
reductions. Climate Care is our appointed accreditation
specialist, however you retain the option of appointing
your own carbon credit accreditation specialist. Once the
accreditation and auditing process is complete, you will
be allocated the total number of carbon credits related to
your plots.
Carbon credits are traded on unrelated international
environmental trading platforms. A European emissions
trading scheme known as the European Union Emission
Trading System (EU ETS) is one of the largest global carbon
credit trading schemes. Under the EU ETS, companies that
emit large amounts of carbon dioxide must oversee and
report on their emissions levels.
African rainforest
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African rainforest
Our 50,000 hectares bordering the Gola Forest is ahighly significant rainforest area of Sierra Leone. The
region is a rich conservation site and has prime rainforest
flora and fauna. The land we have for investment is located
near the border with Liberia, and is lowland rain forest in
Sierra Leone. The bordering Gola Forest
(www.golarainforest.org) is internationally recognised as
an important area to preserve from deforestation, and also
home to a diverse variety of natural habitats. The Gola
Forest is the largest area of closed canopy lowland rain
forest remaining in Sierra Leone. As a result, it is a key
region in which carbon credit generation is likely.
The fact that such areas in the country are coming under
increasing pressure from agriculture and population
expansion means that its protection is also critical.
The country has gone through a transformation of sorts
over recent years as its troubled past fades. According to
the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency
(SLIEPA, 2008):
‘With Sierra Leone’s long civil strife behind it, the country
is poised to usher in a new era of economic growth and
prosperity. Having held successful democratic elections,
economic recovery has begun, and increasing attention is
being paid to creating the policies and developing the
infrastructure needed to support economic development
and create jobs.’
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already involved and increasing their commitments to
emissions reduction as well as offsetting any emissions.
At Capital Carbon Credits (CCC) we have appointed Climate
Care Global Ltd, a UK company specialising in the business
of sourcing and developing carbon credits, to manage the
carbon accreditation process for the land our investors
own. The key people within this company have been
selected to manage the accreditation process. A feasibility
study has been recently completed. Some of the key
findings include:
• Based on all the information we have collected and
researched, it is our view that REDD Gola forest, Sierra
Leon should gain full accreditation.
• We estimate that it should successfully yield 400 VERS
per hectare. As a guide, one hectare of rainforest
equals about 400 tonnes CO2 stored. As a rainforest
regenerates from bare land, it absorbs 10 tonnes
(10,000 kg) or more per hectare per year.
• The Gola Forest is the largest area of lowland rain
forest remaining in Sierra Leone, and is one of the
most important sites for the conservation of
threatened wildlife in the country.
• The forest is being diminished by a total of 0.7% per
year as of this time.
You may wish however to choose your own firm to
manage the carbon accreditation process. If this is the
case please indicate this on the application form and
one of our sales managers will contact you.
There are two main types of carbon credits: CERs(certified emission reductions) are projects that are
verified under the Kyoto Protocol compliance regime. This
is compulsory UN legislation to which countries that have
signed-up are required to adhere.
The other type of carbon credits are VERs (voluntary
emissions reductions) which are voluntary but also have to
be formally accredited by the UN. The avoided
deforestation project we are offering you falls into this
category. This market generally uses project-based
crediting mechanisms. Corporations or individuals who fall
outside the area of obligatory emissions targets are able to
offset their emissions in this way.
It is a dynamic market
