Carbon Offset:

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Offset your carbon emissions with Direct Line

By recycling your rubbish, not leaving your TV on standby and keeping the thermostat down, you’re doing your bit to reduce your household’s carbon footprint. Now there’s even more you can do: offset your carbon emissions with Direct Line.

We've done the research and brought together a wide range of carbon offset projects, that could achieve carbon benefits making it simple for you to have a positive impact on what is happening to our climate.

To recognise your contribution, we’ll give you an electronic certificate confirming the actions you have taken to compensate for your carbon footprint.
A few easy clicks that can help improve the impact you have on the environment

Carbon and the environment

Exactly how does carbon dioxide affect the environment? Find the answers here.

What is carbon offsetting?

It’s almost impossible to produce no carbon dioxide. Whilst carbon offsetting is not a solution to climate change, it offers the possibility of compensating for the damage your carbon dioxide emissions cause to the environment.

Offsetting with Direct Line

At Direct Line, we're making carbon offsetting easier to understand and easier to buy.

Reducing your carbon footprint

Save money and do your bit for the environment, with our practical tips.

Where the money goes

Where does your Carbon Offset money go? Read about projects and the difference they make.

People like me

This guide shows the carbon footprints for everyday activities, for people just like you.

Carbon offset calculator

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Discover how big your carbon footprint is and use our new Carbon Offset service.

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