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VW Kicks Off Carbon Neutral Project With The VW Forest
With the assistance of Carbonfund.org, Volkswagen is giving VW owners the comfort in knowing that being a customer of VW is helping reduce carbon emissions and better our environment. To kick-start the project known as the Carbon Neutral Project, Volkswagen donated hundreds of thousands of trees to help offset some of the carbon emissions of its community.
The contributions will be put toward VW’s chosen means of carbon neutralization, the re-forestation of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley – aka The VW Forest.
Through the development of the VW Forest and the efforts of the VW Community, the Carbon Neutral Project has formed a “Carbon Neutral Counter” that as of today has calculated the following:
• 280,395 trees will be planted in the VW forest
• 80,387 vehicles’ emissions are being offset by the VW Community
• 416,429 tons of carbon are being offset by the VW Community
The idea behind the VW Forest is simple; to plant enough trees to offset a year’s worth of carbon released by a vehicle. The trees remain in a lush wildlife preserve that will actively absorb thousands of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. The wildlife will also benefit any animals currently becoming extinct with the disintegration of our US forests.
To find out more about the VW Carbon Neutral Project please visit vw.com.