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Carbon+ Credits

“High-quality forest carbon [credit] projects provide the financing needed to ensure governments and local communities keep their forests standing.”
Bronson Griscom, Sr. Director of Natural Climate Solutions at Conservation International

Buy Carbon+ Credits

Offset your carbon footprint by buying verified credits.

TreeFolks now offers Carbon+ Credits through a trusted partnership with ClimeCo, a global leader in environmental credit solutions. These credits allow individuals and businesses to offset their carbon footprint while supporting local reforestation in Central Texas. Backed by ClimeCo’s rigorous standards and expertise, every Carbon+ Credit from TreeFolks also improves water quality, enhances biodiversity, and provides long-term community benefits. By purchasing these credits, you’re not just reducing emissions but investing in a cooler, greener, and more resilient future for Texas.

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What are Carbon+ Credits?

One carbon credit represents one metric ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) that has been removed, or “sequestered,” from the atmosphere. The trees that we plant through the Central Texas Floodplain Reforestation Program (CTFRP) store carbon in their trunks, branches, and roots while also contributing to the environment’s well-being in other ways. That is where the “+” in “Carbon+” credits comes in. As the trees we plant grow, they provide additional “co-benefits” that reduce regional heating and cooling costs, intercept rainwater, improve air quality, and increase biodiversity.

Each acre we plant through CTFRP is estimated to sequester 106.7 metric tons of CO₂ over 25 years. We work with City Forest Credits, a third-party carbon credit registry, to verify our Carbon+ Credit projects and quantify the co-benefits. All proceeds from Carbon+ Credit sales go directly back into the program to help cover the costs of future plantings. By purchasing our credits, you will not only offset your own carbon footprint but also contribute to reforesting sensitive waterways in Central Texas!

Example activities that produce 1 metric ton of CO₂:

  • A one-way flight from Austin to London (per passenger)
  • 270 days of heating and cooling the average house in Austin, TX
  • Running your refrigerator for 6 years

Our Verified Projects

Click on the photos to learn more about each project and its carbon impact!

The Central Texas Floodplain Reforestation Program (CTFRP)

CTFRP 2023

59,423 Trees Planted
60.22 Acres Reforested

CTFRP 2022

59,907 Trees Planted
40.15 Acres Reforested

The Travis County Floodplain Reforestation Program (TCFRP)

TCFRP 2021

23,000 Trees Planted
35.91 Acres Reforested

TCFRP 2019

47,279 Trees Planted
85.92 Acres Reforested

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about what our Carbon+ Credits entail.

How does buying carbon credits help fight climate change?

Buying reforestation-based carbon credits helps fight climate change by funding tree-planting projects that remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. Each credit represents real carbon removal, supporting forests that wouldn’t exist without funding. These credits finance future planting, maintenance, and conservation, ensuring long-term carbon storage. They also promote biodiversity and protect ecosystems.

How are these credits verified?

Our credits are registered with City Forest Credits (CFC), an ICROA-endorsed nonprofit carbon credit registry. CFC collaborates with independent experts to verify carbon sequestration and co-benefits through rigorous protocols, ensuring transparency and credibility. You can find more information about CFC’s protocols

here.

Why are these credits priced at $64.70?

The cost of these carbon credits, $64.70 per credit, reflects the true costs required to implement and sustain these projects and ensures that every dollar directly supports project execution, maintenance, and verification protocols.

Will the credits be officially retired in my name?

All credits purchased through this page will be retired on behalf of the “TreeFolks Community Carbon Fund.” If you would like to purchase a larger number of Cabon+ Credits and have them officially registered under your name or your organization’s name, please e-mail

carbon@treefolks.org

Who else has purchased these Carbon+ Credits?

The City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability, the Circuit of the Americas, and .dwg Landscape Architecture are just a few organizations that have purchased our Carbon+ Credits.

How to calculate offsets for businesses or groups?

If you want to offset your business’s carbon footprint or group activity, such as conference travel, we recommend using specialized tools for more accurate measurements.

Follow this link

to explore five user-friendly calculators that handle complex data.

For personalized guidance, reach out to us at

carbon@treefolks.org

We’d love to discuss your sustainability goals and how we can help you achieve them.

Get Involved!

TreeFolks continues to work closely with Austin’s Watershed Protection Department and Parks and Recreation Department in order to reforest public lands and generate carbon offsets. The Central Texas Floodplain Reforestation Program (CTFRP) will pilot the generation of carbon offsets in eastern Travis County on both public and private lands.

If you own streamside land with minimal canopy cover in Travis, Bastrop, Caldwell, Burnet, Blanco, Williamson, and Hays counties, and are interested in having your land reforested at no charge to you, consider participating in our Central Texas Floodplain Reforestation Program.

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