FAQ
CO₂ certificates & climate protection with Fair Recycling

CO₂ credits (also known as climate credits or carbon credits) are tradable certificates representing greenhouse gas emissions that have been avoided or removed. Companies use CO₂ credits to voluntarily offset unavoidable emissions.
 

Fair Recycling generates high-quality carbon credits in Brazil through environmentally responsible refrigerator recycling carried out in accordance with a rigorous quality standard based on Swiss best practices. Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) are safely extracted from end-of-life refrigerators and irreversibly destroyed. The project is certified under the recognised Swiss SWISS CHARTER standard and delivers measurable, additional greenhouse gas emission reductions.
 

The term NET (Negative Emission Technologies) encompasses removal credits. These are processes that actively remove CO₂ from the atmosphere and store it long-term. While mitigation alone is not sufficient to achieve climate goals, NET solutions make it possible to offset unavoidable residual emissions and, in the long run, even achieve negative emissions – that is, to remove more CO₂ from the atmosphere than is emitted.

By 2050, greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced to net zero. Net zero means that only as many greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere as are absorbed by natural or technical sinks. To achieve this, all avoidable emissions must be completely eliminated.

Switzerland’s Long-Term Climate Strategy 2050 outlines how this goal can be achieved. In doing so, Switzerland is complying with the Paris Agreement, which requires all countries to develop climate strategies by 2050.

CO₂ credits help companies and individuals offset unavoidable emissions, meet climate targets, and demonstrate their commitment to sustainability in a credible way. For companies, these credits strengthen their ESG profiles, sustainability reports (CSRD), and the trust of customers, investors and employees.
 

For most companies, CO₂ credits are voluntary. They are mandatory only under statutory schemes such as the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).
 

Voluntary credits are used in the voluntary carbon market (VCM). Mandatory credits are part of the compliance market (e.g., the EU ETS).

High-quality CO₂ credits are additional, measurable, permanent, transparently certified and prevent double-counting. They have been proven to make a genuine contribution to climate protection.

Reputable providers are characterised by transparent projects, independent audits, public registries and clear decommissioning processes.

When a carbon credit is retired, it is permanently recorded as retired in a publicly accessible registry. This prevents double-counting.

1. Analyse: measure CO₂ emissions
2. Act: avoid and reduce emissions
3. Engage: offset unavoidable emissions
4. Communicate: report and communicate transparently

Fair Recycling’s climate protection project stands out thanks to a unique combination of measurable impact and maximum transparency: it enables the direct avoidance of emissions, is fully traceable and is certified under the SWISS CHARTER. At the same time, it actively contributes to a functioning circular economy, creates social value locally in Brazil and offers companies long-term planning security thanks to stable pricing structures.