About Delta Offsets
The Delta Carbon Program enrolls conservation practices that not only reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions but protect and improve environmental quality. All projects follow the protocols established by the Chicago Climate Exchange. Current contracts extend through 2010 and include credits from 2003 through 2010.
Project Types
Current Projects
Project Types
Conservation Agriculture
Conservation agriculture reduces negative environmental impacts including: nutrient and pesticide runoff, sediment loading into waterways, and soil erosion. Conservation agricultural practices (e.g. no-till and strip-till) keep the fields in place, create better quality soil, and sequester carbon.
Grassland Establishment
Taking land that is degraded or has previously been in agriculture and turning it back into natural grasslands creates habitat, buffers waterways from runoff, and sequesters carbon in the soil.
Reforestation/Afforestation
Similar to grassland establishment, reforestation of degraded or agricultural lands has a variety of beneficial environmental impacts including habitat creation, air quality improvements, reduction of runoff into waterways, and sequestration of carbon in the tree and in the soil.
Sustainable Forestry Management
Existing forests can benefit from sustainable management, which promotes the growth of healthier trees, ensures the longevity of forest stands, maintains and improves habitat, and stores carbon.
Methane Capture and Destruction
Methane emitted into the atmosphere is over twenty times more potent than carbon dioxide in warming the globe. Collecting and destroying methane emissions from agricultural practices, landfills and abandoned coal mines (e.g. by flaring or generating energy) can have a significant impact on overall greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the methane can be used as a renewable resource for energy generation.
CCX Agricultural Methane Info
CCX Landfill Methane Info
CCX Coal Mine Methane Info
Current Projects
Delta has a standardized process for enrolling offset projects. We pool together similar projects during six-month application periods, verify the projects, and register them with the Chicago Climate Exchange. Carbon credits are awarded on an annual basis, with rates depending on the type of project. more...
Currently, we are enrolling our fourth set of projects. The following information provides a snapshot of offset projects that have been enrolled to date. You can view a summary map of Delta Offset projects here.
Pool Closing Date: October 31, 2006
Number of Contracts: 123
Acreage Enrolled: 46,363
Geography: Illinois
Offsets Registered/Status:
2005: 16,100 metric tons, sold on CCX.
2006: 19,100 metric tons, sold on CCX
2007: 25,100 metric tons, verified and currently selling
2008-2010: to be registered.
Amount of money returned to farmers and landowners: $119,838.60
Pool Closing Date: November 14, 2006
Number of Contracts: 42
Acreage Enrolled: 2,373
Geography: Illinois
Offsets Registered/Status:
2003: 5,900 metric tons, sold on CCX
2004: 6,600 metric tons, sold on CCX
2005: 7,000 metric tons, sold on CCX
2006: 7,300 metric tons, sold on CCX
2007: undergoing verification
2008-2010: to be registered
Amount of money returned to farmers and landowners: $87,805.00
Pool Closing Date: March 31, 2007
Number of Contracts: 240
Acreage Enrolled: 54,622
Geography: Illinois
Offsets Registered/Status:
2006: 25,800 metric tons, verified and currently selling
2007: 24,900 metric tons, verified and currently selling
2008-2010: to be registered
Amount of money returned to farmers and landowners: currently selling
Pool Closing Date: March 31, 2007
Number of Contracts: 147
Acreage Enrolled: 5,875
Geography: Illinois, Alabama
Offsets Registered/Status:
2003: 11,300 metric tons, verified and currently selling
2004: 13,300 metric tons, verified and currently selling
2005: 15,400 metric tons, verified and currently selling
2006: 17,300 metric tons, verified and currently selling
2007: 13,800 metric tons, verified and currently selling
2008-2010: to be registered.
Amount of money returned to farmers and landowners: currently selling
Pool Closing Date: September 14, 2007
Number of Contracts: 180
Acreage Enrolled: 55,644
Geography: Illinois, Michigan, Washington, Indiana, Kansas, Arkansas
Offsets Registered/Status:
2006: 31,700 metric tons, verified and and currently selling
2007: 33,400 metric tons, verified and and currently selling
2008-2010: to be registered
Amount of money returned to farmers and landowners: to be determined
Pool Closing Date: September 14 , 2007
Number of Contracts: 134
Acreage Enrolled: 8,064
Geography: Illinois, Michigan, Arkansas, Indiana
Offsets Registered/Status:
2003: 20,770 metric tons, undergoing verification
2004: 22,098 metric tons, undergoing verification
2005: 24,130 metric tons, undergoing verification
2006: 26,729 metric tons, undergoing verification
2007: 31,842 metric tons, undergoing verification
2008-2010: to be registered
Amount of money returned to farmers and landowners: to be determined
Pool Closing Date: December 31, 2006
Number of Contracts: 34
Acreage Enrolled: 48,619
Geography: Michigan
Offsets Registered/Status:
2007: 61,455 metric tons, undergoing verification
2008-2010: to be registered
Amount of money returned to farmers and landowners: to be determined
Pool Closing Date: March 31, 2008
Number of Contracts: currently enrolling
Pool Closing Date: March 31, 2008
Number of Contracts: currently enrolling
