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Every decision has a climate consequence, positive or negative. But can you tell how much carbon your everyday choices result in? In our mind it’s too difficult, even though the answer could save the planet.

As consumers, we’re growing more socially conscious. We recognise the value of greener products and sustainable projects, and we’re often willing to pay extra for them. Within our ecosystem, every climate-negative purchase is linked to an equally climate-positive carbon credit, allowing you to offset it instantly.

For the very first time, our platform empowers everyone to participate in climate action and you can be part of it.

What is carbon credit?

All waste is a product of life that creates more life. For example, a farmer owns a cow that produces waste. The waste is used by plants to produce more plants. The cow eats the extra plants and creates more waste and the cycle continues.

But what happens if the farmer buys too many cows? Too much waste can kill the plants. The farmer can either reduce his cows, or plant more plants, but he has to do something to save his farm.

This is the problem humanity faces. We create CO2. Plants use our CO2 and make more plants. We use our plants waste to breathe, but as our population continues to grow we create more and more CO2. So much, that the plants can’t use it fast enough.

To address this challenge, 192 countries have decided to reduce their pollution over time by signing the Kyoto protocol. This is where carbon credits come in. Governments create limits on how much pollution companies can make every year by issuing them carbon credits.

1 carbon credit allows a company to produce one ton of pollution(CO2) per year. If the company doesn’t have enough carbon credit, they pay a big fine to the government.

How do carbon credits interact with our platform?

OCEAN tokens are instruments of payment that, within the Poseidon platform, provide access to carbon credits. On our platform, we can transact grams of carbon credits, for the first time, allowing us to integrate the carbon market with the retail sector.

Carbon market + retail sector = climate positive purchase

Our platform is unique in many ways. With it, we can transact grams of carbon credits, for the first time, allowing us to integrate the carbon market with the retail sector.

Once our solution is fully operational, retailers will be able to offer carbon credits with every product and service to mitigate and rebalance their negative climate impact or even turn them into a “climate positive” offering. Customers will be able to make a purchase at a physical shop or online store and immediately contribute to the fight against climate change.

I am guessing you will be working with XLM stellar then?

We have chosen Stellar as our blockchain partner as it is the only platform that offers scalability in line with our values. Compared to the vast majority of other blockchain platforms, Stellar created an architecture that uses far less electricity and offers significant environmental advantages, which is crucial for our purpose. We could not be building Poseidon as part of a climate change solution if our blockchain platform were an excessive carbon emissions contributor.

With a transaction on the Stellar network only using about 1.79% of the electricity a VISA transaction requires, this results in an environmental impact that is very favourable in comparison. For us at Poseidon, this was the most important factor when we chose our blockchain partner.

⚙️ How our token works
We created the two Stellar assets: OCEAN and CARBONCREDIT that are unique tokens to the Poseidon platform. They enable the processing of carbon credit micro-transactions in almost realtime at a very low cost. OCEAN tokens are instruments of payment that are used to purchase CARBONCREDIT tokens for the purpose of either offsetting carbon emissions or to take ownership of carbon credits.

OCEAN token

The Stellar asset OCEAN is an instrument of payment and the only way to purchase carbon credits on our platform. Customers can purchase tokens from Poseidon or on the secondary market and in retail integrations also use OCEAN tokens from our liquidity pool.

CARBONCREDIT token

The Stellar asset CARBONCREDIT represents one ton of carbon credit and each will be linked to a particular Stellar account, representing carbon credits that were purchased from one emission reduction project for a particular year. Using these tokens, we are able to transact fractions of carbon credits. Carbon credits are currently traded in tons and our vision is to trade them in grams, small enough to attach them to individual product and service purchases in the retail space. As carbon credits are created with every new emission reduction project and as they are also continuously taken out of circulation when they are being attached to a carbon emission as an offset, we will continuously create new CARBONCREDIT tokens and burn existing ones over time.

Poseidon founder explains the vision behind the project in the interview held during the Sustainable investment development Forum. Check it out!

👉 https://vimeo.com/268264695

The fact that your platform is built on the most advanced platform Stellar is good, offset. You wrote. "LCC is working to integrate the revolutionary Poseidon platform into the city’s infrastructure as part of its bid to become the first climate-positive city in the world." And in what particular city will you implement your platform?

Poseidon’s tokens can be used in two verticals. These are the offsetting of carbon emissions and the trading of carbon credits. Both verticals directly support climate action by channeling funding to sustainable development projects and both verticals require the payment for CARBONCREDIT tokens with our instruments of payment, the OCEAN tokens.


Trading carbon credits ultimately is an intermediary step between the creation of a carbon credit and its use as an offset for a carbon emission. Trading creates a higher demand for carbon credits and can therefore drive the price up. This is an important mechanism that supports the development of the carbon market as well as provides crucial liquidity to sustainable development projects. Typical participants are trading desks of banks or large corporations, as for example BNP Paribas or Shell.

LCC stands for Liverpool City Council. Our platform will be integrated into Liverpool's infrastructure to begin with. As we continue to expand, other cities may implement on the framework we are offering and turn into a climate-positive city.

Feel free to check our video for more details on how we use blockchain technology as a solution for carbon trading 👉 https://vimeo.com/267632784

🏛 Corporate and government can benefit from our solution in order to satisfy their legal obligations for promoting sustainable development and environmental integrity.



The process can be described as follows:



🔹A corporation or government decides to offset its carbon emissions using the Poseidon platform.



🔹Our Footprint-AI engine calculates the carbon footprint and the Poseidon Offset-AI selects the best carbon credits using an array of criteria.



🔹 Once a transaction is made, the blockchain integration processes OCEAN and CARBONCREDIT tokens in real-time.



🔹 A certificate is issued as verification for the offset.

Corporates and governments will also be able to offer their customers opportunities to offset the carbon emissions of services they are providing. This could either be to pass the entire cost on to
the customers, or as a joint-hands approach where all parties involved work together, which is our preferred integration with this third target market.

👣 Our everyday lives are comprised of small actions that carry their own carbon footprint. Over time, the purchases we make result in more or less CO2 released into the atmosphere, thus impacting the health of our planet.


🔎 Due to the numerous criteria applied when a product is analyzed, we have developed our Footprint-AI that tracks the amount of CO2 resulted from the goods and services we buy. Based on the outcome, the engine can provide alternatives for offsetting the carbon emission in the form of micro-donations for rainforest preservation projects.

🌳 As a result, people will be encouraged to become more aware of their carbon footprint and make choices that lead to a more environmentally friendly lifestyle.

📋 All crucial carbon credit data will be stored in Stellar accounts on the blockchain. The status of a carbon credit, whether it is validated or even retired, will be kept on the blockchain to provide an immutable record of its life cycle.

🔎 On our platform, data will be searchable by any stored parameters, including, among others, by geographical locations or whether a carbon credit has already been retired or not.  This will allow the creation of custom reporting, for example to provide market participants with an overview of their activity or statistics that do not include details of individual users.

🌀 Poseidon uses a unique circular impact investment model (CIIM) that results in any contribution having an iteratively growing impact. We use 80% of all funding raised through OCEAN token sales to purchase carbon credits at wholesale prices. The purchased carbon credits will then be sold at retail prices with a target margin of 80%, depending on market conditions.


✅ Using our unique CIIM model, an OCEAN token sale of €10 million results in the purchase of €8 million worth of carbon credits (80%). These carbon credits are then sold and from the proceeds 50% more carbon credits are purchased.

📈 The financial support that Poseidon is therefore able to provide to forest conservation projects from an initial €10 million OCEAN token sale is increasing with each cycle, creating an iterative impact investment of €8 million + €12 million + €18 million, and so on.

Less than a dozen companies are currently working on various concepts for the carbon markets and while some of our competitors show promising concepts, not a single one has launched a working pilot or even developed a working product. Poseidon managed within its first 8 months to not only create a working product but launch a pilot with Ben & Jerry’s, which is still successfully running five months later.

Even though Poseidon is the latest project to have entered the market, it is the only one that has managed to move from napkin stage over a solid structure to a working solution that has now been live since May 2018, without a single outage. This success of the platform is a testimony to the team and the technology that has been built in record-time. Signed agreements with retail, corporate, and government clients demonstrates significant traction for the platform and positions Poseidon as the clear blockchain leader in the carbon credit markets. Poseidon is also the only entity that successfully addresses demand creation for carbon credits, the real challenge for mass adoption.

You have written. “BAC wants to work on creating green technologies that want to create real transport solutions for the growing mobile world.
". And the coins will also be created by an environmentally friendly method or will they be created by the mining method? Well, then the greenhouse effect your coin brings.

We have partnered with Briggs Automotive Company(BAC) as we share a common goal, addressing humanity’s carbon impact by innovating the industry standards. You can read the full press release here 👉 https://business.financialpost.com/pmn/press-releases-pmn/business-wire-news-releases-pmn/bac-partners-with-poseidon-to-become-the-first-car-manufacturer-to-go-climate-positive

There will be a fixed supply of 36 billion tokens, thus coins will not be mineable. By moving to the Stellar blockchain, we have opted for the least harmful solution.We could not be building Poseidon as part of a climate change solution if our blockchain platform were an excessive carbon emissions contributor. Every digital transaction implies the use of energy, however, Stellar consumes the least electricity(0.03 Wh⁶) per transaction even compared to VISA(1.69 Wh⁴).

⭐️ Poseidon platform is a revolutionary solution that integrates blockchain technology into the carbon market sector, thus making the purchase of carbon credits available to the regular consumer.

🛍 By integrating with our platform, retailers will be able to offer carbon credits with every product and service to mitigate and rebalance the negative climate impact of every purchase and turn it into a “climate positive” offering.

Discover more 👉 https://poseidon.eco/

🌏 There are a multitude of carbon projects in the world and it can be challenging to know whether a specific carbon credit will provide the desired climate action.

✅ To ensure that our platform will create the positive impact we and our partners envision, it will be crucial to only offer the highest quality of carbon credits and only support the best carbon projects with our blockchain solution.

📒 Any emission reduction projects that will be added to our blockchain platform receive rigorous due diligence and are subject to ongoing monitoring to the highest global standards to ensure both quality and relevance of the resulting carbon credits.

🍦An action as small as offsetting the carbon footprint of your ice cream cone can impact an entire forest.

🌳 Since May 2018, we have been running a retail pilot with Ben & Jerry's during which the customers visiting the London Soho store have protected an area of Peruvian rainforest equal to 374 tennis courts.


We do not expect people or society to make sweeping changes in their actions. Our solution is built to be integrated at every level in order for every climate positive action to count.

Make the difference at https://poseidon.eco/

⭐️ Our society doesn’t work, if the planet doesn’t work! Poseidon is a non-profit foundation which empowers each of us to address the carbon footprint of our everyday lives.
 
📋 We employ AI and machine learning to help you visualize, measure and understand your personal carbon footprint and how you use our carbon credits so that they have the most significance to you.

Your ideas are indeed very noble, but, unfortunately, such projects do not collect the planned funds, I do not know why this is happening, but the statistics for today are as follows. I hope you succeed

As a charitable foundation, all our efforts and funds are focused towards addressing the carbon footprint we generate. We understand that the undertaking of such mission takes time, therefore, our model relies on raising awareness and providing solutions for offsetting our carbon footprint.


In order to achieve our purpose, have multiple partnerships set in place that are implementing our solution. Specifically, Liverpool City Council is working on integrating the Poseidon Platform into the city's infrastructure. Briggs Automotive Company(BAC) is also working closely with us towards setting a new industry standard for climate action.

Due to the existing regulations for the carbon emissions, companies are becoming more interested in implementing efficient ways to offset their carbon footprint. What we do is offer an infrastructure which allows them to comply with the regulations and make a positive impact on the environment.

Compared to other projects that are involved in the carbon markets, we have already developed a working solution that has now been live since May 2018, without a single outage.

For more details regarding our business model, feel free to read our whitepaper: https://poseidon.eco/assets/documents/Poseidon-White-Paper.pdf

🌏 Every purchase we make has a climate consequence, but we can’t see it right away. This results in choices that don’t take the planet into consideration.

✅ That’s why we created Poseidon. Our platform will empower everyone to participate in climate action by letting you know how much carbon your purchases cost, while giving you the tools to set them right again with just one tap.

🔹 Have control of your carbon footprint and give back to the environment.  Your purchasing choices don’t work, if the planet doesn’t work.

Learn more: https://poseidon.eco/carbon.html

🌏 Liverpool aims to become the world’s first climate positive city by the end of 2020. How? Well, we are working closely with the Liverpool City Council to positively rebalance their carbon footprint.

🛒 Our plan is to integrate the Poseidon platform on many businesses around the city to turn every purchase into climate action.

✅ We know that we can’t directly change people’s behavior. That’s why we’re making it easy for everyone to help the planet without “big changes”, from the comfort of their phones.

🔆 Liverpool doesn’t work, if the planet doesn’t work.

⬇️ Learn more about this partnership ⬇️
 https://poseidon.eco/release/2018/07/19/liverpool-bids-to-be-first-climate-positive-city-by-end-of-2020.html

🏔️ Back in May of this year, The Poseidon Foundation raised it’s first €2.1 million. This contribution will protect 55 million trees in the Cordillera Azul National Park of Peru, and support over 500 local people.

🌳 From the start, we wanted to be different from other blockchain projects and show that we are actually taking action. Our commitment to develop a solution for climate change is real.

🌐 You too, will be able to help with the protection of forests by making use of the Poseidon platform. Rather than making occasional donations, you’ll be constantly connected to carbon positive projects while buying everyday things for your daily life.

Together, the change is possible.

⬇️ Learn more ⬇️
https://poseidon.eco/release/2018/04/11/poseidon-foundation-receives-first-contribution.html

🌏 Climate change is an undeniable issue, but here at Poseidon we want to develop a solution that will have an immediate impact on the planet.

📲 Introducing “reduce”, a platform that aims to link your everyday routines to carbon credits, which will unlock the potential to save the environment.

🛒 With “reduce”, every purchase you make can support rainforest conservation thanks to a combination of AI and blockchain technology.

➡️ Learn more: https://poseidon.eco/

🌐 The carbon market is inaccessible for the majority of us, as they only work on an industrial scale. Leaving us with limited knowledge about which products are better for the environment.

⚙️ Poseidon is bringing a solution that will use blockchain to break carbon credits into microtransactions that you can track with every purchase you make, from a scoop of ice cream to a new shirt.

➡️ Learn all the details by reading our whitepaper: https://poseidon.eco/assets/documents/Poseidon-White-Paper.pdf

🍦 One of the more interesting partnerships we’ve had was with Ben & Jerry’s. Their ice cream brand was the first to adopt the Poseidon solution and the results surpassed our expectations.

🛒 When a customer was about to pay at the checkout, they were asked to contribute a penny to counterbalance the carbon in their cone. What took us by surprise was that customers not only loved the idea, but many went beyond and paid much more.

🌳 Then, that money was filtered back into projects like planting new forests. This was a major success that demonstrated that, if given the chance, people are willing to contribute to save the environment.

➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/2PWnSqw

Climate Positive with Just a Few Cents

📱 The “reduce” platform will use AI and blockchain technology to empower the consumer, everyday people like you and me, to reduce the negative climate impact of any product we purchase.

🍀 How? You’ll be able to make micro-donations towards carbon credits, which will serve to counterbalance that impact. A pair of shoes, a cone of ice cream; anything can be made climate positive with just a few cents.

➡️ Discover how: https://poseidon.eco/

Empowering Consumers to Save the Environment.

🌐 Discover how much impact your micro-donation is having on the world in real time!

📱 The reduce platform lets you see where your money is going and precisely how much carbon you are avoiding. This way, people will be more encouraged to help the environment given our transparent, fast and effective solution.

🌎 Your daily routine doesn’t work, if the planet doesn’t work.

➡️ Learn more: https://poseidon.eco/

Small Changes, Big Impact

🌏 We can’t change society today, it’s not something we can achieve in one day. But we don’t have to. We believe in small changes to have a greater impact on the planet.

🌳 What we can do is develop tools that integrate seamlessly into our lives and transform the climate impacts of our everyday decisions into significantly positive climate action.

💠 That is precisely what we are doing with Poseidon. You don’t have to start a different lifestyle tomorrow.

➡️ Discover our solution: https://poseidon.eco/

Micro-Donations for a Better Future

🛒 Every purchase you make piles up as carbon emissions. Sure, it might not look like much at first glance, but when we look at the millions of daily purchases in the world, we start to notice the problem.

⏪ But what if you could reverse it by doing the same thing? That’s what Poseidon is all about.

🌎 We want to help the people save the planet by effortlessly contributing against climate change. You can keep buying what you always have, except this time you’ll be making micro donations for a better future.

➡️ Learn more: https://poseidon.eco/

The Global Warming Chain Reaction

🌦️Some people might think that climate change is not a real problem or that it only affects some parts of the world, but every change of the environment unleashes a chain of reactions.

❄️🌡️💧When water warms up it expands. At the same time global warming causes polar ice sheets and glaciers to melt.

🌊The combination of these changes is causing sea levels to rise, resulting in flooding and erosion of coastal and low lying areas.

➡️Find out how you can make a change: https://poseidon.eco

🤝 More often than not, people want to help the environment but don't know how.

🌦️ We know that our purchases have an impact in climate change, but never had the tools to know exactly how much impact they have and how can we give back to the planet… Until now.

📱 Introducing Poseidon and our platform “Reduce”, which tracks how many carbon your purchase has emitted and allows you to retribute the impact caused by it.

➡️ Visit our page to learn more: https://poseidon.eco  

https://imgur.com/HlGQt6K

🌱While the donations you make may sound “micro” to you, it’s actually a massive benefit for those living in remote areas of the rainforest.

🗺️The funds we collect are channeled to sustainable projects that train local communities in sustainable business practices.

🌎Our society doesn't work, if the planet doesn't work.

➡️Find out more at: https://poseidon.eco

🌏Just in case you were wondering how much we’ve accomplished together, this is one of our proudest achievements.

🌳During a period of 6 months we were able to protect an area of the Peruvian rainforest equal to 374 tennis courts simply by volunteering to offset the carbon footprint of consumer’s ice cream cone purchases.

🤝We have more partnerships coming your way soon, so stay tuned.

➡️Visit: https://poseidon.eco

The Offset-AI explained

📱The technology from today could save our tomorrow.

🌐Poseidon uses the Offset-AI to ensure the carbon credits available are the most appropriate for each user.

🌎This means that the algorithm studies your preferences and donates only to the places it knows you want to support.

🤝Helping the environment is just a tap away, with Poseidon.

➡️Visit: https://poseidon.eco

Change the world, but not your lifestyle.

🏃Your daily routine doesn’t have to change in order to MAKE a change, Poseidon adapts to you and your habits, so  you can help the environment without any sacrifices.

🌏But remember, your daily routine doesn’t work if the planet doesn’t work, your support  is important.

🤝Discover other ways to help.

➡️Visit: https://poseidon.eco

We are reaching the limit

🌎The world is reaching its limits in terms of the levels of carbon emissions it can cope with, before the climate becomes unsafe for human life.

🌡️The IPCC has provided data that shows the urgent need to keep global warming within a ‘safe’ limit of below 2°C, the maximum average temperature increase that governments believe we can ‘adapt’ to.

🍀Luckily there’s something you can do about it, with Poseidon.

➡️Follow this link to learn how to save  the planet: https://poseidon.eco

The tools you need

💪We see a trend in the world in every aspect of life: people want more empowerment, they want to take control of what their doing in things like diet, carbon emissions and the environmental impact that  they’re  having with their daily life.

🤝We  feel that people want to take control over their actions but that’s not possible without the right tools.

🔧Poseidon will introduce those tools and allow people to take control of their carbon emissions.

➡️Find out more: https://poseidon.eco

Help the places you love

❤️Here at Poseidon, we understand that you may have an emotional connection to a place you want to help.

🤝That's why we make sure your donation doesn't just go anywhere, the Offset-AI analyses your personal preference and interest to make your carbon credits the most appropriate for you.

🗺️This way, your money only goes to the places you prioritize.

➡️Learn more: https://poseidon.eco

With your help, we can make a change.


📱Because part of our solution relies on blockchain, we're raising money through a series of fundraisers known as 'token sales.'

🌳The funds we raise in these token sales are used almost exclusively to invest in rainforest conservation, from which we source the carbon credits that fuel our revolutionary reduce platform.

➡️To learn more, read our white paper: https://poseidon.eco/assets/documents/Poseidon-White-Paper.pdf

Hello everyone,

We are happy to announce that Laszlo Giricz, Founder & CEO of Poseidon, will host an AMA on r/stellar  (https://www.reddit.com/r/stellar) on Monday Dec 17th, 2018 @ 5:00 GMT.

This is a great chance for the community to ask anything they want to find out about Poseidon, and the global impact of its fighting against the climate change through the ’reduce’ platform!

If you cannot attend the AMA, do not worry! We will share the official AMA post on the Stellar subreddit 3 days earlier (on Friday, Dec 14), in order for you to be able to add your questions, and Laszlo will answer them during or after the AMA!

We're looking forward to the opportunity to connect with you, and we hope you can make it!

(Note: Stellar does not endorse any third-party organisations that are named in this and/or any other communication(s). Please conduct due diligence and interact with these organisations at your discretion).

So another climate tackling kind of ICO.

How will you describe your project Poseidon in two sentences that will convince investors to use your platform and not any other climate tackling project currently in the market?

oh there's an AMA. Might as well as this question there.

People are starting to demand more ethical products

Consumers are starting to demand more ethical products and services.

Our platform is built from the ground up to support people who make environmentally conscious choices, by putting a price on carbon and linking it to everyday products.

The amount of carbon emissions that each of these products and services carry, combined with the tools to do something about them, will empower consumers to be active participants in the fight against climate change.

Have any questions? Join our AMA on Dec 17th at r/stellar (https://www.reddit.com/r/stellar/).

You can see the details here (https://www.reddit.com/r/PoseidonFoundation/comments/a3z639/poseidon_foundation_ama_with_founder_ceo_laszlo/)

Or visit our site: https://poseidon.eco

Helping shouldn't feel like a chore


🌎There are a lot of campaigns around the world trying to raise awareness about climate change, most of them last a day, some of them a week in the best cases.

While they gather  quite a lot of attention, they don’t stick around for too  long.

🤝Why? , Because, even though people want to help, they don’t want to change their habits.

🛒With Poseidon you don't have to! Our platform is designed to help you make small donations with every purchase you make, seamlessly and effortlessly.

➡️Visit our page to learn more:  https://poseidon.eco

Do you know where your money goes?


We’ve all made a donation at least once in our life.

But have you ever wondered what happened afterwards? Did you keep track of your contribution? Or did you even know where it went?

The reduce platform helps you do a follow up on the places that you help and tells you how much they  have  improved since you donated

Want to know how it works?

Join our AMA on r/stellar (https://www.reddit.com/r/Stellar/) this Dec 17th at 5:00 GMT and let Laszlo Giricz, Founder & CEO of Poseidon, tell you himself.

See all the details here (https://www.reddit.com/r/PoseidonFoundation/comments/a3z639/poseidon_foundation_ama_with_founder_ceo_laszlo/)


➡️Visit: https://poseidon.eco

Hello everyone!

The announcement about our AMA has just been posted on the Stellar subReddit!

If you have questions, but cannot attend the AMA, don’t worry! You can post your questions there early, and Laszlo will answer during the AMA.

We’re looking forward to connecting with you and catching you up on all our exciting progress. Don’t miss it!

➡️ Official Announcement (https://www.reddit.com/r/Stellar/comments/a63wth/poseidon_foundation_video_ama_with_laszlo_giricz/) ⬅️

The Footprint AI explained

🛒When we buy something, we know it has a repercussion for the environment.

📱To measure how much climate impact a purchase makes, we have developed the Footprint-AI.

🌱This AI analyzes each item you buy using the Poseidon platform to calculate and suggest how much needs to be returned in order to stay climate positive.

🤝Together, we can make a better future.

➡️Learn more: https://poseidon.eco

Poseidon wants to meet global standards.

🌎There are a lot of carbon projects in the world and it can be tough to know whether a specific carbon credit will provide the wanted climate action.

🌡️We have allied with Ecosphere+ to ensure that any emission reduction projects that will be added to our blockchain platform receive rigorous due diligence and are subject to ongoing monitoring to the highest global standards.

🌱This quality control is an important part of the Poseidon platform and will guarantee that carbon credits deliver the promised impact.

➡️You can learn more through our site: https://poseidon.eco

Retailers can now participate in climate action.

🛒With the reduce platform we can transact grams of carbon credits, allowing us to integrate the carbon market with the retail sector

🤝Once it’s fully operational, retailers will be able to offer carbon credits with every product and service to rebalance their negative climate impact or even turn them into a “climate positive” offering.

📱Customers will be able to make a purchase at a physical shop or online store and immediately contribute to the fight against climate change.

➡️Learn more: https://poseidon.eco

The purpose of an app

📱So, why do we need an app? Well, nowadays everyone has a screen in their pockets.

📈The intention is to make the whole experience engaging  and easy to learn, giving consumers a fun and meaningful way to interact with their purchase history.

💭Consumers will also be able to share their achievements on social media to create a network effect that is expected to encourage a positive impact.

➡️Find out more about our app: https://poseidon.eco

Poseidon rewards

💪To motivate our users, every year we will select the top carbon emission reducers from everyone who has been offsetting their retail purchases using the reduce platform.

✈️ The selected winner  will be taken to a unique visit of one of the projects that we have supported as a community.

🌱This special opportunity will give these climate action champions a once in a lifetime insight into the positive impact that we , are having together.

➡️Learn more: https://poseidon.eco

Reverse the climate impact of the things you buy

💸 With Poseidon you can reverse the climate impact of your purchases by paying some extra pennies for everything you buy in your daily life.

🌐 The question is: Would you see this as an extra cost or is it really a discount to save the planet?

💪Think about it. How much does it cost you to go to the gym and how much to get the right treatment if you get sick?

🌡️ Our bodies and the planet work the same. Therefore, protecting the environment today will be cheaper than paying for the damages caused by climate change later.

🌎 Your body doesn’t work, if the planet doesn't work.

➡️ Find out how you can contribute, visit:  https://poseidon.eco

How holidays can have a positive impact on the planet.

🎄Happy holidays from everyone at Poseidon!🎄

💸This year, US adults estimated that they spent approximately $885 on gifts.

🌱Imagine the amount of micro donations at the end of the year  that could be crucial in rainforest restauration.

📈This time next year, the planet could be at its peak on climate positivity thanks to all the purchases made through the reduce platform of Poseidon.

➡️Learn how you could contribute: https://poseidon.eco

Giving back to the plane

🌱One concept that we are very fond of is the one of being climate positive.

🌳At Poseidon, we see a product or service as being climate positive when at least 110% of the carbon emissions are offset using carbon credits.

🌎This way we give back more to the planet than what we take.

➡️Visit our site to learn how to: https://poseidon.eco

How do we plan to change the actual carbon markets?

🛒Poseidon is a new venture that takes the carbon market  into the blockchain.

It addresses the challenging world of carbon trading where traceability and transparency are currently non existent.

🌎We are creating an ecosystem that will introduce those elements at a speed that is currently not available anywhere else.

➡️To learn more, visit: https://poseidon.eco

There is more you can do beyond being carbon neutral


👂Everybody has heard about carbon neutrality.

🌎What Poseidon wants to do is actively reverse climate change, we want to show other companies that there is something you can do beyond carbon neutrality.

🛒We have already partnered with some retailers and there are more on the way. Companies don’t work, if the planet doesn’t work.

➡️Learn more about our solution: https://poseidon.eco

AI will improve the Reduce user experience.


🤖If you are concerned about your information being used by our AI, don't worry, all of the transactions made in the Reduce platform are secured with blockchain technology.

👉We have made sure that our AI contributes to a better user’s experience.

🌐Becoming carbon positive should be a seamless process, not a scary one. Together we can make it happen.

➡️Learn more about our platform: https://poseidon.eco

Poseidon is one of the best environmental project which has a big benefits to our society. It offers you to buy land based carbon credits which make a positive impact in our world. This will truly offset our carbon footprint which can save our planet. This will be possible with the use of Poseidon platform that links retailers and consumers. Overall, this project deserves more attention from the government.

Happy new year!

🎊Happy new year, everyone!🎊

📈Our 2018 campaign raised 2.1 million Euros this year, and we have two more on the way!

🌊The first will run from mid-February through March, and will offer contributors a 20% discount on the launch price of our OCEAN token.

📅Our second 2019 fundraiser will be held during the month of June, and will offer a 5% discount.

➡️Stay tuned: https://poseidon.eco

What is a carbon credit?

💰We often talk about carbon credits, but what are they, exactly?

🌎Well, one carbon credit is what you get when an emission reduction project avoids the release of one metric ton of carbon dioxide into the Earth’s atmosphere.

🛒These carbon credits can be used, for example, to offset the emissions resulting from running a business, which is why they are also called carbon offsets.

➡️Learn more about carbon credits and our plan with them: https://poseidon.eco

The OCEAN token

🌊Did you know that OCEAN tokens can be exchanged on the Reduce platform? They are a crucial part of the system.

💰With them, you can offset carbon emissions and take ownership of carbon credits.

🕒Plus, they enable the processing of micro-transactions in almost real time, at a very low cost.

➡️Help us change the world, learn more: https://poseidon.eco

Working together for a better future

💰When you make a micro donation, it doesn’t impact your daily budget and you don’t feel it.

👉But what if everyone did the same? You know who would feel the change?

🌎The planet.

🤝 Here at Poseidon, we believe that by working together we can bring a better future.

➡️Learn more: https://poseidon.eco

We don’t settle.

🌳Every year we hear a lot about rainforest being taken down due to contamination and global warming.

🌱Imagine if we could rebuild what has been taken from the environment.

🔱That’s what Poseidon is all about, we don’t settle on being carbon neutral, we want to be carbon positive, and give more than what we take.

➡️Learn how we are changing the world: https://poseidon.eco

Micro-donations.

📲Thanks to the Reduce platform, consumers will connect to forest conservation projects with carbon credits offered by retailers.

🛒When a consumer buys a product and/or service, that consumer will also make a micro-donation to one of those forest conservation projects.

🤝These micro-donations will be in the amount of carbon credits presented for certain products and/or services by retailers.

➡️Learn more: https://poseidon.eco

We want to seamlessly integrate into your lifestyle.

📱Our idea is to engage with customers in the easiest way possible, and that’s via a mobile app.
🌎This way, helping the planet becomes a habit more than a chore.
Doing  the right thing  shouldn't be difficult and we know that. We want to seamlessly integrate into your lifestyle.
➡️Learn more: https://poseidon.eco

The Paris agreement.

🌦️One of the most significant attempts to stop climate change and fight against the increasing carbon footprints of people was the Paris Agreement.
🌳The purpose was to create a carbon neutral environment.
🌡️However, all those previous attempts to handle climate change and carbon footprint have failed to present a measurable impact.
👣That’s why we created the Footprint AI, which analyzes how much impact the product you’re buying has made in the environment.
➡️Learn how it works: https://poseidon.eco

What our retail pilot has achieved.

🌳From May to November of 2018, we managed to save over 4 thousand trees with our retail pilot.

📅All of this was done using only one store in less than a year.

🌐Imagine what we are going to achieve when we globalize our platform. The result is going to be amazing!

➡️Discover how we did it: https://poseidon.eco

What is a carbon credit?

💰We often talk about carbon credits, but what are they, exactly?

🌎Well, one carbon credit is what you get when an emission reduction project avoids the release of one metric ton of carbon dioxide into the Earth’s atmosphere.

🛒These carbon credits can be used, for example, to offset the emissions resulting from running a business, which is why they are also called carbon offsets.

➡️Learn more about carbon credits and our plan with them: https://poseidon.eco

We want people to check their carbon score the same way they would check their bank balance

🔗One of our goals for this year is to use blockchain to track precisely the carbon footprint of purchases and automatically funnel an offset charge to projects which will boost their sustainability.

📱Our vision is that people will one day be able to check their carbon score the same way they might check their bank balance.

👉With your help, we can make it possible.

➡️Learn how you can contribute: https://poseidon.eco

The motivation to create this project

🔱One of the motivations to create Poseidon for our CEO, Laszlo Giricz, was finding true fulfillment.

🌎He had worked in banking for about 2 decades and although his job allowed him to visit different countries he never found a meaningful purpose.

🌱But now with the impact that Poseidon has had in the world already, his life has changed, and you can do the same!

➡️Join us in this journey: https://poseidon.eco

Blockchain has changed the way we offset

🤔As you might already know, it isn’t easy for individuals to buy offsets.

🛫While it’s possible to offset a flight or go to a website that lets you roughly estimate the carbon footprint of your entire life and offset that.

🏬It hasn’t been possible to link specific items in retail stores to instant offsets or to buy small amounts of offsets, as the credits are usually sold in metric tons of carbon.

🔗But Blockchain has changed that!

➡️Learn how: https://poseidon.eco

Track your carbon footprint in real time.

🏬When businesses and other large organizations buy offsets now, it can sometimes be difficult to prove that a particular offset actually succeeded in reducing carbon emissions.

💰A credit might be mistakenly sold more than once and double counted, or hard to track.

📱The Reduce platform has fixed this and will let you know how much have you contributed in real time.

➡️Discover more: https://poseidon.eco

2 Million EURO has been reached, now POSEIDON enters the second stage on 16 February,
I'm sure they can reach 10 million EURO  ;D

Track your carbon footprint in real time.

🤝On November of last year, Poseidon was proud to announce its partnership with Redstone, the investment and strategy firm behind the Athens Alive regeneration project.

🏅Redstone and Athens Alive will integrate Poseidon’s reduce platform into all phases of their €1.7 billion regeneration project, which will restore and expand the 2004 Calatrava-designed Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (O.A.K.A.).

👣Reduce leverages blockchain and AI technologies to empower consumers to effortlessly rebalance their carbon footprints in real time, at point of sale, by making micro-donations to forest conservation.

🌎Reduce can also integrate into government and corporate structures, and its use in Athens Alive signals the world’s first city quarter development to transparently address the climate impact of its entire lifecycle.

👉We have more interesting partnerships on the way, so stay tuned.

➡️Visi: https://poseidon.eco

Keep Track of your Contributions

🛒When buying regular stuff for your home, how many times a week do you get asked if you want to donate your change? Probably, a lot.

🤷‍♂️But how many of those times do you hear back the details about your contribution? None, right?

🛰️The reduce platform helps you keep track of your donations in real time while it encourages you to do it regularly.

🔱What are you waiting for? Become a part of the Poseidon family.

➡️Visit: https://poseidon.eco

Our Second Fundraiser is Coming Soon!

🗓️Mark your calendars everybody, our second fundraiser is right around the corner.

🌊In less than a month from now, you’ll be able to purchase our token, which will help us release the Reduce platform.

⏰But you don’t have to wait until then, you can sign up right now and we’ll let you know when it’s ready.

➡️Just click “fundraiser” on https://poseidon.eco

Liverpool, the First Climate Positive City

🏙️Did you know that the Liverpool City Council and Poseidon are conducting a 12-month pilot phase where tokenized carbon credits are being created and issued with the aim of offsetting the city’s climate impact by more than 110%?

🗓️Even though this goal seems bold for a city with over 500,000 inhabitants, the LCC has set the ball rolling in a bid to cut carbon emissions by 40% before 2030.

🌎This will turn Liverpool into the first climate positive city in the world and we hope to have many more aboard in the future.

➡️Learn more: https://poseidon.eco

A New Way to Save the Planet

Poseidon will change the way we save the environment, by offering a solution that’s as simple as it sounds.

We want to empower people to donate a small number of their purchases, but give them the tools to actually monitor where their money is going. You will discover how much you are helping the planet by using the Reduce Platform.

Let’s take action and engage in climate action, effortlessly.

Learn more: https://poseidon.eco/

What does it mean to be Climate Positive?

When you buy a product, let’s say a pair of shoes, they are responsible for a number of carbon emissions that are necessary to make them. If at the same time, you are buying more carbon credits from Poseidon, you have effectively turned that purchase into climate positive.

That way, you ensure that you give back to the planet more than you take when you buy your everyday products.

Let’s be climate positive together!

Climate Change Awareness

Recently, there has been a rise in wildfires and hurricane strikes, among other disasters, which has created more climate change awareness.

Americans are starting to worry more about the issue, and according to a study, they also want to fix it but don’t know where to start.

Poseidon is the perfect solution to start helping the planet effortlessly. Discover how our platform will allow you to contribute to the environment and monitor the impact that you have.

Learn more: https://poseidon.eco

Are We Really Paying Extra?

Do you think that you are paying extra when you add carbon credits to your purchases?

Think about this way. You are only paying a few pennies for every product you buy in favor of a better future for the planet. It’s actually a discount from paying way more in the future when the damages caused by climate change start getting to us.

If we worry about our personal health, why wouldn’t we worry about the health of the planet? A few pennies today will save us many dollars tomorrow.

Our future doesn’t work if the planet doesn’t work.

Learn more: https://poseidon.eco

Blockchain for Impact Conference

Our CEO, Laszlo, came back from an amazing trip to Singapore where he had the opportunity to talk about Poseidon at the SGInnovate’s event “"Blockchain for Impact: Sustainability for a Threatened World."

The reception was outstanding, so if you missed the live stream you can watch the entire talk on YouTube right now!

Watch it Here: https://youtu.be/u4cpQCdhRGM

12 Years to Save the Planet

We only have 12 Years to Save the Planet, according to the world’s leading climate scientists.

If we don’t take action now and work to keep the temperature at a maximum of 1.5 C, there will be drastic changes that will raise the risk of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for millions of people.

At Poseidon, we propose a simple solution that won’t affect your lifestyle in the slightest but will definitely have a good impact on the planet.

Discover our solution: https://poseidon.eco/

The Greatest Threat to Our Planet

Robert Swan was the first man in history to walk to both the North and South Poles. On his journey, he witnessed the negative impact of climate change with his own eyes.

Here’s one of our favorite quotes from him: "The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”

Don’t wait for someone else to do it, start taking action. Our solution will make it easier for anyone to become climate positive. Discover Poseidon!

Innovation doesn’t work if the planet doesn't work.

The Climate Action Champion

Did you know that we are having a special contest after our platform has been live for a year?

Poseidon will select the top carbon emission reducers and invite them to visit one of our sustainable development projects. This means that some of you will have the opportunity to see the positive impact that we’re having on the environment with your own eyes.

Become a Climate Action Champion!

Close the Sink!

If the sink of your house was dripping water, would you mope the floor every day or would you close it?

We can ask ourselves that same question regarding our planet. Climate change is a real problem that we are aware of, so is it enough to stop polluting or do we address the problem and fix it from the core?

This is what we want to achieve with Poseidon, a simple solution that will have an immediate impact in the planet.

Learn more: https://poseidon.eco/

An Important Project in Kenya

One of the projects that Poseidon is supporting is TIST in Kenya. This project aims to improve the lives of some of the poorest people in the world by creating a reforestation community.

They share information to capacitate farmers into leaders that will work towards tree planting and gender equality. All this work creates benefits for themselves, their country and the planet.

Our solution will let you help more projects like this. Learn more: https://ecosphere.plus/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TIST-Kenya-Reforestation-4-pager-2.pdf

Top 5 Endangered Animals - Sumatran Elephant

Are you aware of which are the most endangered animals today? Some of the species on this list will surprise you, as we might have taken them from granted.

Starting the Top 5 is the Sumatran Elephant. In the past 25 years, we have lost an astounding 70% of its habitat to deforestation for palm oil plantations, agriculture, and human settlements. Less than 2000 are estimated to exist.

We’ll keep revealing the Top Endangered Animals in the days to come and tell you what can be done to fix this with Poseidon.

Top 5 Endangered Animals - The Orangutan

Following the list of endangered animals in the world we have arrived at Number 4: The Orangutan.

This species has lost approximately 80% of its population in the past 75 years mainly as a result of mass deforestation. This situation puts pressure on the remaining population of only 6,600 Sumatran Orangutans.

What can we do to stop this? Poseidon presents a solution that will allow you to contribute towards reforestation with micro-donations for every purchase you make.

Let’s take action before it’s too late!

Top 5 Endangered Animals - Sea Turtles

Another surprising addition to the list of most endangered species in the world is the Sea Turtle. Can you imagine a world without them?

The Hawksbill Turtle has lost 90% of its entire population, 80% percent of which has been lost in the past 10 years, giving it the Number 3 spot on this list.
Our ecosystems are constantly deteriorating because of human intervention and climate change, which affects the animals. We can’t stay with our arms crossed while this happens.

The 'reduce' platform will be the key to stop this!

Top 5 Endangered Animals - Gorillas

We’re reaching the top of the Most Endangered Animals. Who would've guessed the Number 2 on the list: Gorillas.

Unfortunately, two out of five gorilla subspecies are currently classified as Critically Endangered and Endangered by the IUCN since 1996. There are only 200-300 Cross River Gorillas left in the wild, and 900 Mountain Gorillas.

The jungle wouldn’t be the same without them, that’s why we have to do something about it. Poseidon aims to encourage everyday people to give back to the planet with every purchase and help the environment.

Tomorrow we’ll reveal the Number 1 spot of the list. Stay tuned!

Learn more: https://poseidon.eco

Top 5 Endangered Animals - Amur Leopard

It’s time to reveal the Most Endangered Animal of the Top 5: The Amur Leopard.

This beautiful creature has been classified as Critically Endangered with less than 70 individuals thought to exist today. They are hunted and killed for their fur and their habitat is being destroyed because of human practices.

As you can guess, these animals need protection, just like every animal on our list. We will give you a tool to contribute to projects that will help conserve these species and the planet as a whole. The final decision is yours!

Our actions don’t work… if the planet doesn’t work.

Control Your Impact with Poseidon

How can businesses prove that their 'offsetting' efforts in favor of the environment are actually having the impact they need?

Unfortunately, there is no central office that has control over this, which makes many businesses hesitant to support climate positive projects.

The solution is here! Poseidon is bringing blockchain into the mix to create a global and immutable public record that tracks the whole offset lifecycle from beginning to end.

Learn more: https://poseidon.eco

Fight Climate Change with VIVOBAREFOOT!

Imagine if you could fight climate change just by putting on your shoes. This is not a fantasy, VIVOBAREFOOT is making it a reality!

How does it work? Since December, they have integrated the reduce platform directly into their point-of-sale systems, which means that their company is rebalancing every shoe purchase in real time on the blockchain.

Give back to the planet while buying your favorite shoes. Discover more about our partnership: https://poseidon.eco/release/2018/12/05/poseidon-announces-reduce-platform-retail-integration-with-vivobarefoot-switzerland.html

Chasing the Next Horizon

What’s next with Poseidon? We are focusing all of our efforts on the development of the reduce platform, client onboarding and revenue growth.

This means that we are canceling the remaining public fundraises in order to move forward with the rest of our work.

“This is an exciting time for the Poseidon team, our clients, and our partners. For any young organization, growth is a balancing act. We’ve worked hard over the past 21 months to put ourselves into a position to scale our offering globally and empower everyone to address their social and environmental impacts. Transitioning away from crowdfunding is a clear indication that we’re ready for that next step.” - Laszlo Giricz, Poseidon’s founder and CEO.

Your Impact on the Environment At Your Fingertips

Imagine being able to check the impact that your lifestyle has on the environment the same way you might check your bank balance.

This is our vision! Poseidon will allow you to track your impact using blockchain technology so you can always take the right action in favor of the planet.

The world is at your fingertips, let’s change it for the better!

The World’s First Mammal to Go Extinct Due to Climate Change

Australia has revealed that one of their animals has become the world’s first mammal to be extinct due to "human-induced climate change”.

The “Bramble Cay Melomys”, as they were known, have become extinct due to ocean inundation from rising sea levels over the past decade, which led to dramatic habitat loss.

This terrible discovery proves that if temperatures continue to rise, nearly 8% of all species worldwide could become extinct. We can’t take this lightly and we can’t wait any longer. Let’s take action now with Poseidon.

Learn how: https://poseidon.eco

Highest Quality Carbon Projects

How can we distinguish which are the best carbon projects out there? Don’t worry, we got it covered!

We want to ensure that our platform will have a positive impact in the world, so that’s why we partnered with Ecosphere+ to only support the best projects possible.

They will monitor each project rigorously to ensure the highest quality for our supporters. At Poseidon, we will guarantee that the carbon credits you purchase will deliver the impact that our planet deserves.

Learn more: https://poseidon.eco/

How Your Weekly Shop Impacts the Environment

We are all aware of climate change. Many of us have cut down on using plastic bags and tend to recycle as much as possible. But have you considered how your weekly shop can affect the planet?

Food production is responsible for a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions, which are a major contributor to global warming. That’s why we should be more selective about our eating habits.
Here are a few tips!
Going meat-free just one day a week can have a huge positive impact, as the emissions from agriculture would be massively reduced.
Eat everything you buy. Don’t overbuy products just because you got persuaded by deals.
Eat fruits and vegetables, but make sure that they’re in season.

Our eating habits don’t work if the planet doesn’t work.

Top 5 Eco-Friendly Countries: Sweden

Have you ever wondered which countries are the most eco-friendly in the world? Poseidon invites you to discover the Top 5 sustainable countries who are contributing to reducing the carbon footprint.

At Number 5 in the list is Sweden (80,51 EPI), a country with some of the best quality of life regarding the air they breathe, the energy use and the weather. If we also mention their beautiful sceneries, it all sums up to a very good place to live.

Stay tuned to find out if your country made the Top 5 on the following days.

Learn more about us: https://poseidon.eco

Top 5 Eco-Friendly Countries: Malta

Following our list of the Top 5 Eco-Friendly Countries, we arrive at number 4: Malta (80,9 EPI). This country has vast biodiversity, stands out in quality of air, and it has the best water sanitation in the world.

Have you had the chance to visit? Which countries will complete this list? Let us know what you think in the comments below and stay tuned for more!

Top 5 Eco-Friendly Countries: Denmark

Coming in at number 3 on the list of Eco-Friendly Countries we have Denmark (81.6 EPI). This Scandinavian country has high points regarding environmental health, including a good quality of air.

Denmark is also known for protecting its marine areas and counting with great biodiversity. Let’s hope that more countries follow their example.

We still have two more countries on the list. We’ll reveal the top spot in the next few days. Stay tuned!

Top 5 Eco-Friendly Countries: France

One of the highest rated countries that are preserving the environment is France (83,95), at number 2 on our list. Along with Denmark, they have some of the best protection of marine areas with an immense variety of species.

Another key point of France is its protection of bioclimatic landscapes. So let’s just say that there’s more to this country than famous monuments.

Discover the number one eco-friendly country tomorrow! Which country do you think it will be?

The Threat of Climate Change in Migratory Birds

Climate change is having an impact on us and the wildlife that surrounds our planet.

Scientists say that it is leading to unpredictable disruptions in the ecosystems of migratory birds, which could be a problem for their habitats. Migratory birds will increasingly encounter novel climatic conditions and they will try to respond or adapt in the process.

Poseidon aims to find a new solution to climate change. Let’s preserve our planet and start the change today!

Learn more: https://poseidon.eco

The Best Airlines That Are Tackling Climate Change

We all know that flying is bad for the environment but some airlines are better than others at limiting the damage. Let’s find out which ones are ahead of the rest!

To start with, we have Delta (DAL) and United (UAL) leading the competition when it comes to managing their greenhouse gas emissions and the risks related to climate change.

Another important airline is Europe’s EasyJet (ESYJY) because it produces the lowest carbon emissions per kilometer traveled by a passenger.

To date, no airline is doing enough in favor of the planet so we need to step up our efforts and work together for a more eco-friendly system.

Learn more: https://poseidon.eco/

Global Carbon Emissions Are Seen Reaching Another Record in 2019

Each year’s CO2 is higher than the last, and this will keep happening until humans stop adding CO2 to the atmosphere.” These are the words of Richard Betts, a professor at the Met Office Hadley Centre, and it exposes the growing concerns we have about the planet.

A recent study showed that the amount of carbon dioxide that is damaging the atmosphere is likely to reach another record in 2019. Why is this happening? Despite the warnings, we are still increasing our use of fossil fuel and there are fewer forests every year.

Poseidon encourages people to take action with the ‘reduce’ platform, which will allow anyone to help without big changes in their daily routine.

Let’s stop the constant rise of CO2 and take back our planet!

Each Purchase Will Have a Positive Impact

How can we change the planet without changing our daily lifestyle? Regular people don’t want to sacrifice their comfort to help the environment, so we have thought of the perfect solution.

The ‘reduce’ platform will allow you to have an immediate impact on the planet with each purchase you make. Any product or service will be rebranded “climate positive” thanks to micro-donations that will rebalance the carbon emissions of everything you buy.

That way we can keep doing everything we like while taking our planet into consideration.

Learn more: https://poseidon.eco/

Top 5 Global Warming Causes: Chemical Fertilizers

Global Warming is an unfortunate reality that is affecting our planet. Being informed about its causes and effects is the first step towards a positive change.

That’s why we’ve decided to present you the Top 5 Global Warming Causes so that each day we can discover something new together.

At number 5 is the usage of “Chemical Fertilizers” on croplands. Their use has dramatically increased as opposed to the historical use of animal manure. These fertilizers are rich in nitrogen and their excess creates dead-zones in our oceans.

Over-fertilization is also a big concern for human health. We need to control their use before it’s too late.

Stay tuned to find out more causes for Global Warming up next.

Top 5 Global Warming Causes: Deforestation

Following our list of Global Warming causes, here is the number 4 spot: Deforestation.

Forests are the source of many commodities that we have grown accustomed to. Wood and paper products, for example. While big companies are after palm oil plantations.
But in order to get those resources, we are contributing to the mass deforestation of our world. Forests are necessary to remove and store carbon dioxide so when the forests start to disappear, there are large amounts of carbon released to our atmosphere.

At Poseidon we are working in projects that aim to protect threatened forests like Cordillera Azul in Peru.

Learn more about our projects: https://poseidon.eco/projects.html

Top 5 Global Warming Causes: Methane Emissions from Agriculture

Another cause for Global Warming is coming at number 3 on our list: Methane Emissions.

Where do they come from? One of their main sources comes from agriculture practices. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that ranks right behind CO2. It is produced when organic matter is broken down by bacteria under oxygen-starved conditions, for example in rice paddies.

The levels of methane released into the atmosphere are currently increasing which also increases the rate of global warming drastically.

Together we can fight to conserve our planet. Learn how: https://poseidon.eco/

Top 5 Global Warming Causes: Carbon Emissions from Transportation

We are about to finish our Top 5 Global Warming Causes. The time has come to reveal the Number 2 Spot: Carbon Emissions from Transportation.

As our population keeps growing at an alarming rate, there is more demand for cars and other vehicles that require fossil fuels for their use. This massive consumption is responsible for about 33% of emissions in the U.S.

Electric cars are a better alternative, but until we discover a way to change the standards in favor of the planet, the result will be visible in climate change.

Tune in tomorrow to find out which is the Number 1 Cause for Global Warming.

Top 5 Global Warming Causes: Carbon Emissions from Power Plants

Here’s the Number 1 Cause of Global Warming: Carbon Emissions from Power Plants.

We have arrived at a time when life without electricity is almost impossible. The bad side is that the coal burning process from power plants releases huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

40% of U.S. CO2 emissions come from electricity production on its own and with new electric products coming in every day without widespread alternative energy sources, our planet is at risk.

Unfortunately, burning coal is the main cause of global warming. Let’s start doing something to change that. With the ‘reduce’ platform you can offset the carbon from every product or service you buy.

Learn more: https://poseidon.eco/

Global Warming Effects: Disappearance of Coral

Now that we’ve already covered the biggest Global Warming causes, it’s time that we take a look at their biggest reactions on the planet. Our next list will unveil the most alarming Global Warming effects.

To start the list let’s talk about the Disappearance of Coral Reefs. A report from WWF says that in a worst-case scenario, coral populations will collapse by 2100 due to increased temperatures and ocean acidification.

This is a very serious problem because many other species that live in the oceans rely on coral reefs for their survival. It would affect the entire ecosystem as a whole.

The next Global Warming effect on our list is connected to this one. Can you guess what it is? Find out tomorrow.

Global Warming Effects: Widespread extinction of species

The following Global Warming effect on our list is very concerning and we have talked about it before. We are referring to the widespread extinction of species.

Research shows that rising temperatures could lead to the extinction of more than a million species by 2050. We are talking about a mass extinction that will affect human life, as we also need other species for our survival.

Climate change is destroying habitats and the list of endangered species keeps growing every day. Unless we start taking measures now, the consequences will be disastrous.

Discover our plan of action with Poseidon: https://poseidon.eco

Global Warming Effects: Desertification

Moving on with our list of Global Warming effects, we have to address is the spread of Desertification and the massive crop failures that accompany this phenomenon.

Climate change is expected to have a strong impact on water supplies and this event will also threaten food production and reduce sanitation.

Floods and droughts are the main effects of Global Warming, and we can’t take it lightly.

Poseidon encourages people to protect the planet without changing their lifestyle. Learn how: https://poseidon.eco

Global Warming Effects: More Killer Storms

One of the most noticeable global warming effects, if you pay attention to the news, is the increase of Killer Storms.

Scientists have solid evidence that the intensity of hurricanes and cyclones worldwide is getting more extreme. For example, the maximum wind speeds of the strongest tropical cyclones have increased significantly since 1981 according to research published in Nature.

If we don’t do anything, this upward trend won’t stop any time soon.

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Global Warming Effects: Rise in Sea Levels Worldwide

To close the list of Global Warming Effects we have the very concerning Rise in Sea Levels worldwide.

Due to the melting of two massive ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland, scientists are predicting that many countries will experience a rise in sea levels that could displace millions of people.

The living proof is the nation of Maldives. They are already looking for a new home because of this severe phenomenon.

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