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Fuel distributor and convenience store operator Applegreen is to offset the carbon emissions from its total fleet of trucks, delivery vans, and company cars, by buying carbon credits in support of a clean water initiative in East Africa, writes Brian Byrne . The plan will offset more than 2,500 tonnes of carbon each year, and complements the recent initiative by the company in offsetting all emissions for customers of its premium grade PowerPlus fuel. The project in East Africa is expected in total to offset more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon each year. According to Applegreen's COO Joe Barrett, the latest move is 'a significant step' on the company's sustainability journey. "We’re acutely aware of the contribution we need to make to a low carbon future, for present and future generations,. Carbon offsetting is something we can use to limit the global impact of fossil fuels and help our customers make a positive choice for the planet now, as we continue the transi...

Joe Barrett, Chief Operations Officer; Fiona Matthews, Commercial Director; and Bob Etchingham, CEO. Fuel and motorway services company Applegreen has established a carbon offset programme based on sales of its PowerPlus premium fuel in Ireland, writes Brian Byrne . As part of the programme, the company will work with Irish NGO Vita in Africa, in a clean water initiative that is said to offset more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon each year. Vita is restoring community water points to provide easy access to clean water for families in East Africa, reducing their need to burn fuel wood in order to boil water, which results in deforestation. Back home, Applegreen has announced that it will be planting 300,000 native trees including Pedunculate Oak, Birch, Scots Pine, Rowan, Holly and Hazel, around Ireland over the next three years, beginning in selected locations in Limerick and Mayo later this year. One tree will be planted for every tonne of carbon generated by the use of PowerPlus fuel, ...