Carbon Chit Inc.

$300,000.00 CAD

≈ 4 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2024-2025
Agreement period
November 1, 2024 – November 30, 2025
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2024-2025-Q4-1024968

Published purpose

As part of the international cleantech project “Texas Offsetting Emissions Pilot,” this project will focus on providing the City of Austin with the first mobile & cloud software platform to reward environmentally conscious transportation behaviors, like choosing public transit over single occupancy vehicle trips. When a driver cuts their emissions we will pay them relative to the amount of emissions they avoided, transforming climate action from the altruistic to self-interest. Key features include pollution monitoring, enabling real-time emissions reductions surge pricing to enhance Austin’s efforts to reduce personal vehicle usage on days with traffic and poor air quality.

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