Hotels in Flogas carbon scheme
TWO well-known Kerry hotels – the Ballygarry House Hotel and Spa in Tralee and the Castlerosse Park Resort in Killarney – are the first Flogas customers to sign up to the company’s recently launched carbon offsetting initiative.
The two luxury hotels will now compensate for over 700 tonnes in LPG-related carbon emissions in 2020 by investing in climate protection projects via Flogas and its collaboration with South Pole, a gold standard provider of carbon offsetting projects worldwide. Carbon emission reductions are certified through globally recognised standards and audited by independent third parties.
Padraig McGillicuddy, proprietor of Ballygarry House Hotel and Spa, said the initiative is a superb idea.
“It makes us all more accountable for our carbon footprint,” he said.
“We are delighted to lead the way on this and encourage other hotels and industry to do similar and reduce our impact and improve sustainability on our precious planet.”
Deputy General Manager Castlerosse Park Resort Mark Bowe said the hotel team is delighted to team up with Flogas on its carbon offsetting initiative.
“Flogas can help us with our ‘Green Agenda’ as we believe that we all have an important role to play in protecting and enhancing the environment and our wonderful location. Some of our exciting initiatives include a 100-per-cent organic herb garden, a biodiversity garden and our own on-site well. We also plan to unveil several other initiatives in the coming weeks, and we look forward to building a greener future with Flogas,” he said.
Carbon offsetting is recognised worldwide as a way of managing carbon emissions. For a minimal fee, Flogas will purchase carbon credits on behalf of participating commercial customers such as Ballygarry and Castlerosse, investing in sustainable global projects that reduce or capture an equivalent amount of carbon emissions.