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Hagerty has partnered with Chrome Carbon, in a partnership believed to be the only carbon reduction and reforestation program started by and for automotive enthusiasts. By offering car lovers the opportunity to easily
calculate their carbon footprint and take tangible steps to help offset it, Hagerty hopes to play a leading role in saving the beautiful places we all love.

Here are some fact s about Cars and Carbon:
- - 1,000
- Average yearly miles driven for a collector car
- - 1,284lbs
- Average CO2 emissions per year from a collector vehicle
- - 48lbs
- Average CO2 absorbed by one mature tree per year
- - 260lbs
- Average O2 produced by one mature tree per year
And here's how t he Hagert y carbon offset program works:

- You'll answer a few questions and enter your driving details. Then you'll select your vehicle type and miles to offset. Hagerty members drive around 1,000 miles a year in their collector vehicles.
- Calculat e
- The calculator will estimate how many trees you need to plant to offset your mileage.
- Plant
- Restore our forests, ecosystems, and biodiversity ? which helps absorb CO2 from the atmosphere ? by having trees planted on your behalf.
- Example of t he Emissions calculat or
- By using the Hagerty calculator you will be able to quickly and easily estimate your vehicle?s carbon emissions by selecting your vehicle type and selecting the amount of mileage you?d like to offset.
- The vehicle's t ype
- Classic car
- Truck
- Modern car
- Motorcycle
- Miles t o offset
- 500
- 1000
- 2000
- 3000
- Est imat ed fuel efficiency (mpg)
- Pounds of CO2
- will be produced for you
- Number of t rees required t o offset your miles
- the calculator will tell you
- Offset cost
- The calculator will give you a recommended dollar figure
- Plant my t rees
- You'll be told how to hook up with the tree planting service
- Your impact in act ion
- When it comes t o rest oring and prot ect ing our beaut iful landscapes, t here?s import ant work t o be done just around t he bend. That means your emissions offset s will always be used t o
replenish forest s and nat ural habit at s t hat are close t o home and your favorit e driving roads ? especially areas affect ed by wildfires, wind damage, t ree diseases and insect damage.
Want t o know more? You can check out a few specific project s your cont ribut ion will help fund by t urning t he page.

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