Living a "carbon neutral" life is a challenge, a responsibility, and a privilege. It’s about protecting the future of our environment – for our children ... and for theirs. And in today’s world, living "carbon neutral" can easily become a way of life.

People have begun to understand the gravity and the long term impact their actions have on the environment. Worldwide, individuals are now taking personal responsibility and making changes to reduce their environmental footprint.

We are shifting into "carbon neutral" in an effort to combat global warming.

Globally, we feel responsible to remove at least as much carbon (in the form of CO2) from the atmosphere as we add from heating our homes or businesses, or traveling by car or airplane. We’ve begun shutting off lights, insulating our homes and carpooling to save gas -- but that’s not enough. While fossil fuels such as oil and coal continue to dwindle and become more costly, burning them is identifiably contributing to global warming, creating a rapidly changing climate that could eventually cause havoc.

We need to do two things: We need to reduce carbon emissions through our every day choices: replacing incandescent light bulbs with fluorescent bulbs, using public transit, etc. And we need to buy "carbon offsets" by sending money and supporting projects that replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources.

That’s what Green World Rewards is all about – encouraging people to make carbon neutral living a way of life and helping provide financial support for respected causes such as CarbonFund.org.