Our Memorial Climate Plan
Nature offers healing and peace—that’s why every cremation service includes our climate promise to protect it.
Environmentally friendly cremation
Offsetting cremation’s impact with purpose
Our Memorial Climate Plan balances the carbon emissions from cremation with real, traceable climate action through verified offset projects.
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How we calculate our carbon footprint
We account for every emission in our cremation services.
What this means: 0.29 tons of CO₂ is comparable to driving 600 miles in an
average car—roughly a road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles and back.
Our per-service commitment
Our promise
We offset this carbon with every service through verified, measurable climate action.
Every cremation service is carbon neutral
We balance cremation emissions by supporting projects that capture equal amounts of carbon. Credits are retired in your loved one’s name.
Landfill methane capture
Landfills emit methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than CO₂. These projects capture and destroy that methane before it reaches the atmosphere.
Refrigerator destruction
Older refrigerators and industrial systems contain gases thousands of times more harmful than CO₂. These projects safely collect and destroy those gases.
Biochar sequestration
Plant material is heated without oxygen to create biochar, a stable form of carbon that stores CO₂ for centuries in soil while improving soil health.
What we don’t do
We don’t double‑count. Our forest restoration and conservation and grief‑in‑nature programs at our partner sites are funded separately and not counted toward the carbon offsets. Those investments are about caring for the places where families find peace.
Green initiative partner
Our climate partner: Cool Effect
We purchase and retire our credits through Cool Effect, a nonprofit platform that connects buyers to thoroughly vetted, science-backed climate projects.
Why Cool Effect fits our values
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Project transparency
Clear descriptions, methods, and pricing help families understand exactly where their impact goes. -
Verified quality
Every project meets independent certification standards with full documentation and 3rd-party review. -
Personalized certified
We offset 0.29 tons for each service and provide a downloadable certificate in your loved one's name.
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions?
Is cremation “zero‑emission”?
No. Cremation has an impact. Our commitment is to balance that impact with verified projects and to invest in the forests where people grieve and remember.
Can you retire credits in my loved one’s name?
Yes. We personalize the retirement and provide a certificate for your records.
Do you only use one type of project?
We start with highly reliable categories (methane capture and ODS destruction) and add nature‑aligned removals (biochar) as they’re available, while maintaining the same ~0.29‑ton balance per service.
Where can I learn more about the projects?
Ask your Everis guide for the current project sheets, or visit our partner Cool Effect for detailed, public project pages.
How much does a natural, green burial cost?
A natural, green burial costs less than a traditional burial as many costly items are eliminated including expensive caskets, embalming, burial vault and headstone. However demand for green burials is relatively low. According to US Funerals Online, prices for green burial range widely $4,000-$10,000 in California.
What is a green burial service?
A green burial service eliminates all negative environmental impacts through simple practices: no embalming, no concrete burial vault, biodegradable burial containers, and no headstones.
What does it mean to provide carbon-neutral cremation?
While traditional cremation is already more environmentally friendly than burial, carbon-neutral options take it a step further by using carbon offsets to balance out the emissions from the cremation process. It’s a way to honor your environmental values even in your final farewell.
What is the most environmentally friendly cremation?
Soil cremation also called natural organic reduction is the most eco-friendly cremation option. It produces less than 20kg of CO2 (compared to over 500kg for traditional burial) and yields nutrient-rich earth that can support new life.
See Cremation options explained →
How much CO2 does cremation produce?
Carbon emissions come from two main sources during flame cremation: the burning of the body and the casket and the fuel to transport the body, which combined yields a ~0.26 metric tons of CO₂ footprint.
Everis offsets this and does even better by ensuring a safety margin of 10% with a per-service commitment of 0.29 metric tons of CO₂ balance.
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