This month, we received an annual impact update from Stripe Climate summarizing what our direct customer contributions helped make possible in 2025. Reading through the report made one thing very clear: bookings made directly with Ruwa Travels are contributing to real, measurable carbon removal. That update is what prompted this post. We want to clearly explain what happens when you book directly with us, and how those bookings help support carbon removal (with links so you can review the details yourself).
When you book directly with Ruwa Travels, via our website, email, or WhatsApp, your purchase does more than plan a meaningful journey. It also contributes directly to verified carbon removal efforts working to address climate change at its root.
All direct purchases made through Ruwa are routed through our Stripe Climate account. This means that a portion of every booking supports the permanent removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Not traditional offsets, but durable carbon removal backed by scientific measurement and verification.
A Look Back at 2025: What Your Contributions Made Possible
In 2025, contributions through Stripe Climate helped fund the removal of 21.271 tons of carbon dioxide, representing 121% increase year over year. These removals were delivered by nine pioneering companies developing scalable, long-term climate solutions.
Rather than relying on a single method, Stripe Climate works with Frontier, a consortium that funds a diverse portfolio of carbon removal technologies.
This approach increases the chances that the world develops enough viable solutions to meet the urgency of the climate crisis.
The Technologies You Help Support
Your bookings helped accelerate several promising approaches:
Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
Some projects enhance the ocean’s natural ability to absorb carbon by adding carefully measured alkaline minerals to seawater. This boosts the ocean’s capacity to draw CO₂ from the air and store it safely over long periods.
Enhanced Rock Weathering
Other initiatives accelerate a natural process in which certain rocks react with CO₂ and permanently lock it away as stable minerals.
Spotlight on Innovative Companies:
- Karbonetiq repurposes alkaline industrial residues that naturally absorb CO₂, using a low-cost aeration system to increase mineralization while minimizing environmental footprint.
- Limenet is developing a zero-carbon electric kiln to produce clean quicklime, a material that can support carbon removal while also reducing emissions in industries like steel and cement.
- pHathom captures CO₂ from coastal bioenergy plants using a limestone-based weathering process, producing a stable bicarbonate solution that can be safely returned to the ocean — enabling carbon storage where underground injection isn’t feasible.
Two companies supported through these contributions have already graduated from Frontier’s prepurchase program, signing multimillion-dollar agreements to scale their impact further. One of them, Planetary, delivered the world’s first independently verified ocean alkalinity enhancement carbon removal and will begin expanded deliveries in 2026.
Why This Matters
At Ruwa Travels, we believe climate responsibility should be built into how businesses operate instead of being treated like an afterthought or a marketing add-on.
As Belize develops, we want to help other budding companies see the importance of participating in initiatives that protect and encourage environmental conservation in the country, region, and world.
Sustainability & Carbon Removal FAQ
What is carbon removal?
Carbon removal is the process of physically removing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere and storing it in a durable way, such as in minerals, oceans, or geological formations. Unlike traditional carbon offsets, which often aim to prevent future emissions, carbon removal deals with existing CO₂ that is already in the air.
Carbon removal methods are designed to be measurable, verifiable, and long-lasting, with storage intended to last hundreds to thousands of years. This makes carbon removal a critical tool for addressing climate change alongside emissions reduction.
Does Ruwa Travels offset or remove carbon emissions?
Ruwa Travels supports carbon removal, not traditional carbon offsets. Carbon removal involves physically removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it for long periods, while offsets often focus on avoiding future emissions. All direct bookings with Ruwa Travels contribute to verified carbon removal through Stripe Climate.
How does booking directly with Ruwa Travels help the climate?
When you book directly through the Ruwa Travels website, email, or WhatsApp, part of your purchase is routed through Stripe Climate, which directs 100% of contributions toward purchasing durable carbon removal via Frontier, a global carbon removal buyer consortium.
What kinds of carbon removal technologies does Ruwa Travels support?
Through Stripe Climate and Frontier, Ruwa Travels helps fund technologies including:
- Ocean alkalinity enhancement, which increases the ocean’s natural ability to absorb CO₂
- Enhanced rock weathering, where certain minerals permanently bind CO₂ into stable forms
These approaches aim to store carbon safely for hundreds to thousands of years.
Which carbon removal companies are supported?
Contributions from Ruwa Travels bookings have helped support companies such as Karbonetiq, Limenet, and pHathom, each developing different approaches to long-term carbon removal. Links to these companies are provided so readers can independently review their methods.
How much carbon removal has been delivered so far?
In 2025 alone, companies funded through Stripe Climate delivered 21,671 tons of verified carbon removal, representing a 121% increase year over year. These figures come directly from Stripe Climate’s annual reporting.
Is this independently verified?
Yes. Stripe Climate works with Frontier and external scientific experts to verify measurement, reporting, and durability standards. Some funded companies, such as Planetary, have completed independent validation of their carbon removal methods.
Why doesn’t Ruwa Travels use traditional carbon offsets?
Traditional offsets often rely on assumptions about avoided emissions and can be difficult to verify long-term. Ruwa Travels prioritizes carbon removal because it focuses on measurable, durable impact rather than future projections.
Where can I learn more about Ruwa Travels’ climate impact?
Speak with our guides, general manager, or marketing team for more information on our climate impact initiatives, and the ways we make our tours as environmentally friendly as possible.
Are third-party bookings included?
Only direct bookings made through Ruwa Travels’ website, email, or WhatsApp contribute to Stripe Climate carbon removal. Bookings made through third-party platforms are not included.