Support 18 projects for a global impact

By choosing to avoid using potential timber stocks, forestry management for this forested area in the Prättigau and Davos region is optimised in climate terms, and this means that CO₂ is permanently removed from the atmosphere. The forest owners also pledge to invest their income from the sale of climate protection contributions into the forest to benefit a more resilient forest and promote biodiversity and measures that raise awareness.

The climate protection project is located in Vichada in the Orinoco region of Colombia and supports the reforestation of degraded land. The project aims to create forests that are as natural as possible, to plant high-quality hardwoods and so sequester carbon. At the same time, fragile, degraded areas will be stabilised and restored in an economically, socially and ecologically viable manner. Historically, Vichada was used intensively for livestock grazing and regularly devastated by fires, which led to the landscape being transformed into savannah with severely degraded soils.

This pioneering project is working with Mongolian nomads in the mountains and steppes of a globally important biodiversity hot spot. The aim is to support the recovery of the ecosystem and CO₂ uptake in grasslands that typically suffer from degradation. Overgrazing, the main cause for degradation, will be addressed by improving land and animal herding management practices, protecting key wildlife species and habitats and generating alternative income sources.

Biochar stands out as one of the most scalable solutions for permanently removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This project is located on the East Coast of the USA, and utilises municipal garden and forestry waste, transforming it through a process of pyrolysis into biochar. During pyrolysis, biomass is heated in an oxygen-free environment, resulting in producing a charcoal-like substance that sequesters the biomass’ carbon content for centuries. The synthetic gas generated by this process is harnessed to sustainably reheat the pyrolysis system. The biochar produced in this way serves as both a long-term carbon sink and an environmentally friendly substrate, enriching soil quality, boosting crop yields and enhancing the soils’ ability to retain water.
 

Varaha’s biochar project turns an ecological threat into a climate solution by converting the invasive Prosopis juliflora in India into biochar. This process locks CO₂ into the soil for over 1,000 years, improves soil health, conserves water, and boosts crop yields. The project restores grasslands, supports biodiversity, and empowers local communities—especially women—through job creation and training.
 

The “Märchenwiese” moorland in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is being restored as part of this climate protection project. In the long term, rewetting could help typical moorland vegetation to become re-established here. This will efficiently sequester CO₂ and create a valuable habitat for many endangered species.
 

To reduce CO₂ and counter the rapid deforestation in Madagascar, myclimate is assisting with the manufacture and distribution of efficient cookers and climate-friendly solar cookers. This project stands apart by raising awareness among school children about environmental protection and climate-friendly cooking, as well as the reforestation of two trees per cooker sold.
 

In Uganda, the majority of the population has no access to clean cooking facilities. As a result, many people cook over open fires using wood they have collected, which is harmful to both the environment and to human health. The resulting household pollution poses a major risk to health, especially for women and children, and the scarcity of wood for fuel leads to deforestation. This climate protection project provides energy-efficient biomass cookers to communities all over the country. These new improved cookers use considerably less firewood, thereby reducing the amount of air pollution and environmental degradation, while limiting greenhouse gas emissions.
 

The main aim of this climate protection programme is to distribute water purification systems to low-income households and institutions like schools in Uganda. The resulting reduction in the consumption of non-renewable firewood and charcoal not only cuts CO₂ emissions, but also has a positive impact on the health and living conditions of thousands of people.
 

This climate protection project is replacing inefficient cookers that are being used by the majority of the Nigerian population with highly efficient cookers. The project intends to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, improve health and reduce deforestation.
 

As part of this climate protection project, improved cookers are being installed and maintained in households in remote areas of the Garo Hills in India. The cookers ensure better combustion, meaning that less wood is used for cooking, with lower carbon emissions and a simultaneous reduction in indoor air pollution and deforestation.
 

Limited access to piped water in Nigeria (11.7%) and Kenya (36.8%) means many households are forced to boil their water, resulting in CO₂ emissions and indoor pollution from open fires. This project has seen water purification systems installed in 40,000 schools, providing clean drinking water for 16 million school children and teachers. This means that the need to boil water on open fires is removed, so avoiding CO₂ emissions.
 

In rural Siaya, Kenya, open-fire cooking consumes vast firewood. Thanks to community savings and loan (CSL) groups, women can afford efficient cookers, reducing firewood use, protecting forests and cutting CO₂ emissions. CSL groups also empower women financially and socially. This project supports five SDGs, improving air quality, saving time and money, and benefiting over 580,000 people.
 

In rural Cambodia, people traditionally cook on simple wood stoves. This results in respiratory diseases, deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions. This programme enables families to buy small biogas units, and this helps to preserve forests and improve people’s quality of life.
 

CarbonCure is developing carbon removal technology for the concrete industry, offering permanent, verifiable and scalable carbon removal and reduction for the concrete industry, which is a difficult sector to decarbonise and is responsible for approximately 7% of global CO₂-emissions. CarbonCure’s technology injects captured CO₂ into concrete, where it is chemically transformed into a mineral that permanently removes carbon from the atmosphere. As well as permanently storing carbon, this process strengthens the concrete and enables there to be a reduction in cement consumption, the most carbon-intensive element in concrete.
 

Climate Austria is one of the leading carbon offset providers in Austria, and this is managed by “Kommunalkredit Public Consulting” (KPC). The Climate Austria portfolio strategy ensures a regionally and technologically balanced mix of climate protection measures. All of its activities undergo regular external evaluation and receive support at national level by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Protection. Climate Austria supports high-quality projects that reduce emissions. Priority is given to renewable energies, energy efficiency, buildings and production processes.
 

This project reduces CO₂ emissions by replacing a gas boiler with a biomass boiler at a pulp and paper mill in Caieiras, Brazil. Biomass waste gains new value, and ash is used as fertilizer for the first time. The project produces 793 GWh of thermal energy, avoids 87.5 million m³ of natural gas, creates 29 jobs, and supports five SDGs.
 

The Zwarte Beek Valley in Flanders, Belgium, hosts the region’s largest peatland, vital for biodiversity and climate. Decades of drainage turned it from a carbon sink into a CO2 source. This project restores 100 hectares by rewetting peatlands, improving habitats, and reducing emissions. Certified under MoorFutures, it will cut 2,500 tons of CO2e over 50 years.