The climate protection certificates accepted by the Development and Climate Alliance comply with high international standards. A list of criteria defines the standards and processes approved by the Alliance to ensure optimum transparency.
All of the climate protection projects in countries of the Global South listed by the Alliance support not only Goal 13 (climate action), but also at least one other of the global goals for sustainable development laid out by Agenda 2030. These 17 goals include, for instance, access to affordable and clean energy, clean water and sanitation, good health and well-being, and the goal to end every form of poverty everywhere. This means that your offsets make a concrete contribution with an immediate impact – for the protection of the climate and for people in the countries of the Global South.
As a supporter of the Development and Climate Alliance, you help to ensure that climate protection technologies – adapted to the local needs and circumstances in the partner countries – can be developed, promoted and implemented by supporting climate protection projects in the Global South. The spectrum ranges from solutions on the household level, like building energy-efficient cook stoves or micro-biogas digesters, all the way to larger-scale projects with biomass, solar or geothermal power plants.
In order to ensure the high quality of climate protection projects in countries of the Global South or of the emission certificates, projects must fulfil general quality criteria and demonstrate positive development impacts (SDGs).
As proof of the criteria, we recommend the following standards, or combinations of standards, for the purchase of emission certificates. These verify the projects’ effects on the climate as well as on development.
Identify the partners that best match your priorities in development and climate action. Here you can define the criteria for the development and climate protection projects you wish to support.
Please note that the listed partners for development and climate are responsible for ensuring that the projects they offer within the Alliance comply with the Alliance’s criteria (as outlined in our standards catalogue).
The available filter options and search results are arranged in alphabetical order.
atmosfair develops and manages climate projects through the expansion of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, advises and guides companies and institutions on the transformative path to a decarbonised economy, and provides the option of offsetting unavoidable carbon emissions through projects in the Global South.
BDE offers comprehensive and solution-oriented support in the development of a diversified sustainability strategy with a focus on green energy.
Callirius develops solutions to close the finance gap in market-based climate protection. With the help of a scalable, data-driven and scientifically sound quality assessment, risks are identified and the effectiveness of projects in terms of climate, biodiversity and sustainable development is analysed.
CLIMATE EXTENDER offers a user-friendly, customer-oriented software solution for the transparent calculation of your own carbon footprint.
ClimatePartner supports companies on their path to net zero with solutions for its customers that enable them to make voluntary commitments and anchor climate action in their long-term corporate strategy.
In cooperation with local NGOs, the non-profit organisation Die Ofenmacher e.V. installs safe ovens with smoke vents in rural households in countries of the Global South.
EcoAct is an international climate consultancy and project developer, helping businesses and organisations succeed in their climate ambitions.
FairClimateFund offers support in the creation of a climate strategy: from the calculation of carbon footprints to emissions reduction and investing in better living conditions for people in regions threatened by the climate crisis.
First Climate supports companies and organisations on a broad basis to reach their sustainability and environmental protection goals and to achieve success through responsible action.
Fokus Zukunft offers a sector-independent consultancy service for medium-sized companies, including accounting, balancing and the development of a sustainability strategy.
FORLIANCE GmbH develops, manages and certifies sustainable forestry, agroforestry and integrated land use projects and has been advising its clients for 20 years.
FutureCamp has been committed to sustainability since 2014 and supports customers in calculating their carbon emissions and selecting effective climate projects in the Global South.
Global Woods has been committed to promoting forestry and protecting biodiversity in disadvantaged regions since 1992.
As a non-profit organisation, Klima ohne Grenzen (‘Climate Without Borders’) has been advising on holistic approaches to reducing carbon emissions and resource use since 2010 and offers certified climate projects in countries of the Global South.
Klima-Kollekte supports you in contributing to the reduction of global carbon emissions, thereby strengthening your contribution to climate action.
KlimAktiv has been supporting companies on their joint path to a climate-neutral future for more than 20 years: von der Erstbilanz des Unternehmens über Produktbilanzen bis hin zur Umsetzung einer maßgeschneiderten Klimastrategie.
Knauber ProKlima supports customers on their journey to more sustainability by providing carbon accounting and reduction advice. It also offers climate protection projects in countries of the Global South with co-benefits for both the environment and local communities.
myclimate Deutschland gGmbH sees itself as a partner for effective climate action. Through consultancy and educational services as well as its own projects, it aims to shape the future of the world.
The non-profit organisation PRIMAKLIMA has been offering projects that meet international standards and involve the local population for more than 30 years.
Since 2006, South Pole has acted as a consultant for climate accounting, emissions reduction and sustainability strategies and offers climate projects all over the world.
Based in Munich and Beijing, UPM GmbH was founded in 1991 and has been developing high-quality climate projects ever since, including in the waste management sector.
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Welche Klimaschutztechnologie soll in dem von Ihnen geförderten Projekt umgesetzt werden?
Über die Förderung von Kompensationsprojekten werden Klimaschutztechnologien in den Projektländern entwickelt, gefördert und umgesetzt, die an die lokalen Bedürfnisse und Gegebenheiten angepasst sind. Die Bandbreite reicht von energieeffizienten Kochöfen bis hin zu Solaranlagen oder geothermischen Kraftwerken. Mehr dazu finden Sie hier.
Nach welchem Standard soll das von Ihnen unterstützte Projekt zertifiziert sein?
Wir empfehlen, nur solche Projekte zur Kompensation zu nutzen, die nachgewiesenermaßen sowohl Klimaschutz als auch nachhaltige Entwicklung fördern. Projekte, die nach den in der Filterung angegebenen Standards bzw. Standardkombinationen zertifiziert sind, weisen diese doppelte Wirkung nach. Mehr dazu finden Sie hier.
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