Partner for development and climate action

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The international initiative with Swiss roots is one of the world’s quality leaders in voluntary CO<sub>2</sub> compensation measures. With projects of the highest quality, myclimate has been driving measurable climate protection and sustainable development worldwide since 2002. Emissions are reduced by replacing fossil energy sources with renewable energy, implementing local reforestation measures with smallholder families and implementing energy-efficient technologies.

myclimate also contributes to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Its customers include large, medium-sized and small companies, public administration, non-profit organisations, event organisers and private individuals. Through partner organisations, myclimate is also represented in other countries.

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Specifications

Project countries and regions:

Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Oceania

Project sectors:

Renewable energies, Energy efficiency & fuel switching (e.g. from coal to gas), Sustainable agriculture and land use, Afforestation, forest or peatland conservation, Waste management or landfill gas

Co-benefits/Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

SDG 1 – No Poverty, SDG 2 – Zero Hunger, SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being, SDG 4 – Quality Education, SDG 5 – Gender Equality, SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 – Climate Action, SDG 14 – Life below Water, SDG 15 – Life on Land, SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

Target group:

Small enterprises, Local communities

Employed project standards:

Clean Development Mechanism + Gold Standard (CDM CER + GS), Gold Standard bzw. Gold Standard for the Global Goals (GS VER), Plan Vivo (PVC)

Legal form:

Non-profit

Portfolio:

Own climate protection projects:

Offers and services:

Tailored CO2e footprint accounting, Open-access CO2e footprint calculation tool, Marketing support, Projects with a biodiversity focus, Projects with insetting approach (linked to supply chains)

Specific features:

Climate strategy, Science Based Targets (SBT), climate education programmes, Product Carbon Footprint (PCF), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

PROJECT EXAMPLE

Clean drinking water for schools and households through filter systems

Project background

This programme promotes access to various water filtration technologies for families and schools in order to reduce deforestation and prevent illness, especially among children.

Lack of access to clean drinking water and inadequate basic sanitation are the main causes of 2.2 million deaths each year from diarrhoeal diseases. According to a WHO/UNICEF report, 2.1 billion people have no access to improved drinking water sources. In Uganda, 40 per cent of the population boil water and an even larger proportion do not treat the water at all. In addition, the use of wood for cooking and boiling water is one of the main causes of deforestation worldwide.

Solar and electric ultraviolet (UV) filters, ceramic filters and ultra-filtration systems are used. Smaller filter systems for households treat two to six litres of water per hour. Institutional water treatment systems purify up to 650 litres per hour.

Headteacher Mulindwa Muhammed Noor of Kawempe Mbogo Muslim Primary School is delighted: “We used to have to purify the water with chemical tablets because we couldn’t boil enough water. It tasted bad, the tablets were expensive and not always available.”

Country/Region

Uganda

Technology

Water treatment

Standard

Gold Standard for the Global Goals (GS4GG)

Status and duration

Project launch 2014 2014

Target group

Households and institutions

Effect achieved

Over 60,000 tonnes CO₂ saved per year

Co-benefits achieved

Burning wood not only damages the environment but is also bad for people’s health. In addition, women and children spend many hours searching for wood instead of being able to use the time for more productive activities. The filter systems reduce children’s absences from school, as worm infections and diarrhoea, as well as typhoid fever, are the main reasons for irregular school attendance. The filter systems also help to save costs for boiling water and reduce plastic waste at schools, as pupils no longer have to bring plastic bottles to school.

Local cooperation partners

myclimate works locally with Ecotrust and CHAIN, and with Impact Water for the school water filters.

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