What is CO₂-offsetting?

CO₂-offset provides passengers with the opportunity to offset the CO₂-emissions that occur during their flight. The website gva.myclimate.org run by myclimate allows customers to make voluntary monetary contributions. These contributions flow directly into certified climate protection projects. The climate protection projects reduce the same amount of emissions caused by the flight. The sustainable projects replace environmentally harmful energy sources (e.g. a power generator that operates on diesel fuel) with environmentally friendly energy sources (e.g. a power generator that operates on biomass). The majority of such projects are implemented in developing countries as the offset-money can be used more efficiently.

myclimate environmental protection projects have to fulfil the strictest project standards. Besides reducing greenhouse gases, they must also make a demonstrable positive contribution to sustainable development. myclimate pays special attention to ecological and social compatibility, as well as the integrity of the projects, when selecting them.