myclimate offers a web‑based platform that calculates CO₂ emissions for activities such as travel, household energy use, and corporate operations using internationally recognised emission factors. The platform converts the calculated emissions into monetary contributions to certified climate‑protection projects and supports recurring offset subscriptions. It provides multi‑language calculators, transparent methodology documentation, and compliance‑ready reporting for individuals and businesses.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Individuals, households, and organizations often lack accessible tools to quantify the greenhouse‑gas emissions associated with everyday activities such as travel, driving, heating, and events. Without reliable calculations, they cannot determine the size of their carbon footprint or direct appropriate financial support to climate‑protection projects.
Solution
myclimate provides a web‑based platform that lets users calculate CO₂ emissions for a wide range of activities—including flights, car trips, household energy use, cruises, events, and corporate operations—using internationally recognised emission factors and methodology documentation. After the calculation, the platform offers an integrated checkout that converts the quantified emissions into a monetary contribution to vetted climate‑protection projects, ensuring that each donation directly offsets the user’s unavoidable emissions. The service supports multiple languages, offers a recurring “Klimaschutz‑Abo” subscription for regular contributors, and supplies transparent reporting on the impact of each contribution.
Target Audience
Primary users are environmentally‑conscious individuals, households, and businesses that need to assess and offset emissions from travel, daily consumption, or organized events.
Features
- Dedicated calculators for flights, automobiles, household heating/electricity, cruises, events, and corporate operations, each built on published emission‑factor databases.
- Step‑by‑step input forms that accept both precise consumption data and proxy estimates (e.g., vehicle type, building standard).
- Automatic conversion of calculated emissions (t CO₂‑eq) into a donation amount, with real‑time payment processing via credit card, PayPal, TWINT, or invoice.
- Recurring subscription option (“Klimaschutz‑Abo”) that schedules periodic contributions based on updated emission calculations.
- Downloadable calculation methodology PDFs and links to emission‑factor sources for full transparency and auditability.
- Multi‑language interface (German, French, Italian, English) and localized calculators for Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and global users.
- Impact‑label certification (“myclimate Impact‑Label”) for events and organizations that meet verified emission‑offset standards.
- Secure handling of personal data in compliance with GDPR and Swiss data‑protection regulations.