2 November 2021

Together for climate and Madagascar

The myclimate foundation and the Swiss non-governmental organisation ADES are expanding their long-standing and successful cooperation for the reduction of CO₂ from. At the beginning of the partnership in 2008, ADES was one of the first major partner organisations of myclimate. Since then, both organisations have grown strongly and are now setting the course for sustainable climate protection in Madagascar. Within the framework of this cooperation, the two organisations aim to jointly reduce more than 2.7 million tonnes of CO₂ be avoided.

Both organisations share many common values and convictions. Effective climate protection always begins with the avoidance of emissions. Remaining emissions should be offset as an immediate measure with effective climate protection projects. With the construction of solar and energy-saving cookers in Madagascar, ADES not only effectively reduces harmful CO₂-emissions, but also provides a wide range of additional positive effects for the population in one of the poorest regions of the world with over 200 jobs, education and reforestation projects. This puts the UN guiding principle for sustainable development "Leave no one behind" into practice.

"The long-standing partnership between ADES and myclimate is a prime example of sustainable climate protection with a win-win situation for people and nature. ADES gets involved on the ground, while we win partners for climate protection and support ADES in calculating and proving the impact of their projects according to the specifications of the Gold Standard," says myclimate CEO Stephen Neff.

"The proceeds from the voluntary CO₂-Compensations from companies and private individuals are enormously important for us to be able to subsidise the energy-saving cookers in such a way that Madagascar's poor population also has access to efficient cooking methods. Each cooker reduces the need for wood or coal by 50 percent, which helps to preserve the precious natural environment," adds Herbert Blaser, President of ADES.

The following infographic shows how successful the joint cooperation is.