Fonds Klima schützen

The donation fund “Klima schützen” by Effektiv Spenden provides an impact-oriented way to support initiatives that fight climate change through scientifically evaluated, high-impact climate interventions.

Why “Klima schützen” is important

Climate change poses an existential threat to human well-being, global ecosystems and future generations. Rapidly rising greenhouse-gas emissions, industrial pollution and insufficient global mitigation efforts endanger livelihoods, health, biodiversity and social stability worldwide. Effective climate action is urgently required.

The fund specifically supports

• organisations and programmes that reduce CO₂ and other greenhouse-gas emissions
• initiatives that pursue high-leverage, systemic and policy-oriented interventions rather than less effective offset schemes
• efforts to transform high-emission sectors globally, including energy systems, industry, agriculture and transportation

What is new and current

The “Klima schützen” fund operates dynamically. Together with its research partners, Effektiv Spenden reviews and selects the most promising initiatives for support on a half-year basis.
This flexible approach ensures that funding goes to projects with urgent need, high potential and strong cost-effectiveness, including emerging or time-limited initiatives that might otherwise remain unfunded.

Who is supported

Among others, the following have been supported

• Clean Air Task Force for its work on methane reduction and other high-impact climate measures
• DEPLOY/US with a grant enabling significant climate-mitigation work
• Innovation Initiative to ensure continuity of key climate-policy activities after the closure of an essential green policy team

The fund also supports smaller or time-limited projects that may not appear in standard top-recommendation lists, enabling a broad and flexible portfolio of effective climate action.

Impact and transparency

• Donors receive regular updates on the use of funds and on supported organisations.
• Organisations are funded when there is a clear need and when other financing sources are not secured.
• The selection follows criteria such as relevance, neglectedness, cost-effectiveness and systemic impact.

Cooperation with Wealth for the World

Wealth for the World supports the “Klima schützen” fund because climate stability is a fundamental precondition for sustainable development and human well-being. Without a stable climate, progress in reducing poverty, improving health, education and equality remains fragile.
With our support, we aim to help protect the global environment on which human flourishing depends, for current and future generations.