Calculate and compensate for your vacation

Your vacation can have an impact on the climate and the environment, depending on the means of transportation and activities you use during your vacation. Means of transportation such as airplanes, cars and ships usually emit greenhouse gases, especially CO₂, while they are in operation. These emissions can contribute to exacerbating climate change by warming the atmosphere and upsetting the greenhouse gas balance. Your vacation can also have an impact on the local environment, for example through the consumption of resources such as water and electricity or through the emission of pollutants. However, there are also ways to reduce the impact of your vacation on the climate and the environment, for example by using renewable energy or by protecting sensitive ecosystems.

Of course, it is always best if emissions do not arise in the first place. Unfortunately, this is virtually impossible in our current society. And our CO₂ offsetting makes sense precisely when it is not yet possible. Through offsetting, projects are realized that would not exist without the sale of certificates. For example, a hydropower plant can replace an old and climate-damaging coal-fired power plant 10 years earlier than planned.

We only work with reputable and reliable partners who carefully plan and implement their climate protection projects. To ensure that the climate protection project you have selected is actually implemented, we regularly check the progress of the projects and make sure that the investments actually flow into the project. You will find more information about the relevant project on your certificate.