About us

Klima-Kollekte serves as a CO₂ offset initiative of Christian churches, enabling each individual to actively offset their carbon footprint. These offset payments are strategically directed towards projects in Global South countries, where they not only alleviate local poverty by empowering women, safeguarding health, and fostering opportunities but also contribute to a reduction in CO₂ emissions, thereby protecting the climate. These climate protection initiatives are affiliated with church organizations or their partners, ensuring that your contribution to climate protection is utilized with transparency and trust, aligning with the values upheld by the partner houses of Klima-Kollekte.

Established in 2011, Klima-Kollekte is a nonprofit entity committed to this cause. Oversight and decision-making lie with the management and shareholders' meeting of Klima-Kollekte gGmbH, who, after consulting the expert committee, determine the selection of projects.

The dedicated team at Klima-Kollekte is here to support you in adopting environmentally friendly practices, aiding in the preservation of our planet. We offer comprehensive emission calculations and guidance on climate protection management. Any remaining emissions can be effectively offset through projects in the realm of renewable energies and energy efficiency facilitated by Klima-Kollekte.

We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to collaborate with you.

Klima-Kollekte

contacts

Martin Ihm

Manager

Tel: 030 65211-1036

Martin Ihm studied social sciences and agricultural economics. He worked for the Society for International Cooperation in Malawi and then for the United Nations World Food Programme in Ethiopia on the topics of poverty reduction and food security.

Since March 2022, he has been working for the Klima-Kollekte as a consultant in the field of carbon footprinting and advising since 15. February 2023 he is working as manager.

Katharina Bredigkeit

Education and Cooperation

Tel: 030 65211-1956

Aleksandra Giersch

Employee Accounting

Tel: +49 30 65211-4001

Aleksandra Giersch studied architecture in Berlin and then worked in several companies. After further training as a tax clerk, she has expanded her knowledge in a Berlin tax office over the last five years and has been supporting Klima-Kollekte in the accounting department since March 2021.

Isabelle Srugies

Donor service

Tel: 030 65211-4001

Isabelle Srugies was looking for new possible fields of work in the administrative area and completed an internship at Klima-Kollekte from February 2022 to May 2023. She brings experience in advertising design, office assistance and event management. Since June 2023, she has been working for us as an employee in the area of donor service.

Magdalena Krewitt

Carbon Footprint and Consultation on parental leave

Magdalena Müller studied Regional Studies Latin America (B. A.) in Cologne and Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Environmental and Resource Economics (M. Sc.) in Kiel. The main areas of her studies were climate, energy and resource economics with a focus on emissions trading and national and international climate agreements.

Since April 2022, she has been working for Klima-Kollekte as an education and cooperation officer.

"What are the differences between Klima-Kollekte and other providers?"

The Klima-Kollekte supports climate-friendly action and thus preserves creation. In doing so, it works with the particularly demanding Gold Standard for the Global Goals. Its partner organizations are based in the church context and most of them have many years of experience in development cooperation. The climate protection contributions are used in a transparent and trustworthy manner - this is what the Klima-Kollekte and its partner organizations stand for.

Partner

The Conference of European Churches (CEC) ist die Gemeinschaft von 115 orthodoxen, protestantischen, anglikanischen und altkatholischen Kirchen aller europäischen Länder. Die CEC wurde 1959 gegründet und hat Büros in Brüssel und Straßburg.

terre des hommes fördert in 37 Projektländern in unterschiedlichen Arbeitsfeldern 437 Partnerprojekte für Kinder in Not. Die Regionalbüros gewährleisten den direkten Kontakt zu den Partnerorganisationen und eine wirksame Begleitung der Projektarbeit.

Das Berliner Missionswerk setzt sich zusammen mit seinen Partnerkirchen weltweit für ein lebendiges christliches Zeugnis ein und beteiligt sich am Einsatz für Gerechtigkeit, Frieden, Überwindung von Gewalt und Bewahrung der Schöpfung.

Es unterstützt Kirchen und Entwicklungsprojekte im Nahen Osten, in Afrika, Ostasien, Russland, Kuba, Nordamerika und Europa.