atmosfair

What atmosfair does

atmosfair gGmbH is a Berlin-based non-profit climate protection organization founded in 2004 and officially recognized as a charitable entity in September 2005. It operates a CO₂ offset platform (co2offset.atmosfair.de) that enables individual travelers, corporate clients, and channel partners (airlines and tour operators) to calculate and compensate greenhouse-gas emissions from flights, events, and business travel, using donations retired against CDM Gold Standard-certified climate protection projects in Global South countries across Africa, Asia, and South America.

The organization owns and develops its own project portfolio spanning efficient cookstoves, solar energy, biogas/biomass, hydropower, environmental education, and a newer negative-emissions layer using biochar (industrial pyrolysis in Tanzania and artisanal units in Nepal, India, Ghana, Vietnam, Cambodia, Namibia) plus Direct Air Capture research in Kenya. Its technology stack centers on a differentiated emissions calculator (using VDR and international standards), the Smart Travel Tool for door-to-door route optimization, the atmosfair Airline Index benchmarking the 200 largest airlines, and the CO₂ Event Calculator (mice.atmosfair.de) for the MICE sector. Distribution combines a self-serve consumer platform, dedicated key-account corporate sales, and technical integrations/travel-agency Climate Packages.

Revenue is generated through donations from individual travelers (pay-as-you-go and recurring monthly subscriptions), bundled Climate Packages for travel agencies, corporate consulting and Business Travel Reporting, and CO₂ removal credits (biochar) for corporate SBTi-aligned buyers. Atmosfair commits to using approximately 95% of donations for climate projects after marketing/administrative overhead and to retiring CO₂ certificates within 24 months of payment. The organization is led by Managing Directors Dr. Dietrich Brockhagen and Steffen Pohlmann, with ~40 employees at its Berlin-Neukölln headquarters and country managers/partners across Europe, Asia, and Africa; it has repeatedly been named the test winner in Stiftung Warentest and other independent comparative studies (2007–2022).

Name

atmosfair

Legal name

atmosfair gGmbH

Website

https://atmosfair.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

atmosfair gGmbH is a Berlin-based non-profit operating a CO₂ offset platform and CDM Gold Standard-certified climate protection project portfolio across Global South countries, serving individual travelers, airlines, tour operators, and corporate clients pursuing SBTi-aligned net-zero strategies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Offset Services

akta.pro primary industry

Voluntary Carbon Offsets Trading (Verified Credits: VCM) (EUAGAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Project-Originated Carbon Credit Marketing & Offtake (Primary Market) (EUAGAIAC), Carbon Markets & Climate Finance (Offsets, Allowances, Carbon Funds) (FSAAALAH), Sustainable & Responsible Incentives (Carbon Management, ESG Reporting) (THAHADAO)

Keywords

• Carbon offset services
• Climate protection projects
• Voluntary emissions compensation
• Sustainable aviation consulting
• Carbon removal credits

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. CO₂ Offset Donations: Donation-based model where customers contribute to climate protection projects based on their emissions. After deducting ~5% for marketing and administrative expenses, donations are used for emission reduction in selected CDM Gold Standard projects. atmosfair commits to retire CO₂ certificates within 24 months of payment receipt.
2. Climate Packages for Tourism: Bundled climate protection products for travel agencies and tour operators, sold as add-ons alongside travel bookings (similar to insurance or rental cars). Three package sizes available for different journey types.
3. Corporate Consulting Services: Business travel CO₂ reporting, consulting for decarbonization, and specialized software development for corporate clients seeking to reduce emissions.
4. CO₂ Removal Credits: Investment opportunities in negative emissions technologies including biochar projects, with carbon removal credits for corporate sustainability strategies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

atmosfair provides voluntary CO2 offset services to individual travelers, corporations, airlines, and tour operators through an online platform that calculates emissions and channels payments into CDM Gold Standard certified climate protection projects. Beyond offsetting, the organization develops and operates its own renewable energy, cookstove, biogas, hydropower, and biochar projects in Global South countries, and supplies corporate reporting, consulting, and booking-system integration services. Revenue flows primarily as donations (~95% to projects, ~5% to admin/marketing) from individual offset purchases, monthly subscriptions, and B2B contracts.

Product overview

atmosfair is a non-profit climate protection organization (gGmbH) based in Berlin, Germany, with approximately 40 employees. The company operates as a platform-plus-services model centered on CO₂ compensation through three interconnected offerings: (1) the CO₂ Offset Platform (co2offset.atmosfair.de) for individual and business emission compensation via credit card, PayPal, SEPA direct debit, and bank transfer; (2) the Smart Travel Tool for door-to-door travel planning optimized for CO₂ reduction; and (3) the atmosfair Airline Index for airline environmental ranking. For corporate clients, atmosfair provides CO₂ offset integration for airline/tour operator booking systems, Climate Packages, and Business Travel CO₂ Reporting services. The company also develops its own climate protection projects certified under CDM Gold Standard across Global South countries—including efficient cookstoves, solar energy, biogas, hydropower, and environmental education—and invests in negative emissions through biochar carbon removal projects (artisan and industrial scale) in India, Tanzania, Nepal, Ghana, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Namibia, plus Direct Air Capture research in Kenya. atmosfair's projects achieve 90% of CO₂ savings under CDM Gold Standard, the strictest available climate protection standard.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CO2 Offset Platform (co2offset.atmosfair.de) Web-based platform enabling individuals and businesses to calculate and offset CO2 emissions from flights, events, and custom amounts, with integrated payment processing via credit card, PayPal, SEPA direct debit, and bank transfer.
• Smart Travel Tool Door-to-door travel planning tool that optimizes routes considering travel time, travel costs, and CO2 emissions, allowing users to compare and select options by carbon footprint.
• atmosfair Airline Index Annual ranking and evaluation of the 200 largest airlines worldwide based on their CO2 efficiency, enabling comparison of airline environmental performance.
• CDM Gold Standard Climate Projects Portfolio of climate protection projects in Global South countries across categories including efficient cookstoves, solar energy, biogas & biomass, hydropower, environmental education, and tourism conversion, certified under CDM Gold Standard.
• Biochar Carbon Removal Projects Negative emissions projects utilizing biochar technology for long-term CO2 sequestration in soil, including artisanal (TLUD stoves, Kon-Tiki kilns) and industrial pyrolysis production across India, Tanzania, Nepal, Ghana, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Namibia.
• CO2 Offset Integration for Airlines & Tour Operators Technical integration service enabling airlines and travel providers to embed atmosfair's CO2 offset calculations into their booking systems, allowing customers to offset travel emissions during the booking process.
• Climate Packages Bundled climate protection products for travel agencies and tour operators, available in three sizes, providing simplified CO2 compensation without requiring individual emission calculations for each journey.
• Business Travel CO2 Reporting Corporate service calculating travel CO2 emissions according to VDR and international standards, providing reporting capabilities for company travel management and sustainability disclosures.
• CO2 Event Calculator Tool for calculating and offsetting CO2 emissions from events, available as a dedicated platform (mice.atmosfair.de) for event organizers to compensate event-related emissions.
• Direct Air Capture Research Research initiatives exploring Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology for CO2 removal, with projects in Kenya investigating this technological approach to negative emissions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 130,000 tonnes CO₂ compensated in 2016 (out of 170,000 total by all providers)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SUNfarmingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for building greenhouses in Madagascar that produce solar power on rooftops. Combines renewable energy generation with agricultural development.
• SES (Sunhut)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for constructing solar kiosks in Ghana where village residents can charge solar lamps. Part of clean energy access initiatives.
• KPTLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for biomass power plant in Rajasthan, India that converts mustard residue from harvests into green electricity, providing income to farmers.
• Dark Earth CarboncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for industrial biochar project in Tanzania. Advanced pyrolysis technology plant creates high-quality biochar while supporting sustainable agriculture.
• Ithaka InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network for carbon strategies and climate farming. Known for expertise in biochar production, characterization, certification, and application. Projects in tropical countries on food security and reforestation.
• Kathmandu Forestry College (KAFCOL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in Nepal working with students to research and disseminate results on carbon farming systems and reforestation.
• CarboneersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Ghana piloting the provision of closed pyrolysis units to farmers to enhance efficiency, safety, and sustainability of biochar production.
• Forum anders reisenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for responsible tourism. Historically held donations as trustee until atmosfair commenced business.
• SolarbeltminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJob portal for positions in project development and project management of plants for sustainable kerosene production.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• South Pole Group: Zurich-based commercial carbon offset developer and advisory serving corporates; competes with atmosfair on project development, voluntary credits, and corporate decarbonisation consulting across Europe and globally.
• ClimatePartner: Germany-based (Munich) commercial carbon offset and corporate climate action provider serving similar SME and enterprise customers with software, consulting, and offset products; overlaps directly with atmosfair's B2B reporting and climate packages.
• myclimate: Swiss non-profit focused on voluntary carbon offsets for aviation, events, and corporate clients, with a comparable donation-based model, Gold Standard certification, and strong DACH-region brand recognition — the most direct peer to atmosfair.
• Terrapass: US-based commercial carbon offset retailer serving individuals and businesses for flights, travel, and lifestyle emissions; a North American analogue of atmosfair's D2C offset offering.
• Native Energy: US-based carbon offset and project development company offering verified offsets and removal projects to businesses and consumers; comparable product mix around high-quality voluntary credits.

Regional players

• Compensaid (Lufthansa): Lufthansa's in-house carbon offsetting platform for flight emissions; a competitor embedded within a major airline that overlaps with atmosfair's airline-channel and flight-offset offerings.

Emerging players

• Carbonfuture: Germany-based carbon removal marketplace specialising in biochar and other durable removals; directly comparable to atmosfair's biochar/negative-emissions portfolio and removal credit offerings.
• Patch: US-based API-first carbon credit infrastructure provider enabling businesses to embed offsets into apps and checkouts; an emerging platform play adjacent to atmosfair's airline/tourism integrations.

Others

• Gold Standard Foundation: Sets the Gold Standard certification framework (referenced in atmosfair's marketing as the 'strictest standard'); ecosystem participant whose rulings shape the certification premium atmosfair commands.
• Verra: Operator of the VCS Program and global registry for voluntary carbon credits; infrastructural peer that sets the standards and registries atmosfair's projects interact with, and whose methodology decisions directly affect market access.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/atmosfair
• Facebookfacebook.com/klimabewusstreisen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/atmosfair-ggmbh-klimabewusst-reisen
• Xx.com/atmosfair

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

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