🌲 Klima Foundation Partners with Forestblock

**Carbon markets reached $100 billion in 2024**, funding critical climate projects worldwide. These markets bridge financing gaps for emerging economies, potentially doubling global climate ambition by 2035. **Real-world impact examples:** - Indonesia's Katingan Peatland Project: 149,800 hectares restored, 7.5M tons CO2 avoided yearly - Myanmar mangrove restoration: 15km coastline strengthened, 45K tons CO2 captured annually - Timor Leste forestry: 100K+ trees planted, 150+ jobs created **Current market challenges:** - Opaque trading dominated by over-the-counter transactions - High intermediary fees reducing project funding - Fragmented liquidity across siloed infrastructure **Blockchain solutions** like KlimaDAO aim to address these issues by moving carbon trading onchain, improving transparency, and scaling capital flow to climate projects.

**Klima 2.0** launches tonight on Aerodrome, introducing fee-free carbon market infrastructure after years of development. **Current carbon market problems:** - Transaction costs exceed 100% of trade value - Broken trading infrastructure kills market confidence - Hidden markups reduce efficiency **Klima 2.0 solutions:** - End-to-end carbon market technology - Transparent pricing with zero extractive fees - Community-driven governance for portfolio curation - Seamless credit integration and retirement process **Two-token system:** - **$kVCM**: Risk-balanced portfolio ownership token that mints when acquiring carbon, burns during retirement - **$K2**: Fixed-supply governance token that shapes pricing and earns protocol incentives The protocol operates autonomously through algorithms and token inputs, adapting to carbon market changes. All financial value flows to token holders through incentives. **Key features:** - Auditable and community-driven - No VCs or insider allocations - Built specifically for carbon market complexity - Transparent pricing at all times Klima aims to create a lasting operating system for carbon markets, anchored in real-world credits and governed by users. [Learn more](http://klimaprotocol.com)

Klima Protocol is hosting Office Hours on May 21st at 6PM UTC to discuss the upcoming Klima 2.0 Fair Launch. The team will cover: - Key changes in Klima 2.0 - Post-launch developments - Community Q&A session The event welcomes both veteran Klimates and newcomers, providing an opportunity to understand the protocol's evolution and contribute to its future direction. Join via [Discord Stage](https://discord.com/events/841390338324824096/1372976571664830617)

**KlimaDAO announces two major developments:** - Partnership with Universal Carbon Registry (UCR) to integrate carbon credits into their ecosystem, enhancing transparency and compliance in tokenized carbon markets - Upcoming webinar on January 28, 2025 (8:00 AM EST) featuring: * Success story of TrueMoney's carbon offsetting initiative (1,500+ tons offset) * Insights on Carbonmark API implementation * Speakers from Ascend Bit Corp and Carbonmark Recent research from University of Alcalá validates KlimaDAO's approach to enhancing liquidity and transparency in voluntary carbon markets through tokenization.