Proven method: Rocket Technology
The project reduces green-house emissions by installing fuel-efficient stoves to replace open fire cooking in school kitchens. The improved institutional stove reduces fuel consumption by introduction of an insulated combustion chamber which increases combustion efficiency and retains heat. It uses the well-proven rocket technology, which consists of an insulated elbow-jointed combustion chamber that increases combustion efficiency and retains heat while also raising the cooking pot to the hottest point above the flame. The institutional rocket stoves further increase heat transfer by having the cooking pot rest within a skirt.
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Regulators
Our project operates, and is regulated within, the framework of a bilateral cooperation agreement between the governments of Ghana and Switzerland.
School Leadership
Our project is demand-driven. We install our stoves only in school kitchens where headmasters have invited us to do so.
Kitchen Workers
We design and install our stoves in close consultation with kitchen workers.
Founders
The Ghana Green Schools Program is coordinated by ClimateGains AG, a Swiss Company Founded by Dr. Tim Reutemann and Nadia Alter.
Our mission is to use carbon markets to speed up mitigation and adaptation activities by mobilizing resources at scale.
Benefit Sharing
We contibute resources to improve living and working conditions for school kitchen workers
Loss and Damage
Smart Adaptive Swarms
Advocacy
Immediate financial resources for grassroots crisis-response and-recovery actions.
Micro-grants for individuals to collaborate on solving shared challenges.
We fund actions to raise public and political support for kitchen workers rights and wellbeing.
Partner with us!
With your involvement, we can sustainably finance the program through sales of ITMOs (Paris-Compliant Carbon Credits).
Investors
Front the capital expenses to install and maintain cookstoves in schools. They get their return on investment from sales of our high quality credits on the carbon market.
Buyers
Pay for emissions reductions to meet their climate obligations. The revenue pays for the materials, equipment and labour to deliver the program. As well as to reimburse investors.
Donors
The less capital we take from investors to cover costs, the more of the revenue we can dedicate to climate adaptation through the community benefit fund.
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Nadia Alter, Chief Executive Officer
With over a decade of experience as a social entrepreneur, she has spearheaded ventures addressing critical global challenges including climate change, internet security, and youth unemployment. Prior to founding ClimateGains with Tim Reutemann, she served as the CEO of Quad9, where she led the teams enhancing privacy and cybersecurity for millions worldwide through one of the top DNS recursive resolvers. Before Quad9, she co-founded Edgeryders, a company specializing in computational social science tools to identify errors in AI-generated inferences.
Dr. Tim Reutemann, Chief Operations Officer
Tim is a seasoned climate professional with extensive experience in evaluating and writing climate project applications, co-authoring the Swiss compliance carbon market bylaw, participating in bilateral Article 6.2 negotiations and contributing to the development of the development of the UNDP Digital Public Good Carbon Registry. His work is fuelled by transforming the call for "Climate Justice Now" into actionable financial support.
Matthias Ansorg, Senior Technology Manager
Matthias is a computer scientist leading the IT systems, software, and hardware development teams. He earned the "European Social Innovation Award 2013" for his groundbreaking work in computational barter networks. Prior to ClimateGains, he co-founded Edgeryders with Nadia Alter.
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Ernest Adu, Manager - Ghana Green Schools Program
Earnest is a renowned renewable energy expert, specializing in clean cooking solutions, with a notable achievement of distributing over 700,000 fuel-efficient stoves in Ghana, significantly improving health and reducing carbon emissions by more than 1.5 million TCO2e. His dedication to empowering local manufacturers led to a landmark deal for 500,000 stoves, enhancing clean cooking accessibility. In his role at Climate Gains, Earnest expertly manages the Ghana Green School operations, ensuring schools benefit from healthier, smoke-free cooking environments.
Victor Franco, Chief Financial Officer
Victor is a seasoned finance director and CEO with over 20 years of experience in business development and financial management, specializing in driving growth and profitability through strategic planning and effective financial oversight. His expertise in finance and real estate has enabled him to successfully manage large-scale projects and navigate complex financial markets. Additionally, Victor has a demonstrated history of expanding revenue and market share, along with experience in developing small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and non-profit organizations, particularly in financing.
Hugo Ortiz-Dubon, Head of Government Affairs
Hugo Ortiz Dubon, with a decade of experience in international affairs and diplomacy, particularly with the EU, has significantly influenced public policy and political advocacy. As the Ambassador of El Salvador to the EU, Belgium, and Luxembourg, he advanced El Salvador’s standing through strategic initiatives focused on digital and green policies, and democracy building. His efforts were pivotal in strengthening commercial ties between El Salvador, Belgium, and Luxembourg, attracting key investments for economic development.