Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. To limit the global impact, the international community has set itself the goal of keeping global warming to 1.5°C. This is crucial to ensure a livable environment for future generations. Climate protection projects play a central role in this. Likewise, promoting climate adaptation measures is essential to prepare for the already noticeable effects of climate change. By financially supporting projects in both areas, we can all make a small but important contribution.
As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability, we have decided to sell all our paid tickets as GoGreen tickets. By purchasing your trade fair ticket, you are supporting one of our climate projects. This amount does not compensate for the emissions caused by a visit to the trade fair but serves as financial support for climate protection and adaptation measures.
The additional net revenue from the €4.20 surcharge on each ticket goes directly to regional and international climate protection projects that we support together with our partners, the BayWa Stiftung and myclimate. The financial support goes equally to the BayWa Foundation and myclimate.
The BayWa Foundation is committed to the climate-friendly conversion of Bavarian forests. Four out of five trees* here are no longer healthy. Prolonged dry periods and bark beetle infestation are particularly affecting the populations of spruce and pine. Converted and managed mixed forests are better able to cope with the changing climate conditions and actively contribute to climate protection.
In cooperation with myclimate, we support the construction of biogas plants for Indian families. The installation of domestic biogas plants substitutes the use of firewood and chemical fertilizers in the Karnataka region. In addition to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and less degradation of the forest people directly profit from higher crop yields and less indoor pollution. Moreover, the project will also reduce methane emissions from cattle manure.
Another project that we support via myclimate is the introduction of the AWD (Alternate Wetting and Drying) rice cultivation method. Rice is one of India's most important crops and is also a staple food. At the same time, rice cultivation emits large quantities of greenhouse gases. The aim of this climate protection project in India is therefore to introduce and promote the alternative wetting and drying process (AWD) for rice cultivation to reduce methane emissions.
