Klima Protocol is an open-source, rules-based carbon market infrastructure protocol that launched as a carbon-backed DeFi protocol on Polygon in October 2021, reaching a peak market capitalisation of $1.1 billion. Klima Protocol's Twitter Score is 124 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #5,160 (top 5%) among 483,652 tracked accounts.
Klima Protocol was founded by a group of individuals and entrepreneurs active in DeFi and carbon markets, originally as a fork of Olympus designed to bootstrap liquidity for carbon credits on blockchain. The protocol was formerly affiliated with Polygon and formerly affiliated with Toucan Protocol, the latter being affected when Verra announced in May 2022, per TIME, that it would ban conversion of retired Verra credits into crypto tokens. Klima Protocol migrated from Polygon to the Base blockchain in 2024.
Klima Protocol introduced the Klima 2.0 white paper, which proposed a dual-token architecture comprising kVCM and K2, with a fair launch carrying no preferential VC terms. In 2025, Klima Protocol created the Klima Foundation as part of a shift to a more resilient organisational structure. On February 24, 2026, Klima Protocol officially launched its new application, completing the transition from KlimaDAO to climate finance infrastructure. Klima Protocol is currently affiliated with the Klima Foundation, Carbonmark, KlimaDAO Japan, Base, and Aerodrome. Klima Protocol has published 3,112 posts and has been mentioned by 313 accounts a total of 952 times.
Who follows Klima Protocol on X?
Klima Protocol has 65,659 followers as of August 2026 on the platform. The accounts that follow Klima Protocol include 514 founders, 162 angel investors, 249 influencers and 21 VCs, among them jesse.base.eth, Laura Shin, Stani, Chris Burniske, Fred Ehrsam and Andrew Kang.