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# Roadmap & Timeline

The Klima Protocol has launched in February 2026. It represents the transition from an experimental DeFi carbon protocol into simplified, transparent, and open climate infrastructure for carbon markets.

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### 2021: **Foundation and onchain carbon market innovation**

* KlimaDAO launched on Polygon in October 2021 as a DeFi protocol. It quickly grew its treasury to hold over 20 million tokenised carbon credits, jump-starting the development of an onchain carbon market.

> **Key milestone:** Establishment of the first large-scale decentralised carbon finance protocol.
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### 2022: **Scaling carbon market infrastructure and product expansion**

* Despite market headwinds, KlimaDAO scaled its carbon market infrastructure by facilitating large-scale carbon offset retirements.
* To promote real-world adoption, KlimaDAO expanded its product suite with Klima Infinity, the Carbon Dashboard, the Climate Pledge Portal, and the Carbon Retirement Aggregator.

> **Key milestone:** Major expansion of product offerings to drive adoption despite market challenges.
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### 2023: **Ecosystem consolidation and marketplace launch**

* Focus shifted to strengthening infrastructure and consolidating the ecosystem.
* KlimaDAO incubated Carbonmark, a comprehensive carbon credit marketplace aggregating credits from hundreds of projects. Carbonmark became the primary interface for market participants, improving transparency and trading efficiency.

> **Key milestone:** Launch of Carbonmark, centralising carbon credit marketplace activity.
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### 2024: **Network migration and governance evolution**

* KlimaDAO successfully migrated its protocol from Polygon to the Base blockchain, addressing issues of high gas fees and improving transaction throughput while aligning closer to Coinbase’s ecosystem.
* The DAO established KlimaDAO Japan, launching Japan’s first tokenised carbon marketplace compatible with the Government of Japan's J-Credits system.
* Carbonmark enhanced its functionality by expanding registry integrations, introducing credit fractionalisation, automating purchase and retirements via API, and improving marketplace features.
* By mid-2024, KlimaDAO and Carbonmark facilitated the retirement of over 1 million tonnes of carbon credits on behalf of customers, demonstrating significant real-world climate impact through its digital infrastructure.

> **Key milestone:** Migration to Base and geographic expansion with KlimaDAO Japan.
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### 2025: **Klima 2.0 white paper**

* The Klima 2.0 white paper was released, introducing new concepts for onchain carbon, including a dual-token architecture comprising the tokens kVCM and K2. It proposed a more autonomous design for accruing carbon credits, decentralised liquidity mechanisms, and a new, more codified governance framework.

> **Key milestone:** Publication of Klima 2.0's white paper 
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### 2026: Klima Protocol launch

* On February 24 the Klima Protocol officially launched its new application, completing the transition from KlimaDAO to a simplified, non-intermediated, scalable climate finance infrastructure.

> **Key milestone:** Official launch of the Klima Protocol and decentralised carbon market price discovery.
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