Pass Netzero

More About Us Founded in 2023 and officially registered in France in 2025, Pass NetZero is a non-profit organization addressing the climate emergency through nature-based solutions that benefit both the environment and local communities.

What We Do: We research and develop cost-efficient carbon capture methods using aquatic plants across marine, freshwater, and brackish environments. Our approach goes beyond carbon sequestration to provide multiple co-benefits including water quality improvement, methane reduction, and sustainable product development from harvested biomass.

Our Values:

• Community-Centered Impact: Every project prioritizes local employment creation (250+ jobs per site) and equitable carbon credit revenue sharing
• Educational Empowerment: We fund full Master's degree scholarships for African students conducting climate research
• Collaborative Approach: Partnering with leading universities across Southern Africa to build regional research capacity
• Environmental Justice: Ensuring climate solutions benefit the communities most affected by climate change

Whom We Serve:

• Graduate students receiving research scholarships in Namibia, Botswana, and Malawi
• Rural and urban communities in implementation regions who gain employment and climate adaptation benefits
• Academic institutions building climate research capacity
• Global climate action through scalable, replicable solutions

Our Reach: Operating across Southern Africa with current partnerships at Namibia University of Science and Technology, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and University of Botswana. Planned implementation sites include the Okavango Delta, Walvis Bay, Windhoek, and urban river systems.

Impact Vision: By 2030, we envision a network of community-owned aquatic carbon capture sites across Southern Africa, demonstrating that effective climate action can simultaneously address environmental challenges and create sustainable livelihoods for local communities.