Design of the first transport project worldwide funded by a CO2 fund based on projected mitigation of greenhouse gases. Jürg Grütter designed the transport projects including cleaner vehicles and fuels for six Central American countries financed by a fund provided by the Swiss government. He subsequently implemented projects from 1993 to 1997 as the Director for Central America on behalf of Swisscontact, initially as an employee and later through his own contracted company.

Grütter Consulting organized in Costa Rica on behalf of the Swiss government the 1st world congress on air pollution and climate change in the transport sector for developing countries. At that time climate change in the transport sector piggybacked primarily on clean air policies and was a novel topic to most stakeholders, especially in developing countries.

First aggregator projects in the transport sector for low carbon transport initiatives. Grütter Consulting clustered for the private energy agency EnAW multiple groups of logistics, trucking and building machine operators and identified for these measures to reduce CO2 emissions including fleet renewal, alternative fuel usage, mode switch road to rail and road to shipping, load optimization, eco-drive and vehicle efficiency measures. The programs were approved by the Swiss government as voluntary carbon offset projects, being the first officially registered CO2 transport offset projects worldwide and received payment based on actual tons of CO2 reduced by the Climate Cent Foundation. Grütter Consulting designed, managed and monitored the groups including more than 120 companies from 1998 to 2007.

International expert for the World Bank in Marrakech at COP 7 on negotiations for market-based instruments and carbon trading.

Successful development and registration of the 1st approved international methodology for CO2 emission reduction in the transport sector. The methodology was approved and registered by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC under the Clean Development Mechanism and registered as AM0031. The methodology was for Bus Rapid Transit projects. 2006 Successful development and registration of the 1st approved CO2 emission reduction transport project worldwide under an international registry. The Bus Rapid Transit project of TransMilenio was approved and registered by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC under the Clean Development Mechanism and received carbon credits for two periods of seven years each. Grütter Consulting not only designed the project but also realized during the entire period the monitoring up to successful issuance and sales of the Carbon credits.

The TAC is an independent technical body of experts for the Gold Standard Foundation. It provides expert advice and strategic input to The Gold Standard in a transparent, credible, and timely manner to ensure credibility, environmental integrity, and a positive impact on sustainable development for Gold Standard project activities. The TAC oversees project registration/credit issuance procedures, approves methodologies and supports the continuous improvement and adaptation of The Gold Standard rules and procedures to market and stakeholder demands in both Compliance and Voluntary Markets.

Revision as lead expert of more than 30 energy, transport and industrial methodologies for baselines and monitoring at the UNFCCC in the period 2008 to 2013.

1st registered voluntary market CO2 offset project in the transport sector worldwide. Grütter Consulting designed the Canada based Westport GHG efficiency heavy duty engines project under the Verra standard.

First registered bio-fuel project worldwide. Grütter Consulting developed the methodology and the project for a plant oil sustainable biofuel project in Paraguay, registered and with the UNFCCC CDM standard.

Design and successful registration of the 1st African carbon offset project in the transport sector. The Light Rail Transit project Tunis was registered at the UNFCCC under the Clean Development Mechanism.

Carbon footprint of the new airport including transportation hub in Wuhan, PR China. Determination of emission baselines, mitigation & abatement cost of measures to reduce greenhouse gases.

Member of the advisory board of the climate technology centre and network from 2013 to 2016 as representatives of Swiss government.

Member of the Advisory Board of the Technology Executive Committee TEC from 2015 to 2016 as representative of the Swiss government. The Technology Executive Committee is the policy arm of the Technology Mechanism, of the UNFCCC.

1st registered domestic carbon offset transport project in Korea. Grütter Consulting developed the methodology and the project documentation for the registration of the High-Speed Rail project Honam and is responsible for the 10-year monitoring period.

Development of the 1st approved GCF Green Climate Fund transport project. The BRT Karachi, Pakistan has as special features the usage of biogas buses using 100% biogas from a dedicated biogas facility using cow dung. Additionally electric last-mile connectivity 3-wheelers and extensive non-motorized transport facilities are included in the program. Grütter Consulting did all documentation including annexes of the funding proposal.

Development of other successfully registered GCF transport programs including the light duty rail Costa Rica, as well as three large scale e-mobility funds or multiple Latin American and Asian countries.

Development of transport decarbonization and electric mobility roadmaps for multiple countries worldwide including Bhutan, Costa Rica, Dominica, Fiji, Indonesia, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Palau or Tajikistan realized since 2018.

Successful design and registration of the worlds first comprehensive hydrogen program for trucks and inter-urban buses gaining carbon credits in the Swiss domestic market.

Technical and environmental due diligence for worldwide 1st large scale electric ferry project for 35 electric 300 passenger ferries in Bangkok, Thailand. Loan provided by the ADB with Clean Technology Finance participation.

Full electric ferry’s are operating successfully since 2023 in Bangkok Thailand.

Grütter Consulting has provided support in the design of electric ferry projects in multiple countries, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, China, and Nigeria.

Grütter Consulting becomes a major investor in Everimpact, a company focusing on direct CO2 measurements through novel satellite technology and usage of AI.

Grütter Consulting and Rebel Group jointly form Zeroca as a new company focusing on e-mobility and carbon credits.  By the end of 2024 Zeroca had entered already a successful registration phase of the first article 6.2 e-mobility program worldwide, in Chile with Uruguay following in January 2025.

Jürg Grütter is since 2023 member of the iTAP of the GCF which recommends investment projects for approval or rejection by the GCF Board.

Development of the first alternative fuel methodology for shipping using sustainable and certified e-fuels under the VCS standard.  The methodology is currently at the approval stage.

Grutter Consulting is developing Art.6.2 electric mobility programs in Vietnam, Thailand and Peru and voluntary markets linked eventually to Art.6.2 or domestic markets in Colombia, Mexico, and other countries.

At Grütter Consulting, we are honored to have supported the arrival of the first 100% electric trolleybus in Quito, a significant step toward sustainable and inclusive urban transit.

Our contributions included:

Developing a Universal Accessibility Plan to ensure inclusivity for all users.
Supporting the acquisition of 50 electric trolleybuses, reducing CO2 emissions by 171 tons per bus annually (lifetime more than 4,200 ton per bus) and and cutting local pollutants, mainly reducing PM2,5 emissions by 25 kg per bus annually (lifetime more than 616 kg per bus). Analysis of the installed capacity of trolleybus traction substations for the new 50 trolleybuses. Promoting a cleaner, more accessible, and efficient public transport system.

We are pleased to be working alongside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support climate action and sustainable transport planning in Hue, Vietnam.

As part of ADB’s regional initiative to help implement nationally determined contributions (NDCs), Grütter Consulting is contributing to the development of a sustainable transport investment concept for Hue City. This includes assessing the potential for an electric boat (e-boat) program and identifying key policy, financial, and regulatory pathways to support low-carbon transport.

Our work supports the city’s green growth and climate goals under Vietnam’s National Green Growth Strategy and Climate Change Action Plan.

Grutter Consulting is excited to share our collaboration with the AFD - Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on the "Opportunity Study for Introducing E-Buses on the BRT B2 Project in Addis Ababa." During this project, we had the opportunity to visit our client, AFD, in Addis Ababa to assess the prefeasibility of introducing electric buses to the BRT B2 routes.