Ecosia
US alternative: Google SearchBerlin-based search engine that directs its profits to climate action.
SustainableFree optionFully European
Overview
Ecosia combines web search with a climate-impact model, funding tree planting, renewable energy, and climate investments from its profits. It also presents itself as a privacy-aware alternative that avoids building personal profiles.
Why it is listed
Replaces
Google Search
European signal
Reviewed as strongly European-aligned
Privacy and hosting notes
Does not create personal profiles and only collects data needed to serve results and prevent fraud.
Funding and ownership
Social business funded by ad revenue; early support came from Tim Schumacher, later locked into steward-ownership with no profit extraction.