Carbon credits built for
climate impact
At Carbon Direct, we go beyond industry standards to offer the highest quality carbon removal credits that help your business address hard-to-abate emissions and achieve its climate goals.
Raising the bar for high-quality carbon removal
We developed the Criteria for High-Quality Carbon Dioxide Removal in partnership with Microsoft to raise the bar for quality in the carbon market. By applying these principles in our multi-stage review process, we work to ensure that each carbon removal credit in our portfolios has its targeted climate impact.
Additionality and baselines
Makes a real climate impact with your investment
Carbon accounting method
Accurately represents tonnes of CO2
Durability
Keeps CO2 out of the atmosphere
Leakage
Limits causing GHG emissions elsewhere
Harms and benefits
Safeguards communities against environmental harm
Environmental justice
Promotes equitable environmental decision-making
Monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV)
Adheres to regulations and protocols with long-term monitoring
High-quality by design
At Carbon Direct, our goal is to help our clients build and implement plans to reduce and remove their carbon emissions. To address hard-to-abate emissions, we vet, source, and structure portfolios of carbon removal credits that meet the highest standards in the market.
Real climate impact
Every tonne in our portfolios is robust, additional, and actively monitored for climate impact.
Backed by science
Trust in carbon credits that have been evaluated by our world-class scientists, technologists, and market experts. Every project evaluation that we do is led by dedicated scientific experts with a background in that technology vertical.
Diversified and derisked
Access carbon removal credit portfolios with nature-based, hybrid, and engineered credits that reduce risk and maximize climate impact.
Carbon removal solutions for your business
Whether you’re at the start of your carbon removal journey or are a long-standing purchaser of carbon removal credits, our carbon removal portfolios can integrate with your decarbonization strategy and deliver high quality climate impact.
Each portfolio is diversified to include a range of projects that maximize climate benefits and reduce risks. Our expertise across nature-based, hybrid, and engineered solutions allows us to incorporate the highest quality credits from across carbon credit technologies.
Curated portfolios
With our curated portfolios, you can immediately access high-quality carbon removal credits that are pre-vetted and structured in recommended portfolios.
Bespoke portfolios
Want a custom portfolio? Work with our Advisory team to build a portfolio that is unique to your business needs.
Embed carbon removal into your business
Our API allows you to integrate carbon credits from our portfolios directly into your platform. Manage your credit inventory and transactions at scale across one-time purchases or subscription programs.
Whether you have hard to abate emissions from your supply chain, eCommerce marketplace, or employee travel, the Carbon Direct API enables you to seamlessly neutralize those emissions with curated removal credits.
