The quality crisis in carbon markets starts at feasibility.
Three things the strongest buyers and certification bodies now know — and are testing for.
Most feasibility studies are built on the same flawed assumptions.
The voluntary carbon market has documented quality failures at scale — systematic overcrediting, projects that fail additionality tests years after certification, credits sold to major corporations that turned out to be worth significantly less than stated. In most cases, the problem started at the feasibility stage.
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Corporate exposure from a failed project is not just financial.
KPMG's 2024 ESG due diligence study found that over 50% of investors who encountered material ESG findings faced a deal-stopper. For corporates associated with failed or challenged carbon projects, the reputational consequence extends well beyond the write-down.
KPMG Global ESG Due Diligence Study 2024
Rigorous methodology is now the differentiator, not the baseline.
The buyers and certification bodies that matter have raised their standards significantly. An assessment that would have passed scrutiny in 2020 will not pass it today. The team you commission needs to work to current standards — and to know from experience what those standards actually require in practice.
Verra VCS VM0047 / Gold Standard 2024 revisions
A 70+ page report you can take to investors and certification bodies.
If your project has real carbon potential, you need more than an estimate. Our full feasibility study documents every material factor — land, additionality, carbon potential, risk, financials — in a format built for the scrutiny it will face. Start with a $500 eligibility check. If it qualifies, we produce the full report.
Pricing and full scope
The people, not the platform.
Every feasibility study is assigned to a practitioner with direct project development experience in the relevant type and geography. Below is the team. These are the people who will review your project — not a software pipeline.
Tell us about your projectFour project types. All major standards.
We assess reforestation, agroforestry, ARR, and cookstove projects against Verra VCS, Gold Standard, and Plan Vivo. Each type has distinct methodology requirements. Our team has direct development experience across all four.