IN GENERAL

How a carbon credit standard works

A carbon credit standard is a set of rules and criteria established by a carbon offset program that defines how a project can generate carbon credits. These standards are essential to ensure the integrity and credibility of the carbon market by ensuring that emissions reductions are real, additional, and permanent.

The development process of a standard involves clearly defining the requirements for a project to be eligible to generate credits. This includes project selection criteria, emission calculation methodologies, monitoring, reporting, and verification requirements, as well as mechanisms for ensuring additionality, meaning that the emission reductions are additional to those that would occur without the project.

After the development of the standard, projects undergo a rigorous audit and certification process. Independent auditors verify if the project is being implemented according to the standard and if the emissions reductions are being calculated and reported correctly. If the project is approved, the certifying entity issues the carbon credits, which can be traded in the market.

To ensure transparency and traceability of the credits, systems for registration and tracking are implemented, following the generation, transfer, and retirement of credits.

In summary, a carbon credit standard is crucial for ensuring the quality and credibility of the credits generated. By establishing clear and transparent rules, the standards foster trust in the carbon market and drive the implementation of projects that help mitigate climate change.

Consistency is the foundation of our certification program. We ensure that all actions and certification processes are aligned with global standards and scientific guidelines for carbon reduction, providing a certification that makes sense from both an environmental and regulatory standpoint. This ensures that companies and individuals can participate in climate initiatives with confidence, knowing they are making a valid contribution to mitigating climate change.

Our program allows for clear and objective comparison of results between different projects and carbon offset initiatives. By adopting internationally recognized methodologies, we ensure that all certifications issued by Abrastandard are consistent and comparable, enabling companies and stakeholders to evaluate and choose the projects that best align with their environmental goals.

The Abrastandard certification covers all essential aspects of a carbon project, from the initial analysis to the final verification. The integrity criterion ensures that no relevant data is omitted and that all emissions, reductions, and offset actions are fully recorded and certified, providing a holistic view of each project's climate contribution.

Reliability is a core value of our certification. We follow rigorous verification and auditing processes to ensure that the data presented by each project is accurate and free from inconsistencies. This provides companies and the public with the confidence needed to know that the carbon credits generated and certified by Abrastandard are authentic and reflect the true climate contribution of each action.

We take a conservative approach in our certification processes to ensure that all results are achieved in a safe and sustainable manner. We apply prudent practices to avoid overestimating emission reductions, prioritizing real and responsible outcomes. This approach gives credibility to the projects and ensures that offset actions deliver tangible environmental benefits.

Transparency is a hallmark of the Abrastandard program. We share all relevant information about the projects clearly and accessibly, from emission data to certification methods. This transparency strengthens trust and allows all stakeholders to follow each stage of the process, from the initial certification to the final impact.

We maintain consistent standards throughout the certification process. Regardless of the sector or location of the project, we apply the same methodologies and criteria, ensuring that each Abrastandard certificate holds the same value and is recognized and trusted in any context.

The criteria and methodologies of Abrastandard are designed to capture the most relevant issues for climate mitigation. We focus on factors that truly impact the environment, such as emissions reduction and resource preservation, ensuring that every certified project directly contributes to the fight against climate change and has a meaningful impact.

Accuracy is essential for the validity of the certification. We use advanced technologies and methodologies to ensure that all data and metrics used in certification are correct and precise. This minimizes error margins and increases trust among participants and beneficiaries of the carbon credits.

The Abrastandard certification is constantly reviewed and updated to follow best practices and industry developments in the carbon offset sector. This dynamic approach ensures that our criteria and methodologies are always aligned with the latest regulations and current climate needs, providing a modern and adaptable certification program for global challenges.