Carbon markets, explained clearly
Short, substantive reads on how compliance and voluntary markets actually work, written for anyone building or buying on top of them.
Compliance vs. voluntary carbon markets: what's the difference
One is created by law and enforced by a regulator. The other exists because a buyer chose to participate. The distinction changes almost everything about how a credit is priced, verified, and traded.
6 min readComplianceUnderstanding India's CCTS and the Indian Carbon Market
India now has a statutory carbon market with two distinct tracks. Here's who is obligated, who can earn, and where the actual trading happens.
7 min readMethodologyWhat a buffer pool is and why it matters
Not every tonne of carbon a project claims to have avoided gets issued as a tradeable credit. A percentage is withheld on purpose. Here's why that's a feature, not a haircut.
5 min readVerificationHow carbon credit retirement certificates work
Buying a credit and claiming it are two different actions. Retirement is the second one, and it's the only part of the whole lifecycle that a stranger with no login can independently verify.
5 min readInfrastructureRegistry vs. exchange: why the distinction matters
The two words get used interchangeably in casual conversation about carbon markets. They describe two different jobs, and conflating them is where a lot of platforms go wrong.
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