01CarbonBlaze explainer
Additionality compares a claim with an alternative future.
It asks whether a credited emissions outcome would have occurred without the incentive associated with credit revenue. Because the alternative cannot be observed directly, it relies on defined rules, evidence, and scrutiny.
02CarbonBlaze explainer
Evidence can make the question more transparent.
Methodologies may address regulation, common practice, finance, barriers, baselines, and monitoring. Readers can ask which test is used, what evidence is public, and how assumptions are treated.
03CarbonBlaze explainer
It is one question among several.
Additionality does not settle permanence, leakage, safeguards, quantification, tracking, or how a buyer should describe a credit.
Common questions
Can a short project summary prove additionality?
No. The methodology, project documents, and program requirements provide more useful context.
Does price prove additionality?
No. Price reflects many factors and is not standalone evidence.