01CarbonBlaze explainer
Projects can have different intended emissions outcomes.
Some activities aim to avoid or reduce emissions relative to a defined baseline. Others aim to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it. The appropriate questions, methods, and risks can differ substantially.
02CarbonBlaze explainer
Nature-based activities require context.
Forest restoration, improved land management, and conservation are often discussed within carbon markets. They may also involve biodiversity, water, livelihoods, land tenure, and reversal risks that belong in a fuller assessment.
03CarbonBlaze explainer
Do not use a project label as a quality conclusion.
The same broad project type can be developed under different rules, locations, methods, and monitoring approaches. Begin with the project type, then continue into the program, documentation, and evidence.
Common questions
Are removal credits different from avoidance credits?
They refer to different types of intended outcomes. A reader should examine the definitions and methodology used by the relevant program or project.
Are nature-based projects automatically high quality?
No. Ecosystem benefits may be important, but quality questions still include methodology, additionality, monitoring, safeguards, durability, and claims.