01CarbonBlaze explainer
Permanence asks what happens over time.
Activities can face reversal risks from fire, drought, land-use change, equipment failure, and other factors. Programs may describe monitoring, buffers, replacement rules, or other risk management; readers should ask what those measures address.
02CarbonBlaze explainer
Leakage asks what happens outside a project boundary.
A change within one area can shift pressure, production, or emissions elsewhere. Methodologies may identify and estimate this risk, but a project label alone cannot describe the full boundary.
03CarbonBlaze explainer
Risk management is not a shortcut.
Permanence and leakage should be read alongside additionality, quantification, safeguards, and tracking rather than as an automatic quality conclusion.
Common questions
Are forest-related credits always temporary?
No single answer fits all activities or programs. Readers should ask how the relevant rules address long-term risks.
Does a buffer pool remove all risk?
No. It is one risk-management approach whose design and assumptions still matter.