Plain-English guides to the main voluntary carbon market project types — how they work, how credits are calculated, and what the economics look like.
How fuel-efficient cooking technology generates verified carbon credits while reducing indoor air pollution and saving women hours every week.
How providing clean water access eliminates the need to boil unsafe water, generating credits and dramatically improving community health outcomes.
How converting organic waste into stable charcoal permanently removes CO₂ from the atmosphere — and what makes biochar different from avoidance credits.
How protecting threatened forests from deforestation generates carbon credits — and what the key controversies and quality indicators are for buyers.
How distributed solar power in developing countries displaces fossil fuel generation and generates verified carbon credits alongside strong energy access co-benefits.
How restoring coastal wetlands and mangrove forests generates high-quality carbon credits with exceptional biodiversity co-benefits.
Use The Carbon Workbench tools to run feasibility numbers on cookstove, water and biochar projects — free to start, no credit card needed.