Carbon Business
Carbon credits come to life through specific, measurable projects, each defined by its type, location, co-benefits, and verification pathway.
In this section, we showcase selected carbon credit projects to help you connect the concepts of project types and selection criteria with real-world applications. Whether you’re new to the market or refining your procurement strategy, these examples offer practical insights into how credits are created, assessed, and used.
Project Type：Clean Cookstoves
- Registry and Project ID：GS 4364 (Gold Standard)
- Project name：
Institutional Improved Cook Stoves for Schools and Institutions in Uganda - Methodology：
AMS-II.G. v13.0 Energy Efficiency Measures in Thermal Applications of Non-Renewable Biomass - Country：Uganda
- Vintage：2022、2023
- Third-party rating (if applicable)：N/A
- Additional certifications or labels：N/A
- SDG or sustainability co-benefits：1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 15, 17
- Example Buyers or Retirement Beneficiary(if available)：
HP
SOAS University of London
UN Global Compact Network Denmark
Project Type： Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR)
- Registry and Project ID：VCS 2365 (Verra)
- Project name：
MLR Reforestation and Agroforestry in Nicaragua - Methodology：
AR-ACM0003 v2.0 Afforestation and reforestation of lands except wetlands - Country：Nicaragua
- Vintage：2020-2024
- Third-party rating (if applicable)：Sylvera BBB
- Additional certifications or labels：
Rainforest Alliance (RA) & Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) - SDG or sustainability co-benefits：4, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15
- Example Buyers or Retirement Beneficiary(if available)：N/A
Project Type：Renewable Energy – Solar
- Registry and Project ID：VCS 1959 (Verra)
- Project name：Aussenkehr solar
- Methodology：AMS-I.D.
- Country：Namibia
- Vintage：2023
- Third-party rating (if applicable)：N/A
- Additional certifications or labels：N/A
- SDG or sustainability co-benefits：7, 8, 13
- Example Buyers or Retirement Beneficiary(if available)：
Undisclosable
Project Type：Safe Water
- Registry and Project ID：GS 5193 (Gold Standard)
- Project name：Lango Uganda Safe Water Project
- Methodology：
Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy
Consumption(TPDDTEC) version 1 - Country：Uganda
- Vintage：2021-2024
- Third-party rating (if applicable)：N/A
- Additional certifications or labels：
Gold Standard Gender Responsive Certification - SDG or sustainability co-benefits：3, 5, 6, 13
- Example Buyers or Retirement Beneficiary(if available)：PwC
Project Type：Agricultural land management
- Registry and Project ID：VCS 2887 (Verra)
- Project name：Boomitra Carbon Farming South of the Vindhyas
- Methodology：
VM0042 v1.0 Improved Agricultural Land Management - Country：Mexico
- Vintage：2021
- Third-party rating (if applicable)：N/A
- Additional certifications or labels：CCB
- SDG or sustainability co-benefits：2, 6, 8, 13, 15
- Example Buyers or Retirement Beneficiary(if available)：
DP world
ECP
Project Type：REDD
- Registry and Project ID：VCS 1202 (Verra)
- Project name：LOWER ZAMBEZI REDD+ PROJECT
- Methodology：
VM0009 v3.0 Methodology for Avoided Ecosystem Conversion - Country：Zambia
- Vintage：2019, 2021
- Third-party rating (if applicable)：Sylvera: A
- Additional certifications or labels：CCB
- SDG or sustainability co-benefits：3, 4, 6, 8, 16
- Example Buyers or Retirement Beneficiary(if available)：Eni