Carbon Sequestration /
How sequestration creates a carbon credit
A carbon credit is a certificate which records activities that offset carbon emissions. In this case, the certificate records:
- An amount of Carbon (or other Greenhouse Gas) projected to be captured; and
- A process for reliably maintaining carbon having been undertaken.
One carbon credit unit equates to removal of one tonne of CO2 from the atmosphere (CO2e).
Prime Carbon facilitates a process for measuring the incremental change in the amount of Carbon which is present in a given volume of soil over a fixed period. The amount of incremental change leads to a calculation of how many Tonnes of Carbon have moved into the soil over the period. This figure is converted to an equivalent number of tonnes of CO2e and credits are issued accordingly.
Measurement and Auditing processes are put in place to support the activities which ensure carbon captured is maintained.