It starts as smoke.
Every year, human activity puts tens of billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide into the air. You cannot see a tonne. But it is there.
Every tonne has a story
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Then it is counted.
Each tonne can be measured, attributed and verified. Once it is counted, it can be reduced, avoided or removed somewhere else.
And it becomes a leaf.
A tonne removed by a forest, a tonne avoided by a wind farm. Each one can offset a tonne emitted elsewhere. That exchange has a name.
Chapter 01 / The unit
What does one tonne look like?
At everyday temperature and pressure, one tonne of CO₂ fills roughly 500 cubic metres. Picture a sphere about ten metres across, taller than a three-storey house. That is one carbon credit.
1 tCO₂ equivalent per credit
0cubic metres of gas
0diameter as a sphere
Chapter 02 / The life of a credit
From a forest to a balance sheet.
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A project begins.
A forest is protected, a mangrove replanted, a cookstove replaces an open fire.
Credit serialpending
Chapter 03 / The point of it all
Offsetting is a matter of balance.
On one side, emissions that cannot yet be avoided. On the other, verified reductions and removals. A market lets the two meet, with a price on every tonne.
Credible climate strategies reduce emissions first, then offset what remains with high-quality, verified credits.
Chapter 04 / Reading the name
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carbon
/ˈkɑː.bən/ · nounShorthand for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalent.
"Our carbon footprint fell by a third."
offset
/ˈɒf.set/ · noun & verbA verified reduction or removal of emissions that compensates for emissions made elsewhere.
"We offset what we could not cut."
.trade
/treɪd/ · noun & verbThe exchange of goods for value. A marketplace where a price is discovered and ownership changes hands.
"Credits trade, then they retire."
Chapter 05 / Who this name is for
A name that does the explaining.
The Paris Agreement's Article 6 set rules for carbon markets between countries. Voluntary markets let companies act on their own. Both need trusted places to trade.
Carbon credit exchange
Spot trading of verified credits with transparent pricing.
carbonoffset.trade/marketsRegistry & retirement
Issue serials, track ownership, publish proof of retirement.
carbonoffset.trade/registryOffset marketplace
Let companies and travellers buy and retire credits in a few clicks.
carbonoffset.trade/buyClimate data & media
Ratings, price indices and news for the carbon market.
carbonoffset.trade/indexChapter 06 / Balanced
Every tonne has a story.
This name tells it in three words, and is ready for the company that will write the next chapter.