Additionality
Would the activity and its scale occur without carbon finance?
Environmental asset sourcing
Source carbon credits from projects you can understand.
Access 700+ projects directly from project developers, with rigorous due diligence by our carbon market specialists.
- EACs
- RECs
- I-RECs
- GOs
- Carbon removals
- Carbon reductions
- Scope 3 insets
Start with five questions.
- What are you compensating, and how much?
- What claim are you making, and under which framework?
- Removals, reductions, or both?
- When do you need delivery, and over how many years?
- What evidence will assurance teams require?
A project-led approach
Registry eligibility is the beginning of diligence, not the end.
We run a full audit on every project considered for your portfolio, reviewing project documentation, monitoring and VVB reports, ratings, developer track record, stakeholder issues and relevant public scrutiny.
Baseline
Is the counterfactual credible, conservative and supported by primary evidence?
MRV
Can activity data, calculations and controls withstand independent verification?
Durability
How long is carbon stored, and how are reversal or non-delivery risks managed?
Safeguards
Are environmental, social and stakeholder risks identified and managed?
Reputational and dispute review
Has the project, developer or its stakeholders faced material disputes, controversies or adverse coverage?
Portfolio construction
Balance delivery, durability and price over time.
A single project rarely meets every climate objective. We help buyers build portfolios across complementary project types, instruments and contracting structures around a defined use case.
Issued supply
Verified credits and environmental attributes available for near-term transfer or retirement, with full project diligence and use-case screening.
Forward delivery
Contract future issuance to support project finance, secure long-term access and define delivery milestones, protections and remedies.
Removal ramp
Increase durable removals over time while retaining selected high-impact reductions where they remain strategically relevant.
Value-chain action
Add scope 3 insetting where a company can finance measurable emissions reductions or removals within its own supply chain.
Procurement process
From mandate to claim.
Define the use
Clarify climate objective, intended claim, reporting framework, volume, geography, delivery year and budget.
Screen the market
Build a shortlist against project-level integrity, commercial, delivery and use-case criteria.
Diligence and structure
Review project documentation, engage directly with project teams and negotiate spot, forward or offtake terms.
Contract and monitor
Track milestones, verification, issuance and any conditions precedent to delivery.
Transfer and retire
Complete registry transfer or retirement and provide the supporting retirement evidence.
Communicate
Develop claims aligned with the relevant reporting frameworks and backed by project-level data and evidence.
Buyer questions
Carbon credit procurement FAQ.
What is the difference between a carbon credit and a carbon removal credit?
A carbon credit can represent an avoided, reduced or removed tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent. A removal credit is the narrower category in which carbon dioxide is taken from the atmosphere and stored. The storage pathway, durability and reversal risk should be assessed separately.
Can Sentinel Earth supply issued and forward credits?
Yes. Availability depends on the project and verification period. Issued credits support near-term delivery, while forward contracts can finance future project capacity and secure supply against defined milestones and delivery protections.
Does registration guarantee that a credit is suitable for our claim?
No. Registration confirms that a unit was issued under a programme, but claim suitability depends on the organisation's use, reporting framework, project characteristics, chain of custody and the rules in force when the claim is made.
How does Sentinel Earth evaluate project quality?
We review additionality, baseline construction, quantification, MRV, permanence, leakage, safeguards, legal title, delivery risk, registry status and the proposed use. The weighting changes with the project type and buyer mandate.
Can a buyer contract directly with a project?
Yes. Direct project access is available for selected opportunities through spot purchases, forward purchase agreements, offtake agreements or programme participation. The appropriate structure depends on project stage, volume and financing requirements.
What do you supply, and under which standards?
We supply carbon credits and energy attribute certificates, including RECs, I-RECs and GOs. We work across standards and registries including Verra, Gold Standard, ACR, CAR, Puro.earth, 123Carbon and Isometric, matching the project, standard and instrument to the buyer's intended use.
Can you help with the South African carbon tax?
Yes. We help South African companies identify eligible carbon offsets and structure procurement against their carbon tax liability.