Carbon Credits and Offsetting Concepts

What are carbon credits?

A carbon credit represents one tonne of CO₂e reduced or removed from the atmosphere through certified projects. Buyers retire credits to offset their emissions.

Sentinel Earth develops, certifies, and distributes carbon credits backed by real impact and tailored to the buyer's net-zero narrative.

What is carbon offsetting?

Offsetting is the act of compensating for emissions by funding reductions elsewhere — using credits. When a company emits a tonne of CO₂, it can buy and retire a verified credit to neutralize it.

Sentinel Earth is one of the only actors to handle the full lifecycle — from financing the project to issuing the credit and matching it to buyers with climate-aligned goals.

What is carbon dioxide removal (CDR)?

Carbon dioxide removal refers to the process of capturing CO₂ from the atmosphere and storing it long-term in biomass, soils, oceans, or geological formations. CDR includes both nature-based and engineered approaches, and it's essential for neutralizing residual emissions.

Sentinel Earth develops high-quality CDR projects and helps organizations build long-term carbon removal portfolios aligned with science-based net-zero targets.

What are carbon removals?

Carbon removals are solutions that pull CO₂ out of the atmosphere, like afforestation, direct air capture, and biochar. They are critical for achieving net-zero emissions.
Sentinel Earth develops high-integrity nature-based and engineered removal projects and helps organizations blend them into climate portfolios for long-term atmospheric drawdown.

What are avoidance credits?

Avoidance credits are generated from projects that prevent emissions from occurring — like halting deforestation or building renewable energy instead of fossil power.

Sentinel Earth builds and finances high-integrity avoidance projects with strict baselines and measurable impact, ensuring credits are credible and aligned with buyers’ goals.

What is climate contribution vs. offsetting?

Offsetting implies neutralizing emissions with credits. Contribution claims focus on funding climate solutions without claiming equivalence.

Sentinel Earth enables both strategies and helps buyers position their claims transparently — offsetting residuals, contributing beyond.