Carbon Credit Consultants For Projects, Article 6 Programs, And I-RECs
You need a team that can turn a climate thesis into verified issuance and bankable offtake. Our carbon credit consultants scope the right methodology, build a defensible baseline, write the PDD, design MRV that survives audit, and coordinate validation and verification. We also advise on Article 6 authorization, ITMO contracting, and I-RECs for energy attribute claims. If you are comparing options, read our core services and process below, then review our CO₂ services page
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Snapshot:
Methodologies we support include REDD+, ARR, IFM, peatland, blue carbon, cookstoves, biogas, landfill gas, wastewater methane, biochar, and industrial decarbonization. We prepare PDDs for Verra, Gold Standard, ACR, CAR, ART TREES, and Puro. We set up Article 6.2 authorization workflows, align with 6.4 where relevant, handle corresponding adjustments logic, and structure ITMO sales. For buyers seeking energy claims, we design I-REC programs and procurement. Our role is to structure, underwrite, and distribute through regulated partners. We are not a VVB and we do not issue credits.
Table Of Contents
- What We Deliver
- Carbon Credits vs I-RECs vs ITMOs
- Article 6, ITMOs, And Corresponding Adjustments
- Methodologies And Where We Add Value
- Process And Timeline From Scoping To Issuance
- Offtakes, Streaming, And Project Finance Support
- Pricing And Engagement Model
- What To Upload To Start
- FAQ
What We Deliver
The outcome is a complete, audit ready package and a path to issuance or energy attribute certificates. That package includes method fit, baseline and additionality logic, leakage and permanence treatment, a full PDD, an MRV plan, sampling or metering design, social safeguards, and an audit playbook that closes corrective actions fast. For Article 6 we prepare host country authorization materials, advise on registry and accounting, and draft ITMO term sheets. For I-RECs we set up account structures, facility qualification, and procurement calendars that match your claims strategy.
Carbon Credits vs I-RECs vs ITMOs
| Instrument |
What It Represents |
Use Case |
Key Checks |
| Voluntary Carbon Credit
|
One ton of CO₂e avoided or removed under a registry methodology |
Corporate claims, inset programs, offtake hedging, portfolio building |
Method fit, additionality, leakage, permanence, MRV, VVB audit |
| I-REC
|
One MWh of renewable electricity attribute separated from power |
Scope 2 market based claims where GOs or RECs are not available |
Facility eligibility, tracking account setup, geographic and temporal matching |
| ITMO
|
Internationally transferred mitigation outcome under Article 6 |
Compliance aligned trades between countries or with buyers needing adjusted outcomes |
Host authorization, corresponding adjustments, registry tracking, reporting |
Article 6, ITMOs, And Corresponding Adjustments
Article 6.2 enables bilateral cooperation between countries using ITMOs. That requires host country authorization, tracking on national systems, and a corresponding adjustment to avoid double counting. Article 6.4 will introduce a centralized mechanism with its own rules once fully operational. We guide sponsors through authorization steps, LOA packs, registry design choices, and contract structures that reflect adjustment obligations and reporting. Buyers avoid compliance risk when the paperwork is clean and the accounting is aligned with host rules.
Methodologies And Where We Add Value
| Category |
Critical Work |
Where We Help |
| REDD+, IFM, ARR
|
Baselines, leakage, growth models, tenure, safeguards, nesting plans |
Biometrics teams, GIS, PDD authorship, community engagement, audit prep |
| Peatland, Blue Carbon
|
Hydrology, flux factors, sediment cores, restoration plans |
Hydrologists, lab protocols, monitoring scripts, VVB coordination |
| Cookstoves, Biogas
|
Sampling frames, usage metering, QA, antifraud controls |
Digital MRV, survey design, device telemetry, audit packs |
| Industrial, Biochar
|
LCA, permanence modeling, feedstock logistics, chain of custody |
Method selection, test plots, labs, issuance strategy, buyer targeting |
Process And Timeline From Scoping To Issuance
| Phase |
Workstream |
Primary Outputs |
| Scoping |
Method fit, tenure screen, data audit, issuance forecast, financing options |
Feasibility memo, work plan, budget, risks |
| Design |
PDD drafting, MRV architecture, sampling or metering design, safeguards |
Draft PDD, SOPs, data schemas, community records |
| Validation |
VVB selection, audit management, corrective actions closeout |
Validation report, registry listing readiness |
| Verification |
Data freeze, calculations, evidence pack, VVB verification |
Verification report, issuance request |
| Commercial |
Offtake or streaming term sheets, pre finance options, assignments |
Executed offtakes, funding schedule, registry transfers |
| Article 6 |
Host LOA pack, ITMO registry setup, adjustment accounting, reporting |
Authorization, ITMO transfer records, reporting dossier |
| I-RECs |
Facility registration, account setup, issuance and redemption calendar |
I-REC account live, certificates issued and retired per claims |
Offtakes, Streaming, And Project Finance Support
We structure offtake and streaming agreements with clear delivery schedules, make good rules, and price collars where needed. For projects that require capex, we prepare a lender grade memo, align covenants with MRV cycles, and run a disciplined term sheet process through regulated partners. Buyers get supply they can report on. Sponsors get predictable cash flows.
Pricing And Engagement Model
We work on a retainer for scoping, PDD authorship, MRV design, audit coordination, and commercial packaging. Success fees apply on executed offtakes, streaming, or financing. Third party costs for VVBs, labs, community work, registries, and legal are paid directly by the client. All mandates are best efforts. We do not guarantee issuance or authorization.
What To Upload To Start
Project description, location and shapefiles, tenure and concession documents, historic land use or operations data, device lists and specs if metered, any prior feasibility work, social context and stakeholders, and target registries or Article 6 goals. If you need energy attributes, include generation technology and meter data for I-REC eligibility.
Ready To Engage Carbon Credit Consultants
Review our CO₂ services then send your file. We will scope the method, tell you what is fundable, and set a clean calendar to validation and verification.
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FAQ
Do I need Article 6 for voluntary credits
Not always. Article 6 is required when outcomes are transferred internationally for compliance aligned use or where the host requires adjustments. Many voluntary buyers do not request adjustments. We can structure both paths.
How are I-RECs different from carbon credits
I-RECs certify renewable electricity attributes per MWh and support Scope 2 claims. Carbon credits represent one ton of CO₂e reduced or removed and support broader climate claims. They are not interchangeable. Some programs use both for different scopes.
How long to first issuance
Design and validation can run a few months on simple metered projects and longer on land use projects. Verification follows the first monitoring period. Timelines depend on data quality, tenure clarity, and VVB calendars. We fix a calendar on day one and keep it.
Can you secure offtake before issuance
Yes where the file is credible. Buyers may sign forward offtakes with milestones, price bands, and make good rules. Pre finance is possible for strong projects with third party validation progress.
Are you a verifier or registry
No. We are advisors. We prepare projects to pass VVB audits, coordinate vendors, and structure commercial agreements. Credits and I-RECs are issued by registries and verification bodies.
Financely structures, underwrites, and distributes opportunities to banks, investors, and buyers through regulated partners. We are not a broker dealer, VVB, or registry. Nothing here is an offer or a commitment to finance, verify, or purchase credits or I-RECs. All work is subject to KYC, AML, sanctions screening, host country rules, registry approvals, and third party calendars.