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standard · 7 December 2024
Absolute Carbon Standard
Jurisdiction countryInternational
Instrument typecertification-protocol
Authorityregistry
Scopecarbon removal only
Statusoperational
DetailIndependent standard to define and assess carbon credit quality, decoupled from registries. Defines every stage of the carbon removal process—quantification, verification, and permanence—with consistency, scientific rigor, and transparent carbon accounting. Pathway-agnostic framework enabling consistent project comparisons across voluntary and compliance markets. First registry partnership with C-
Stated statusoperational
Merged duplicates[object Object]
Pathway scopeall-cdr
Pathway notedescribed as a 'pathway-agnostic framework enabling consistent project comparisons across' all carbon removal projects
Stated jurisdictionunknown
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