Awesome Carbon Accounting & Offsets

       

A curated list of tools, frameworks, datasets, standards, platforms, and projects for carbon accounting, carbon offsetting, and sustainability tracking.

Contents

• Overview
• Tools & Platforms
• Carbon Accounting Standards
• Carbon Offset Projects
• APIs & Open Data
• Monitoring & Reporting
• Education & Guides
• Communities & Initiatives

Overview

• 🌍 Carbon Footprint: A platform for individuals and organizations to calculate and reduce carbon emissions.
• 📊 Greenhouse Gas Protocol: The world’s most widely used greenhouse gas accounting standards.

Tools & Platforms

• Pachama: Carbon offset marketplace using satellite data and AI to verify forest conservation.
• Sylvera: Carbon credit ratings platform offering data-driven analysis of offset projects.
• Watershed: End-to-end carbon accounting and reduction platform for companies.
• Normative: Science-based carbon accounting software aligned with international standards.
• Planetly (by OneTrust): Corporate carbon accounting, tracking, and sustainability planning.
• Emitwise: Automated carbon accounting and analytics for businesses.

Carbon Accounting Standards

• GHG Protocol Corporate Standard: Measures and manages emissions from operations.
• Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi): Guidance on emissions reduction targets.
• ISO 14064: International standard for greenhouse gas reporting.
• CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project): Global disclosure system for managing environmental impacts.

Carbon Offset Projects

• Gold Standard: High-integrity carbon offset certification for climate and development projects.
• Verra: Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) for voluntary carbon markets.
• Climate Action Reserve: North American offsets registry and standard setter.
• myclimate: Carbon offsetting projects with a focus on social and environmental impact.

APIs & Open Data

• Carbon Interface API: API for calculating CO₂ emissions from various sources.
• OpenGHG: Open data platform for greenhouse gas measurements and modeling.
• Climatiq API: Emission factor database and API for CO₂ estimation.
• Microsoft Sustainability API: Cloud-based environmental impact reporting.

Monitoring & Reporting

• Sustainability Cloud (Salesforce): Enterprise carbon reporting and tracking tool.
• Envizi (IBM): Sustainability data and performance management platform.
• Persefoni: SaaS-based climate management and disclosure platform.
• Net Zero Tracker: Tracks net-zero pledges by companies, countries, and cities.

Education & Guides

• Carbon Trust Resource Library: Practical guides, reports, and tools on carbon and sustainability.
• UN Carbon Offset Platform: Resources from the United Nations on offsetting emissions.
• Carbon Accounting 101 by World Bank: Introductory guide to carbon accounting for development professionals.

Communities & Initiatives

• Open Sustainability Collaborative: A community advancing open tools and standards for climate tech.
• Climate Tech VC: News, trends, and deals in climate and carbon tech.
• Carbon Removal Directory: Open directory of people and projects working in carbon removal.

Contribute

Contributions are welcome!

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