News and explainers from the team building the carbon intelligence infrastructure of Africa.
A forest that stays alive is carbon that stays in the trees. A forest that is replanted is carbon removed from the atmosphere and sequestered in the trees. The idea is simple — but between the intention and the first credit sold lies a real uphill battle. Here is the journey, step by step.
A tonne of CO₂ isn't something you can see, weigh, or hold in your hand — and yet it sells, sometimes for more than $20. MRV (Measurement, Reporting and Verification) is the process that turns a tree into a carbon credit, and the only thing that decides whether that credit is worth money or worth nothing at all.
The European deforestation regulation applies in five months. For Ivorian cocoa, the stakes are existential: two-thirds of exports depend on a single text. Here is what the sector must do before December 2026.
For a long time, polluting was free. A factory could release CO₂ into the air without ever paying for the harm caused to the rest of society. The carbon market was created to fix exactly that. Here are its main principles, explained simply.