Issue high quality carbon credits faster than ever

The Isometric Science team authors protocols in partnership and consultation with leading academics, suppliers, consultants and research bodies. These protocols then go through a period of private and public consultation with the 200+ carbon removal scientists in our network before they are certified for use on the registry.

Isometric’s protocol development roadmap is determined by a mixture of supplier demand, in-house expertise and impact. We prioritize protocols that will get the most near-term use from the suppliers who have signed up for the registry.

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Currently, suppliers must demonstrate that their projects are both financially additional and not required by existing regulations. Read more about Isometric’s approach to additionality.

Isometric allows suppliers to conservatively estimate values or propagate uncertainty throughout their Life Cycle Assessment. Read more about Isometric’s approach to uncertainty.

Isometric hosts the most rigorous protocols. Protocols developed by the Isometric Science team are widely recognized to be the most robust and scientifically rigorous in the market. Many of our scientists are industry-leaders in their own right, and our process of private & public consultations ensure that outside expertise from the scientific and carbon removal supplier communities are reflected in their work. The registry makes the data and assumptions behind the credits open and transparent, such that anyone can inspect the claims behind any credit.

Time and again, we hear from buyers that their biggest hurdle to purchasing carbon removal credits is lack of trust in the market. Best-in-class protocols & transparency allow them to build confidence in the quality of credits, which allows them to more easily commit to—and accept delivery of—large offtake deals.

To name just one example, Isometric’s work on an industry-first bio-oil sequestration protocol has been called “the most rigorous methodology document ever seen in carbon markets.”

‍Suppliers working with Isometric issue credits up to 20 times faster than with other registries. Isometric works with suppliers on our platform to choose a suitable protocol and get verified in weeks. We operate verifications monthly when it’s appropriate to the pathway so that suppliers get paid sooner. We have a core team of 10+ software engineers from leading companies like Meta and Palantir, dedicated to building the best-performing registry in the world as well as supporting platforms to aid in faster verification.

Our business model correctly aligns incentives. Buyers know that carbon markets have received years of scrutiny and bad press. Much of the critique has focused on the conflicts of interest inherent in the classic registry business model. To mitigate reputational risk, buyers increasingly avoid purchasing credits from registries that are paid by suppliers and are financially incentivized to issue more credits.

Isometric is the first registry to have a unique buyer-pays business model, designed to minimize conflicts of interest. Isometric charges buyers a single fee when they place an order for credits.

Isometric received conditional ICROA endorsement in March, becoming the first registry to receive endorsement under the new, stricter set of criteria. Isometric has applications in process with other standards. Isometric has aligned our policies and standard around the requirements of these groups, but per the rules of those groups, we are unable to disclose how our applications are progressing.