From the CarboSol Team

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CarboSol originates carbon projects, deploys reduction technology with operating partners, and supplies verified credits. We run the project end-to-end so the client owns the asset, with VVB coordination through every milestone. For Saudi industrial operators, that means a single team handling feasibility, methodology, registration, and issuance, with both voluntary and compliance market access.

Two parallel markets. Compliance markets (CBAM, EU ETS, CDM) impose obligations on emitters who must surrender allowances or offsets. Voluntary markets are where companies choose to offset for ESG, brand, or future-readiness reasons. Saudi Arabia sits primarily in the voluntary market today, with RVCMC as the regional exchange and a national crediting mechanism in development.

Saudi Arabia is targeting net zero by 2060 under Vision 2030, with the Saudi Green Initiative and the Public Investment Fund's Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC) building infrastructure for credit trading. The domestic crediting mechanism (GCOM) is being built up in parallel. CBAM, the EU's carbon border tax, is live since 2026 and directly affects Saudi exporters. Together this puts Saudi Arabia on track to become the regional hub for credit origination, supply, and trading.

Add an answer to this item.Verra (VCS) is the largest global voluntary registry with broad methodology coverage. Gold Standard emphasizes sustainable development co-benefits, often preferred for community projects. CDM and Article 6 are the Paris Agreement's compliance pathways for sovereign use. GCOM is Saudi Arabia's domestic mechanism aligned with Vision 2030. The right standard depends on buyer, geography, and project type.

A typical project moves through screening, feasibility, methodology selection, PDD (Project Design Document), validation by an accredited VVB, registration, monitoring, verification, and finally issuance. Most projects take 12 to 24 months from feasibility to first issuance, depending on sector. CarboSol manages the entire process so the client owns the asset.