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How do we know a tonne of carbon removal is real?
A tonne of carbon removal is shown to be real through measurement, reporting and verification, known as MRV. The project measures what it removed and stored, reports it against a published method, and an independent party checks the claim before a credit is issued. Only verified tonnes are paid for.
What gets measured?
Everything that moves carbon in or out. A project counts the carbon dioxide it captured and stored, then subtracts what it emitted doing so: energy used, transport, materials, and any carbon expected to leak back. What is left is the net removal, and only that counts.
Who checks the claim?
An independent verifier, approved under the standard or registry the project follows. The verifier reviews data, visits sites and tests the calculations. A registry then issues credits, each with a serial number, so that every tonne can be traced and retired once.
What is additionality?
A tonne is additional if it would not have been removed without the money from selling it. If a project would have happened anyway, paying for its tonnes adds nothing for the climate. Showing additionality is one of the core tests in standards such as the Core Carbon Principles.
Why does MRV matter to lenders?
Because payment depends on verification. Under an offtake agreement, the offtaker pays for verified tonnes. If verification is slow, uncertain or disputed, income is late or lost, and the loan is at risk. A lender wants to know that the method is sound, that the data can be trusted, and that delivery can be seen as it happens.
Where MOTHER Carbon fits
MOTHER Carbon keeps every document, finding and signature in the Register, a signed record that cannot be quietly altered, and is preparing Monitor, so that each delivery is seen by its lender the day it happens.
For lenders
See what a MOTHER case holds
A clear verdict, how much a project can borrow, its stress results and the evidence behind every figure, judged against industry-standard lending rules.