Absolute Climate is formally introducing the first independent standard to define and assess carbon credit quality. The Absolute Carbon Standard decouples standards from registries, providing an industry-wide benchmark that will enable the market to reach gigatonne-level impact. To build a new vision of carbon markets centered around climate impact, Absolute Climate is announcing its first registry partnership with C-Capsule, the carbon removal certification service provided by Evident, the leading registry provider certifying renewable energy and clean assets. Together, they bring a best-in-class complete crediting solution to market.
Delivering Credit Integrity
Absolute Climate established the only carbon removal standard open to market-wide adoption across registries in the voluntary and compliance markets. The Absolute Carbon Standard allays concerns over credit inconsistency as carbon markets become a cornerstone of net-zero strategies.
“Today’s carbon credits vary widely in quality; each registry utilizes its own methodologies and market incentives often prioritize volume over impact, leading to inconsistencies that can undermine the true value of carbon credits,” said Peter Minor, CEO and co-founder of Absolute Climate. “The Absolute Carbon Standard overcomes these challenges by setting a clear, comprehensive benchmark for credit integrity. By operating independently of registries, we eliminate conflicts of interest and ensure carbon removal credits deliver meaningful climate outcomes.”
The Absolute Carbon Standard defines every stage of the carbon removal process—quantification, verification, and permanence—with consistency, scientific rigor, and transparent carbon accounting to quantify credits based on their true impact on the carbon cycle. As a result, this pathway-agnostic framework enables consistent and direct project comparisons for the first time. This reduces buyer risk, ensuring credits reflect real-world outcomes, and helps developers distinguish their projects based on verified quality, not ambiguous market pressures.
Evident Adopts Absolute Carbon Standard under its C-Capsule Service
Absolute Climate’s approach separates the roles of standard-setting and credit issuance, ensuring that credits are aligned with real climate outcomes versus market pressures. This plays a crucial role in accelerating the carbon removal market by providing the foundation for accountability and trust needed to scale carbon removal solutions.
“The Absolute Carbon Standard is a fundamental step towards advancing transparency and credibility in the carbon removal market,” said Ed Everson, CEO of Evident. “By combining ACS’s universal, objective framework with C-Capsule’s open framework and Evident’s trusted registry services, we are providing a clear and reliable path for organisations to fully achieve their climate commitments.”
The carbon removal market has long struggled with fragmented standards and market-driven incentives that compromise credit quality. By adopting the Absolute Carbon Standard, Evident ensures credits are issued with the rigor and transparency the industry demands.
Evident will integrate the Absolute Carbon Standard within C-Capsule to verify and issue high-quality carbon credits through its trusted registry services. The partnership delivers best-in-class, scientifically backed credits free from conflicts of interest, offering buyers confidence and providing developers a trusted pathway to market based on proven quality.
Unlike registries that focus exclusively on carbon removal, Evident’s broad market presence reduces risks, delivering a low-risk and sustainable option for buyers and project developers. With a diversified business across multiple environmental markets, Evident brings long-term stability and resilience to the CDR industry.
