AgroCarbone Standard

A unique carbon standard

The AgroCarbone standard is an international registry covering GHG sequestration and removal projects on the voluntary carbon market (VCM)
The standard certifies and validates afforestation projects in France and accross Europe that create genuine natural carbon sinks designed to sequester carbon sustainably (Carbon Removal)
These projects naturally contribute to the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Unrivalled rigour, transparency and quality of carbon credits on the carbon market

AgroCarbone aims to promote afforestation projects in France and across Europe in order to offer project developers a single standard for certifying high value-added carbon credits

The AgroCarbone standard, and in particular the methodologies we have developed, are based on scientific data and rigorous field analyses carried out in collaboration with internationally recognised scientific organisations

Our methodologies are unique and tailored at specific crops, enabling us to quantify the carbon sequestration of the various projects as accurately as possible

AgroCarbone uses an innovative registry to guarantee the traceability, transparency and security of the carbon credits issued
The registry uses blockchain technology to structure the process relating to the issuance, circulation and use of carbon credits, whilst ensuring real-time verifiability
Each carbon credit generated by a planting project is represented in the forme of a unique digital token.
Transparency is at the heart of the register managed by AgroCarbone, as every action is recorded in a public, immutable registry accessible to all

Alignment with High-Integrity Climate Strategies

AgroCarbone Standard is designed to meet the expectations of organizations pursuing ambitious climate strategies, including Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) pathways, through audited methodologies, an ISO 14064-2-based approach, robust MRV processes, a dedicated carbon registry, full credit traceability, and safeguards against double counting

AgroCarbone Advisory and Technical Committee

AgroCarbone relies on an external advisory and technical committee whose purpose is to ensure that AgroCarbone's mission is consistent with its role as a standard-setter

The role of the Advisory and Technical Committee is to approve or reject new planting projects submitted under the standard, to accept or reject amendments to AgroCarbone’s rules or procedures, and to provide or set out new strategic directions for the coming years

Patrice Geoffron

Patrice Geoffron holds a PhD in industrial organisation and is a professor of economics at Paris Dauphine University. He served as acting president of Paris Dauphine in 2020, and previously held the posts of vice-president for international affairs and director of the Economics Laboratory (LEDa)

He currently heads the university’s energy and climate team. He specialises in the economic evaluation of climate action

He has served as a member of the Global Council of the International Association for Energy Economics and as part of the team of experts that advised the Citizens’ Climate Convention in France

Victor Desmedt

Victor Desmedt, who holds a Master’s degree in Finance, currently holds the position of VER & IREC Sourcing and Trading – EMEA at ACT Group, where he is responsible for sourcing voluntary carbon credits in Europe, Africa and the Middle East

He works closely with project developers to structure the sale of carbon credits and set up multi-year purchase agreements

He brings buyer-focused expertise to the advisory board and actively contributes to the development of high-quality European ARR projects, which are still under-represented

Thierry Martin

Thierry Martin is an entrepreneur committed to the energy transition and co-founded Enerlis in 2013 with Aurélie Gaudillère and Laura Pinçon

Enerlis is a global, independent operator that designs, finances and operates energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions aimed at achieving carbon neutrality

Enerlis actively contributes to the development of practical decarbonisation solutions, fully in line with the challenges of the carbon market

Thierry is a member of several organisations in France: "Lutte contre la précarité énergétique", "Agir pour le climat", "Météo et Climat"...

Certification of the standard and projects by Bureau Veritas

External project validation and certification body (VVB)

All projects certified under the AgroCarbone standard must be approved and verified by accredited independent auditors holding the highest accreditations within the voluntary carbon market (VCM) and, more specifically, in relation to the sequestration of natural carbon sinks

It was only natural that the AgroCarbone standard turned to Bureau Veritas Certification to validate projects wishing to use the standard to monetise the carbon credits associated with the project

Bureau Veritas is one of the world’s leading verification bodies, and we are fortunate that it has agreed to partner with AgroCarbone to validate and certify not only the calculation methodologies but also each project benefiting from the AgroCarbone standard

Our standard therefore enjoys international recognition, thereby strengthening the robustness of the carbon credits held on the AgroCarbone registry

Documentation

Our documentation lists all the documents of the AgroCarbone standard and provides access to the full set of rules

DOCUMENTATION