Carbon credits are only as credible as the evidence behind them. Carbon Upscale's dMRV pipeline turns project claims into structured, verifiable, public proof — from first measurement to on-chain settlement.
The Problem
Most carbon projects produce a single validation report at inception, then issue credits for years without continuous monitoring. Buyers receive a PDF and a serial number. The evidence trail ends at the point of sale.
A single audit at project start. No ongoing evidence capture. No way to trace what happened between validation and purchase.
Credits exist as line items in databases. Buyers see a serial number, not the evidence chain behind it.
No atomic controls between what a registry issues and what a marketplace sells. Overselling happens when systems are not quantity-synchronized.
How It Works
Every carbon credit on Carbon Upscale's verified path moves through a structured pipeline. Each stage adds evidence, each transition is governed, and the result is public.
When a supplier joins, their organization is credentialed at the server level — not through self-reported headers. The project is classified into either the standard marketplace lane or the verified dMRV lane based on evidence readiness.
Each verified project is connected to a structured impact framework — an Activity Impact Module — that defines what is being measured and against what standard. This replaces vague project descriptions with testable claims.
Instead of a single audit at inception, the platform captures monitoring data as structured checkpoints throughout the project lifecycle. Dates, proof references, and evidence packages are hashed and recorded — creating an evidence trail that is hard to alter retroactively.
Each impact claim follows an enforced lifecycle: draft → submitted → under_review → verified → registry_issued → mint_ready. A claim cannot advance to review without at least one checkpoint. A Validation and Verification Body (VVB) can be assigned for independent review at any stage.
When a claim reaches verified status, registry issuance records track exact quantities: issued, reserved, and minted. An atomic RPC layer ensures that reservations, confirmations, and mints stay synchronized — preventing overselling at the infrastructure level.
The endpoint of the pipeline is not a transaction receipt. It is a public transparency function — get_public_checkpoint_transparency() — that returns checkpoint data, claim status, methodology context, and registry metadata. Accessible to auditors and buyers without credentials.
Marketplace Architecture
Carbon Upscale operates two parallel paths. The standard lane keeps onboarding fast for suppliers who are not yet ready for deep evidence workflows. The verified dMRV lane adds structured checkpoints, governed review, and quantity controls for projects that need higher assurance.
Early Traction
~50
Beta enterprises in pipeline
~500
tCO₂e transacted to date
5
Enterprise customers on recurring plans
Base L2
On-chain anchoring network
Carbon Upscale is in closed beta with approximately 50 enterprise organizations, targeting public beta in Q2 2026. The dMRV pipeline is operational. These are early numbers from a system built for scale, not a scale claim.
Questions
Next Steps
Explore verified projects in the marketplace, or start the supplier onboarding process to bring your project into the pipeline.