Isometric and @CharmIndustrial are featured in @WSJ.today. Learn about verifying Charm's first credits and why scientifically rigorous monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) is key to ensuring verified, high-quality carbon credits become the norm.

Grounded in scientific rigor, transparency, and aligned incentives, these credits represent a significant step forward in scaling carbon dioxide removal—responsibly and fast.

@GianaAmador Amador, Executive Director of the Carbon Removal Alliance, described the issuance as “an important milestone for marine carbon removal,” highlighting how these technologies leverage the ocean’s role as the world’s greatest carbon sink.

The credits were certified under Isometric’s industry-first Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement from Coastal Outfalls Protocol, and the data and calculations behind each credit are fully transparent and publicly available on the Isometric Registry.

OAE is a promising carbon removal pathway with the potential to remove billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It can be deployed using existing infrastructure and can help mitigate ocean acidification, benefiting marine ecosystems.

These credits demonstrate that ocean-based solutions like OAE can be accurately and robustly quantified—and set the standard for future credits.

Generated by @planetary_tech’s Tufts Cove project in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the 625 credits are not only the first OAE credits, but also the first independently verified carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits from any marine pathway.

A major milestone for marine carbon removal—Isometric has issued the world’s first independently verified Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) credits to Planetary, to be delivered to @British_Airways, @Shopify, and @stripe.

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Carbon removal supplier @Arcaclimate provided key input during development and plans to use the protocol for projects across Australia and Canada. Expert reviewers from @wsp, @RockyMtnInst, @HeriotWattUni and @cardiffuni also contributed to the development of this protocol.

The OSEM Protocol allows for a variety of feedstocks to be used, including industrial by-products such as mine tailings and waste rock, and is designed for use in both operational and closed mining sites, as well as other industrial settings.

OSEM accelerates this process by increasing the rate of reaction between carbon dioxide and feedstocks. This is done by physically manipulating the materials to increase surface area, or by pre-treating them using thermal, chemical or physical methods to increase reactivity.

OSEM builds on the natural mineralization process, where alkaline rocks or minerals—known as feedstocks—react with atmospheric carbon dioxide to form stable carbonate minerals, storing the carbon for thousands of years.

Certification of the Open System Ex-Situ Mineralization (OSEM) Protocol follows a comprehensive public consultation that included input from buyers, suppliers, and leading academics.

Isometric has certified the world’s first protocol for durable carbon removal in the mining industry.

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The detailed data behind each WAE credit is publicly available on the Isometric Registry, ensuring that each credit represents one tonne of carbon dioxide durably removed from the atmosphere.

With nearly 110,000 wastewater plants, WAE could remove hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.

WAE is an exciting CDR pathway because of its potential for scale. It integrates with existing infrastructure, leverages existing permits and uses abundant, low-cost minerals.

The 104.4 credits were generated from CREW’s project in New Haven, Connecticut, and certified under Isometric’s industry-first, scientifically rigorous Wastewater Alkalinity Enhancement Protocol. This project was independently validated and verified by @350Solutions.

This is a major milestone for carbon dioxide removal (CDR)—demonstrating WAE’s potential and setting the standard for all future WAE credit deliveries.