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Find answers to common questions about GreenEngine Capital’s projects, and impact.

1. CARBON CREDITS & markets

Carbon markets connect environmental projects that reduce or remove greenhouse-gas emissions with governments, companies and organizations seeking to meet climate goals.

Projects may include reforestation, renewable energy and other climate-related activities. Once the environmental results are measured and independently verified, carbon credits may be issued and sold.

GreenEngine intends to develop a long-term supply of verified carbon credits through its 100,000-hectare ARR project. The project is expected to generate several million carbon credits over its 60-year lifecycle to help meet growing global market demand.

One carbon credit generally represents one metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (1 tCO₂e) that has been reduced, avoided or removed from the atmosphere.

To generate carbon credits, a project must follow an approved process. The project is designed and implemented, its environmental results are measured, and an independent third party verifies those results.

Once approved under the applicable carbon standard, the credits are issued through an official registry. They may then be held, transferred or sold to eligible buyers.

Compliance carbon markets are established through government regulations or international programs. Certain companies and industries may be required to reduce their emissions or purchase eligible carbon credits.

Voluntary carbon markets allow companies and organizations to purchase carbon credits as part of their climate commitments, environmental programs or Net Zero plans.

The main difference is that compliance markets are driven by regulatory requirements, while voluntary markets are driven mainly by corporate climate commitments. Both markets create demand for credible and independently verified carbon credits.

Carbon credits are not all the same. Their quality and value depend on the strength of the project, the environmental results achieved and the demand from buyers.

Important factors include:

  • Independent verification
  • Accurate measurement
  • Recognized carbon standards
  • Project type and volume
  • Environmental and community benefits
  • Buyer demand and market eligibility

Credits from well-managed projects with measurable climate benefits, transparent reporting and positive community impact may attract stronger buyer interest.

Carbon credits are becoming an environmental commodity and emerging asset class because they give measurable value to verified climate benefits.

They can help direct private capital toward reforestation, renewable energy and other environmental projects that require significant upfront investment. Demand is being supported by government climate policies, corporate Net Zero commitments, regulated carbon markets and voluntary climate programs.

For project developers, carbon credits can create long-term revenues from verified environmental results. For buyers, they provide access to measurable climate benefits. For investors, the carbon sector provides exposure to environmental projects and climate-related infrastructure.

2. Net Zero 2050 & Climate Goals

Net Zero means reducing greenhouse-gas emissions as much as possible and balancing the remaining emissions through verified carbon removal or other recognized climate measures.

Organizations generally work toward Net Zero by improving energy efficiency, using renewable energy, reducing supply-chain emissions and supporting credible carbon projects. Carbon credits can help address emissions that cannot yet be fully eliminated.

The year 2050 is widely used as a target for achieving Net Zero because climate science indicates that global carbon dioxide emissions must reach approximately Net Zero around mid-century to limit long-term global warming.

The Paris Agreement encourages countries to reduce emissions and strengthen their climate commitments over time. These commitments are supporting long-term demand for renewable energy, reforestation, carbon removal and verified carbon credits.

Governments have established climate targets through the Paris Agreement, national climate plans, carbon-pricing systems and renewable-energy policies.

Many companies have also announced Net Zero targets, emissions-reduction plans and supply-chain commitments. Airlines participate in international programs such as CORSIA, while other industries may operate under regulated or voluntary carbon programs.

Together, these commitments are increasing demand for credible environmental projects and independently verified carbon credits.

Carbon credits allow organizations to support verified projects that reduce or remove greenhouse-gas emissions. They are commonly used for emissions that cannot yet be eliminated through direct operational changes.

A credible Net Zero strategy should first focus on reducing an organization’s own emissions. High-quality carbon credits can then complement those reductions by financing reforestation, renewable energy and other measurable climate activities.

GreenEngine develops reforestation, renewable-energy and sustainable land-management projects designed to produce measurable environmental benefits and long-term commercial value.

Through its 100,000-hectare ARR project, GreenEngine intends to develop a long-term supply of verified carbon credits for companies and organizations working toward their climate commitments. The project is expected to generate several million carbon credits over its 60-year lifecycle, subject to project implementation, monitoring, independent verification and issuance.

The sale of verified credits can generate revenues for GreenEngine while helping finance environmental projects and community-development programs.

3. Global Carbon Demand & Supply

Demand is being supported by government climate policies, corporate Net Zero commitments, regulated carbon markets and voluntary climate programs.

Many organizations cannot eliminate all their emissions immediately. Carbon credits allow them to support verified projects that reduce or remove emissions while they continue improving their own operations.

Growing interest in high-quality carbon removal, reforestation and nature-based projects is also creating demand for long-term supplies of verified credits.

Carbon-credit buyers include technology companies, airlines, manufacturers, financial institutions, energy companies and other large organizations.

Some purchase credits to meet regulatory requirements, while others use them to support Net Zero targets, supply-chain commitments and broader environmental programs.

Buyers increasingly seek projects offering independent verification, measurable climate benefits and positive community impact.

Advance purchases and long-term agreements allow buyers to secure future carbon credits before they are issued. These commitments can provide project developers with greater revenue visibility and help attract the capital required to develop and expand projects.

Major companies are already supporting this approach. Frontier, whose participating buyers include Anthropic, Google, Stripe and Shopify, has committed US$1.8 billion toward permanent carbon removal by 2040. The Symbiosis Coalition, supported by companies including Google, Meta, Microsoft and Salesforce, has committed to contract for more than 20 million tonnes of nature-based carbon removal credits by 2030.

These commitments demonstrate growing corporate demand for dependable, long-term carbon-credit supply. Frontier | Symbiosis Coalition

The carbon market is expanding, but developing high-quality supply takes time. Projects must be financed, implemented, monitored and independently verified before credits can be issued.

As more governments and companies establish climate commitments, demand for credible credits may grow faster than the available supply. This creates a significant commercial opportunity for well-managed projects capable of producing verified credits over many years.

Large-scale reforestation and other nature-based projects can help expand supply while also supporting biodiversity, employment and community development.

GreenEngine intends to develop a long-term supply of verified carbon credits through large-scale reforestation and other environmental projects.

Its 100,000-hectare ARR project is expected to generate several million carbon credits over its 60-year lifecycle, helping supply companies and organizations working toward their climate commitments.

The sale of verified credits can create long-term revenues for GreenEngine while supporting reforestation, environmental protection and community-development programs. Future credits remain subject to project implementation, monitoring, independent verification and issuance.

4. Carbon Project Verification and Issuance

A carbon project begins with identifying suitable land, selecting the project activities and estimating the expected climate benefits.

The developer then prepares the project design using an approved carbon standard and methodology. This explains how the project will be implemented, monitored and measured before it proceeds through validation and registration.

During project validation, an approved independent organization reviews the project design, methodology, calculations and monitoring plan.

The purpose is to confirm that the project meets the requirements of the selected carbon standard. Once the project completes the applicable review and registration process, implementation and monitoring can continue toward future verification.

The project team regularly collects information about planting, tree survival, forest growth and other measurable environmental results.

These results are documented in monitoring reports and reviewed by an approved independent verification body. Verification confirms the eligible carbon reductions or removals achieved during the monitoring period.

Carbon credits may be issued after the project has been implemented, its environmental results have been measured and an independent verification has been completed.

Once the applicable carbon standard approves the verified results, serialized carbon credits are issued through an official registry. The credits may then be held, transferred or sold to eligible buyers.

GreenEngine will coordinate the project-development process with SGS Cameroon and Green Cameroon, working in alignment across technical planning, field implementation, monitoring and documentation.

As an initial project activity, GreenEngine plans to begin with the planting of 10,000 seedlings, supported by its project partners and aligned with the broader 100,000-hectare ARR project.

SGS Cameroon brings relevant technical experience with Verra-aligned carbon-project development. Green Cameroon brings extensive reforestation and field experience, including work connected with Verra VCS and CCB standards.

Their combined experience will support GreenEngine’s project as it moves through development, implementation and monitoring. An approved independent verification body will verify the results before any eligible credits can be issued through the applicable registry.

 

5. Carbon-Credit Sales & Revenues

Verified carbon credits can be sold through several channels:

  • Spot-market sales: Issued credits are sold for near-term delivery at current market prices.
  • Forward sales: Buyers agree to purchase credits expected to be issued in the future.
  • Long-term offtake agreements: Buyers commit to purchasing an agreed volume over several years.
  • Direct corporate sales: Credits are sold directly to companies or organizations.
  • Brokers and marketplaces: Specialized intermediaries connect projects with eligible buyers.

These channels provide projects with access to both immediate sales and long-term revenue opportunities.

Carbon-credit prices are determined by buyers and sellers. There is no single price for every carbon credit.

Prices may be negotiated directly or established through brokers, marketplaces and exchanges. Spot prices reflect current market conditions, while forward and long-term agreements may use prices negotiated for future delivery.

The price of a carbon credit can be influenced by:

  • Project type and location
  • Carbon standard and independent verification
  • Environmental and community benefits
  • Available supply and buyer demand
  • Volume and timing of delivery
  • Spot, forward or long-term contract terms

Credits from large, well-managed projects offering measurable environmental and community benefits may attract stronger buyer interest.

Recent agreements demonstrate that major buyers are securing carbon removals at significant scale:

  • 18 million tonnes: In 2025, Microsoft and Rubicon Carbon announced a framework to facilitate the purchase of 18 million tonnes of ARR carbon-removal credits through 15- to 20-year offtake agreements. Rubicon Carbon
  • 2 million tonnes in Africa: In 2026, Rubicon Carbon announced an agreement to supply Microsoft with 2 million tonnes of ARR carbon-removal credits over nine years from a forestry project in Uganda. Rubicon Carbon
  • US$41 million: Frontier buyers agreed to pay US$41 million for 116,000 tonnes of engineered carbon removal from Arbor, with delivery planned between 2028 and 2030. Frontier
  • More than 78 million tonnes: Microsoft reported contracts with more than 60 carbon-removal projects, representing over 78 million tonnes across ten different removal methods. Microsoft Carbon Removal Portfolio

These transactions show growing demand across nature-based, African forestry and engineered carbon-removal markets. They also demonstrate how long-term purchase commitments can help finance projects and expand future credit supply.

GreenEngine intends to generate revenue by developing and selling verified carbon credits from its 100,000-hectare ARR project.

The project is expected to generate several million carbon credits over its 60-year lifecycle. GreenEngine may sell these credits through spot-market transactions, forward sales, long-term offtake agreements, direct corporate purchases, brokers and established carbon marketplaces.

This diversified sales approach can create short- and long-term revenues for GreenEngine while supplying companies and organizations working toward their climate commitments. All credits remain subject to project implementation, monitoring, independent verification and issuance.

6. ESG, Community and Sustainable Development

GreenEngine projects support environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives.

Environmental priorities include reforestation, renewable energy and sustainable land management. Social priorities include employment, school meals, clean water, education and healthcare. Governance includes professional oversight, independent verification and transparent financial management.

GreenEngine’s activities align with several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

  • SDG 1: No Poverty
  • SDG 2: Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
  • SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 13: Climate Action
  • SDG 15: Life on Land
  • SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

These goals connect GreenEngine’s environmental projects with meaningful social and economic benefits.

GreenEngine has established a school-meals program with UN WFP Cameroon in Ngaoundere and surrounding communities in the Adamawa Region.

The initial 70-day pilot will provide nutritious meals to several hundred schoolchildren during the first school term. It will also support parents, teachers, local farmers and food suppliers.

School-meals funding is incorporated into GreenEngine’s monthly operating expenditures to support the program’s continuity and future expansion.

Learn more on the UN World Food Programme—Cameroon website.

GreenEngine’s preliminary community framework includes school-meals programs, 100-bed community hospitals and clean-water stations with solar-powered pumps.

The Company also intends to support local employment, skills development, schools, farmers, women’s groups and community suppliers.

GreenEngine’s preliminary community framework includes school-meals programs (SDG 2: Zero Hunger), 100-bed community hospitals (SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being), and clean-water stations with solar-powered pumps (SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation and SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy).

The Company also intends to support local employment and skills development (SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth), schools (SDG 4: Quality Education), and local farmers, women’s groups and community suppliers (SDG 1: No Poverty).