Around the world, newly emerging greenhouse gas markets have developed as the carbon reduction industry has grown to a multi-billion dollar marketplace. Global initiatives such as the Kyoto Protocol are creating standards that will allow industry to meet important carbon emission reductions under a cap and trade agreement. Since no single government entity maintains oversight of these markets, a strong need for reputable and reliable third-party validation and verification was created through the International Organization for Standards under ISO standard 14065.
Beyond Smart Cities Carbon Accounting and Finance services provide third party validation and verification of carbon emissions reductions that allow qualifying offset projects to trade carbon credits on global carbon exchanges. As an accredited verification and validation body under ISO 14065, Beyond Smart Cities utilizes recognized greenhouse accounting techniques to ensure that carbon reductions meet the requirements for international trading. Beyond Smart Cities offers expertise in the Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Initiative project based certification procedures of the Kyoto Protocol, with special emphasis on energy efficient projects. Further, accreditation from ISO empowers Beyond Smart Cities to verify carbon emission reductions globally for various carbon exchanges, including:
- Global Climate Exchange
- European Climate Exchange
- Australian Climate Exchange
- Chicago Climate Exchange
Beyond Smart Cities’s extensive experience in efficient energy offset projects creates additional value for our clients through carbon reduction consulting and carbon finance assistance. This experience allows us to optimize the performance of offset projects, insuring our clients achieve the maximum carbon asset.
Carbon Finance Consulting Services
Certified emission reductions and their expected future cash flow represent additional revenue streams that offer capital intensive energy efficient projects greater return on investment. Beyond Smart Cities provides clients a range of transaction models, from directly purchasing the project’s credits, arranging specific buyers for credits, providing access to the carbon pooling facilities that we manage, to bringing investors and project finance as part of the transaction.
Finance Services for Project Developers
Beyond Smart Cities helps project owners identify sources of investor financing. To ensure the lowest financing costs for our client partners, we work closely with project lenders and take measures to incorporate the proceeds from the carbon transactions in the financing structure of the project.
One way we work with developers is to form early commitments to purchase carbon credits, in lieu of our advisory services. This transaction type aligns our long term interests with the project developer, and provides a long term partnership model to both parties.
Our consultants also help project developers negotiate the best price and terms for their emission reduction sale transactions. Beyond Smart Cities, with the help of its efficient carbon consultants, provides project developers with consulting services to develop and design forward contracts and transaction structures for long term carbon emission transactions. We identify buyers for the credits, and negotiate long term forward sale contracts on behalf of our client partners.
