Objectives of the service
Forest carbon projects play a crucial role in climate mitigation, yet their long-term reliability is increasingly questioned due to climate-driven hazards such as wildfires and ecosystem degradation. CarbonTrust addresses this gap by providing a satellite-based service that quantifies forest carbon stocks and evaluates the risk of future carbon loss. By integrating Earth Observation data, AI-based biomass modelling, historical wildfire records, and IPCC climate scenario projections, the service delivers forward-looking indicators of carbon permanence. The platform transforms complex geospatial data into decision-grade insights that support carbon credit verification, ESG due diligence, climate risk assessment, and sustainable forest management.
CarbonTrust enables stakeholders to move beyond static reporting towards predictive, transparent, and scientifically robust evaluation of carbon assets.
Users and their needs
CarbonTrust supports stakeholders involved in carbon markets, climate finance, and environmental monitoring.
Target users
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Carbon project developers and certification bodies
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ESG investors and financial institutions
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Sustainability consultancies and system integrators
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Environmental agencies and NGOs
Key needs
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Reliable estimation of forest carbon stocks
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Evidence-based verification of carbon performance
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Assessment of wildfire and climate risks affecting permanence
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Standardized indicators for cross-project comparison
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Audit-ready reporting for compliance and ESG disclosure
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Scalable monitoring across remote and large areas
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Easy integration into reporting and decision workflows
Target regions
Global applicability, with strong relevance for Europe, Latin America, Africa, and regions with active carbon markets
Service/ system concept
CarbonTrust delivers geospatial intelligence derived from satellite data and advanced modelling pipelines. The service estimates above-ground biomass and forest carbon stocks, detects vegetation change and degradation, models wildfire risk, and provides climate scenario–based projections to evaluate potential carbon loss and permanence risks. These analyses are synthesised into standardized resilience metrics that support comparison and decision-making. Users can upload or define an Area of Interest through a web interface or API. The platform automatically retrieves satellite and climate data, processes them using AI models, and generates dashboards, maps, and verification-ready reports. The cloud-native architecture ensures scalability, reproducducibility, and auditability. Outputs are delivered through interactive dashboards, downloadable reports, and API-accessible metrics that can be seamlessly integrated into carbon verification workflows and ESG reporting systems.
Space Added Value
Satellite Earth Observation is fundamental to CarbonTrust because it enables consistent, objective, and scalable environmental monitoring. Satellite data provide global coverage, including remote regions, while ensuring repeatable and comparable measurements over time. Their long historical archives support trend analysis, and their frequent revisits allow the rapid detection of environmental change. By combining multi-sensor satellite observations with artificial intelligence and climate scenario modelling, CarbonTrust delivers insights that cannot be achieved through field surveys alone. Compared to traditional monitoring approaches, the service reduces operational costs, improves transparency, and enables forward-looking risk assessments that are essential for carbon market credibility and climate resilience planning.
Current Status
CarbonTrust has been developed and validated through pilot implementations and stakeholder engagement activities. The service integrates multi-source satellite imagery, climate datasets, and AI models to generate carbon stock and wildfire risk indicators.
Pilot testing across multiple regions demonstrated the capability to assess biomass baselines, detect risk exposure, and evaluate future climate-driven impacts under IPCC scenarios. Stakeholder workshops and pilot evaluations confirmed the operational value of the service for carbon verification, ESG due diligence, and sustainability reporting. Current activities focus on expanding pilot deployments, refining risk indicators, and preparing the service for demonstration-scale implementation and commercial rollout.
