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A world of carbon credits to help meet your climate goals

South Pole offers one of the world's largest portfolios of climate action projects to help you make an immediate, cost-effective, strategy-aligned impact on climate change.

Nature-based carbon credits

Nature-based carbon credits

Nature-based credits are generated by projects that harness the power of nature to either avoid or remove greenhouse gas emissions. These include forest protection and reforestation projects. Nature-based projects offer immediate impact, and often create community co-benefits such as sustainable employment.

Technology-based carbon credits

Technology-based carbon credits

Technology based credits are generated by projects that harness the power of nature to either avoid or remove greenhouse gas emissions. These include such things as renewable energy and carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. While some technology-based projects offer immediate impact, others fund the innovation and scale up of new solutions to the climate challenge.

Avoidance credits

Avoidance credits

Avoidance credits are generated by projects that avoid GHG emissions that would otherwise have been put into the atmosphere. They can be nature or tech-based. An example of a nature-based avoidance credit is one generated by forest protection. An example of a tech-based avoidance credit is one generated by a cookstove project.

Removals credits

Removals credits

Removals credits are generated by projects that removed CO2 from the atmosphere. They can be nature or tech-based. An example of a nature-based removals credit is one generated by reforestation. And example of a tech-based removals credit is one generated by a direct air capture project.

Learning and insights

Read more from South Pole

The 2025 Carbon Market Buyer’s Guide

The 2025 Carbon Market Buyer’s Guide

Explore key carbon market trends, compliance, and integrity updates. Download the 2025 Buyer’s Guide for expert insights on carbon credits and Article 6.

Summary of the July 2024 SBTi Update on Scope 3 Emissions Target

Summary of the July 2024 SBTi Update on Scope 3 Emissions Target

Download our summary of the recent SBTi update on scope 3 emissions target and environmental attribute certificates (EACs). Get key insights, actionable takeaways, and expert perspectives - all in one briefing.

A Quick Guide to Article 6

A Quick Guide to Article 6

This 20-minute guide explains Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, why it is important, how it helps countries and companies meet their climate targets, and more.

Who we work with

Why South Pole?

A focus on quality

Our ambition is to lead the market and exceed industry standards on transparency and disclosure for carbon projects.

All around support

From sourcing strategy to retirement and claim guidance, our team provided end-to-end support.

Vast portfolio

With 850+ projects worldwide, we can leverage our global network to identify projects that match your portfolio sourcing strategy.

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