Project development, management and consulting services

The Carbon Pool is a member of the Carbon Pool Holdings group of companies which provide a wide range of services in the emerging market for greenhouse gas emission reductions, including:

Carbon pooling services

• Establishment of carbon pools
• Management of carbon rights
• Trading in carbon credits
• Risk management against contingent carbon liabilities

Consulting Services

• Advice to governments, NGOs and the private sector on international, national and state policies, legislation and programs in the areas of climate change and carbon trading
• Advice to the private sector on a range of carbon market issues under various established carbon markets, including the New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme, the Commonwealth Government’s Greenhouse FriendlyTM program, and the Clean Development Mechanism
• Advice on business, legal, contractual, scientific, carbon accounting and survey issues relevant to land and forest owners

Services to forest carbon projects

• Project inception, development and management
• Field measurement of forests to determine carbon stocks
• Development of forest growth models appropriate to a range of forest management and reforestation projects
• Use of Geographic Information Systems, satellite imagery and aerial photography for project planning and management
• Carbon stocks modelling over time under intended management regimes for a range of species and species mixtures
• Use of the Australian Greenhouse Office’s FullCAM Carbon Accounting Toolbox and the WRI/ WBCSD Greenhouse Gas Protocol
• Verification services for Land Use Change and Forestry sector

Services to renewable energy and energy efficiency projects

• Advice on and assessment of energy use and development of comprehensive greenhouse emission inventories and performance indicators
• Advice on and development of greenhouse emission reduction strategies, including assistance with implementation and tracking of progress
• Assistance with development of project design documents and other relevant application documentation for project accreditation
• Assistance with application processes, including project validation and verification