Hyphen Global AG, the world leader in real-time atmospheric-based digital monitoring, reporting and verification (aMRV) solutions, today announces the release of Module SCD0003 (Module for eddy covariance-based continuous quantification of greenhouse gas fluxes), developed in cooperation with voluntary carbon market standard Social Carbon Foundation. In a historic first, the Module enables the recognition of carbon credits verified via greenhouse gas fluxes measured with on-site atmospheric monitoring instrumentation.
Maxx Dilley. Image Credit: Hyphen Global AG
The Module establishes an alternative standard of measurement for carbon credits, shifting away from traditional activity-based methods that rely on standardized emission factors and calculations to estimate emissions reductions or removals, replacing them with direct measurements of greenhouse gas exchanges between the terrestrial surface and the atmosphere. This advancement marks a fundamental shift—the market no longer needs to rely on predictive estimates; it now has access to real-time, continuous measurements that quantify actual greenhouse gas removals or reductions, providing a new level of timeliness, accuracy, and transparency.
The adoption of scientifically rigorous, precision on-site aMRV practices is expected to significantly enhance the monetary value of carbon credits linked to agricultural and nature-based projects, fundamentally transforming the voluntary carbon market similar to how the evolution from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake in blockchain technology unlocked scalability and enabled widespread adoption.
The SCD0003 Module is open-source and available to all carbon projects and MRV providers. It provides authoritative guidance for quantifying carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emission reductions and removals over time through direct, terrestrial-based measurements of the net ecosystem exchange of these gases with the atmosphere.
Hyphen Global will continue working closely with carbon project developers around the world to apply the Module, as it continues to ensure the true value of natural sinks are accurately measured and realised across all global markets. The Module is of particular interest to projects focused on nature-based greenhouse gas removals.
Maxx Dilley, Director of Atmospheric Monitoring Services at Hyphen Global, said: “This is our industry’s tipping point - we can now offer the market a verification system based on atmospheric measurements and hard data. We are incredibly proud to be part of delivering the SCD0003 Module in collaboration with the Social Carbon Foundation. Application of the Module will improve the clarity and credibility of carbon credit MRV enabled by near real-time measurements of greenhouse gases over time, reflecting actual emissions reduction and removal outcomes. This will lead to improved transparency and confidence, increasing trust and thereby increased investment in voluntary carbon markets.”
Mike Davies, CEO of Social Carbon, said: “The rapid evolution of carbon market maturity is core to the Social Carbon global mission. This module has the potential to transform monitoring of natural climate solutions, tracking entire ecosystem GHG fluxes rather than focus on specific carbon pools. We are now moving into an era of rigorous governance and trust; we believe this Module is a vital step in this journey and we are excited to see its implications realised in the months and years to come.”