The Global Carbon Council (GCC) participated in a focused session on linking products and services with Carbon Dioxide Removals (CDR) to modulate carbon intensity, contributing to discussions on the evolving role of carbon markets in enabling transparent and scalable climate solutions.
The session brought together stakeholders to examine how emerging frameworks are driving the convergence of voluntary and compliance carbon markets, and the increasing importance of integrating CDR solutions into broader carbon market mechanisms.
During the session, GCC highlighted its positioning to support this transition, particularly as markets evolve to incorporate both traditional offsets and CDR pathways. GCC emphasized the growing relevance of Direct Air Capture (DAC) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) approaches, and its readiness to serve emerging CDR markets.
A key focus of the discussion was the ongoing shift from project-level accounting to product-level carbon attribution, reflecting the rising demand from consumers and regulators for traceability at the level of individual products and services. In this context, GCC underscored the role of its registry infrastructure in enabling such traceability, positioning it as an infrastructure of integrity for CDR markets.
GCC also highlighted its Carbon Market Infrastructure (CMI) as a critical enabler of transparency, interoperability, and efficient market functioning across both voluntary and compliance systems.
Drawing from its experience in MRV-driven and programmatic approaches, GCC shared insights on how streamlined Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) services can support faster credit issuance and more efficient market access. Reference was made to large-scale initiatives such as the World Bank’s ASCENT program, illustrating how lessons from such approaches can inform the development of CDR markets and enable credits to reach the market in reduced timeframes.
GCC continues to strengthen its digital infrastructure and market mechanisms to support the development of scalable, high-integrity carbon markets globally.
