Treehouse was established to increase trust and transparency in the voluntary carbon market, actively engaging with project developers and corporates to address the problems they are facing. Central to these issues is the question of how project developers and landowners can benefit from the increasing price of carbon (forecast to be over $100 per ton by 2030), whilst also giving them greater control over their projects and credit distribution.
To address this, we have developed a solution that enables owners of carbon removal projects to secure early-stage funding from corporates in exchange for guaranteed future allocation of credits. The price range of these credits will be agreed in advance, but will be flexible to take into account the rising price of carbon. This ensures that corporates receive a guaranteed supply of credits at a discounted price in exchange for early funding of projects, and uniquely that projects also continue to benefit as prices rise.
All credits issued and distributed from these projects are logged on the blockchain by Treehouse. This creates an immutable record that can be audited, helping to protect against double counting and ensuring maximum transparency and accountability, whilst also providing valuable assistance with corporate ESG reporting.
For Project Developers
Our solution provides an alternative way to secure early stage project funding, but with the ability to maintain control of their project and benefit from price appreciation over time. By registering with Treehouse, Developers can promote their projects to corporate investors, provide project updates to stakeholders, receive legal and project registration assistance, and manage the distribution of credits.
For Corporates
Treehouse provides corporates with a platform to help establish and support projects, whilst securing a future flow of carbon credits to support their net-zero and ESG strategies. By registering with Treehouse, corporates can directly manage their investment, access project updates and high quality media assets and ensure full accountability and reassurance via our blockchain-powered logging system.
How it works
When a corporate has identified a project on our marketplace that they are interested in, the process is initiated. Treehouse drafts legal contracts including the future supply of credits, projected delivery dates, quantities and price ranges. Once agreed, these documents are stored on the Treehouse platform, backed up on blockchain and automated with smart contracts.
During project development, the corporate can log in to the Treehouse platform at any stage to receive regular verification and SDG target progress updates from the project team. Once validated and the credits have been created, the legal agreements are executed on the Treehouse platform and the agreed number of credits are issued to the corporate, subject to the current market price.
At the time of purchase, Treehouse removes the credits from the official registry (e.g. Verra), to eliminate any possibility of double counting. Once issued, the Corporate can use the credits to offset, or trade them to benefit financially from price appreciation.
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