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Dear Editor,
A per-tonne evidentiary record that binds methodology attestation, dollar-per-ton cost decomposition, environmental impact, co-benefit data, and an independent verification pathway into a single signed artefact is the next carbon-market design question. A January 2026 paper in npj Climate Action by Reinhard and Planavsky argued the case. Trellison Institute has been building a reference implementation called a proof pack. Adoption path: corporate procurement, then EU CRCF qualification, then US federal procurement.
The three numbers that matter: 200 million tonnes of voluntary retirements over the past decade; $1 billion+ in 2025 voluntary market value; 50%+ MRV share of total project cost for ocean alkalinity enhancement projects (per University of Hawaii's David Ho). Proof-pack shared infrastructure attacks the last number.
Why the Axios reader cares: the corporate allocator making a net-zero purchase decision is personally exposed to restatement risk if the underlying tonnes don't hold up. Per-tonne evidentiary disclosure is the cheapest hedge.
For an Axios Generate item, the story runs: 'A group of Earth scientists argued in January that carbon removal requires radical transparency. An implementation project at Trellison Institute — with a roster of academic evaluators from Yale, Georgia Tech, Berkeley, Colorado State, and Wageningen — is building the instrument. US federal agencies and the EU are moving toward prescribing the properties. Corporate buyers will demand it first.'
Happy to provide the 400-word version, the roster, and the implementation timeline on request.
— Rob Stillwell
Director, Trellison Institute
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