CMC-BIOEN protocol · in development
Count bioenergy honestly, effect by effect.
Carbon, water and land are recorded separately: a climate gain never hides a cost elsewhere.
02Situation
Three effects, never added up.
Bioenergy touches climate, water and land at once. Adding them would hide one or the other.
CarbonAvoided emissions, calculated separately.
WaterWithdrawal and consumption, measured in the basin.
LandLand-use change, recorded separately.
03Who gains
What each party gains.
Each effect is proven, then recognised by whoever funds it.
DevelopersA project whose three effects are proven.
OperatorsA clear measure, reusable for their reporting.
BuyersVerified effects, not promises.
TerritoriesA basin whose water and land are tracked.
04Alignment
Credible by construction.
References that auditors, regulators and financers already know.
- Verification
- ISO/IEC 17029
- ISO 14064-3
- Carbon method
- ISO 14064-2
- GHG Protocol
Data reusable in:Company scope 3 decarbonisation · CSRD · ESRS E1 · ISO 14064-1
05What we record
Three records, one project.
Each effect has its own record, with its method and its verifier.
- Carbon: avoided emissions, under the project's carbon method.
- Water: withdrawal and consumption, measured in the basin.
- Land: land-use change, dated and located.
- No addition between the three: each effect reads on its own.
06How it works
From project to registry.
The scope is validated before the first calculation.
01DefineDelimit the plot and the supply chain.
02MeasureMeasure each effect with its own method.
03RecordEnter each effect separately in the registry.
04VerifyAn independent verifier checks. Veracity calculates, never validates.
07The measurement
Measure, not estimate.
Each effect starts from measured or traced data, not a default average.
- Incoming biomass: weighed and traced per batch.
- Water: flows measured on site and in the basin.
- Plots: boundaries and land-use history documented.
08Get started
Are you developing a bioenergy project?
Start with one site: delimit, measure, record.
+Questions
Is the protocol final?
No. CMC-BIOEN is being drafted. It will be tested in pilots before it is published.
Why separate carbon, water and land?
Because adding them would hide one effect behind another: a climate gain does not offset a water cost.
Is biogenic carbon counted?
Biogenic carbon is counted with its own method, without double counting. This is a point the pilots must settle.
Is this a removal credit?
No. The intended mechanism is emission avoidance, not the removal of CO₂ from the atmosphere.
Who verifies?
An accredited body, independent of Veracity (ISO/IEC 17029). Veracity's agent calculates and prepares the evidence; it never validates.
Who can contribute?
Bioenergy project developers, their operators and the territories that track their basin.