Carbon projects are complex undertakings that demand expertise across science, finance, policy, and community engagement
For Investors
C4 offers access to a carefully curated pipeline of carbon projects that have undergone rigorous internal scrutiny. Each project is designed to deliver high-integrity credits, backed by a scientifically robust plan that ensures measurable carbon outcomes. Beyond carbon, these projects are built to generate tangible community benefits and create a lasting positive impact on both people and the environment.
Investment Opportunities
C4 curates and maintains a repository of carbon projects, all of which have undergone our rigorous due diligence. Our project compendium includes
Opportunities at multiple stages, from concept development to up-and-running initiatives requiring scale funding
Projects across the spectrum of carbon avoidance and reduction, and covering a wide range of methodologies including Nature Based Solutions, engineered Carbon Capture & Storage; renewable, clean and smart energy; and Blue Carbon
Initiatives around the world, with a focus on the highest potential removal and avoidance environments in Africa, Latin America, South East Asia and the Pacific.
Search the portal below to identify projects that fit your investment profile and goals.
Botswana REDD+
Botswana
Key Details
- Stage: Under Development
- Size: 20 million hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Development
- Methodology: VERRA VM0042, 47 and 48
- Activities: Improved grassland, grazing and fire+: 100 years
- Land Tenure: Government land
- ~20 Million potential carbon credits available
Status & Approvals
- Government approval pending
Angola REDD+
Angola
Key Details
- Stage: Under Development
- Size: 11 million hectares
- C4’s Role: Developer
- Stage: Under Validation
- Activities: REDD+: 100 years
- Land Tenure: Government land
- ~20 Million potential carbon credits available
Status & Approvals
- Agreements signed by government
- Set to become the biggest REDD+ project in the world
- Partnership with Conserve Global, National Geographic and the WildBird Trust
Useful links
USA Project
United States of America
Key Details
- Stage: Under Development
- Size: 40,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Validation
- Activities: Improved Agricultural Land Management (IALM)
- Methodology: VM0042
- Project Lifespan: 100 years
- Land Tenure: Private land
- ~9 Million potential carbon credits available
Status & Approvals
- Listed as under validation with Verra
Useful links
Caraga ARR
Philippines
Key Details
- Stage: Under Development
- Size: 50,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Development
- Activities: Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation (ARR)Methodology: VM0047, CCB
- Project Lifespan: 50 years
- Land Tenure: Communal land with CADTs (Communal Ancestral Domain Titles)
Caraga REDD+
Philippines
Key Details
- Stage: Under Development
- Size: 110,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Development/Implementation by Client
- Activities: REDD+ Forest Conservation
- Methodology: VM0048, CCB
- Project Lifespan: 50 years
- Land Tenure: Communal land with CADTs (Communal Ancestral Domain Titles)
- ~60 Million potential carbon credits available
Status & Approvals
- Listed as under development with Verra
Ghana
Ghana
Key Details
- Stage: Under Development
- Size: 11,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Production Cost: Not specified
- Stage: Under Development
- Activities: ARR, Enhanced Rock Weathering, Terrestrial Sequestration of Biomass, Biochar
- Methodology: VM0047, PURO Terrestrial Storage of Biomass, PURO Enhanced Rock Weathering, VM0044
- Project Lifespan: 40 years
- Land Tenure: Communal land
- ~3 Million potential carbon credits available
Status & Approvals
- Government endorsement: Endorsed by the King
Spekboom
South Africa
Key Details
- Size: 12,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Development
- Activities: Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation (ARR)
- Methodology: VM0047
- Project Lifespan: 40 years
- Land Tenure: Private land
- COAS Eligible
- ~4.8 Million potential carbon credits available
Status & Approvals
- Verra listing expected in October
Useful links
Wild Coast
South Africa
Key Details
- Size: 100,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Development
- Activities: Improved Grassland Management (IGM)
- Methodology: VM0032
- Project Lifespan: 40 years
- Land Tenure: Communal land
- COAS Eligible
- ~8 Million potential carbon credits available
PIAN UPE
Uganda
Key Details
- Size: 200,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Development
- Activities: ARR, Improved Agricultural Land Management, Improved Cookstove Distribution
- Methodology: VM0042, VM0047, VM0050
- Project Lifespan: 40 years
- Land Tenure: Government-owned reserves
- ~7.4 Million potential credits available
Status & Approvals
- Endorsed by Uganda Wildlife Authority
- Government endorsement pending
- Government-owned reserves
MTPA
South Africa
Key Details
- Size: 115,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Technical Partner
- Stage: Under Development
- Activities: Improved Grassland Management (IGM)
- Methodology: VM0032
- Project Lifespan: 40 years
- Land Tenure: Provincial government land with signed agreements with Community Property Associations (CPAs)
- COAS Eligible
- ~7 million potential credits available
Status & Approvals
- Draft PDD uploaded to Verra
- Provincial government land with Community Property Association agreements
- Government Endorsement Received
- Offset agreement in place
Save The Sands
South Africa
Key Details
- Size: 25,000 hectares
- C4’s Role: Developer
- Stage: Under Development
- Activities: Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation (ARR)
- Methodology: VM0047, CCB
- Project Lifespan: 40 years
- Land Tenure: Communal land with signed agreements with traditional leaders
- COAS Eligible
- ~6.6 million potential credits available
Status & Approvals
- Municipal and DFFE endorsed
- Listed as under development with Verra
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