Aether Carbon, is a state-of-the-art spot trading platform specifically tailored for carbon credits.
The word…Aether…. means "pure, fresh air" or "clear sky" In Greek mythology
We embark on a transformative journey to combat climate change and create a sustainable future.
Aether Carbon offers a secure marketplace for buying and selling carbon credits. Organizations can offset their carbon footprint and demonstrate environmental stewardship while adhering to internationally recognized standards and methodologies. Our advanced world class carbon credit registry system ensures transparency and accountability, tracking, validating, and verifying the ownership and transfer of credits.
Powered by cutting-edge technology and built to comply with the stringent standards set by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), our platform provides a trusted and efficient marketplace for spot trading of carbon credits.
Whether you are a buyer, seller, or intermediary, Aether Carbon is your gateway to participating in the global carbon credit market. Together, let us leverage the power of technology, to shape a world where we can clear the skies and where sustainability thrives.
Aether Carbon leverages the principles of traditional commodity exchange architecture to revolutionize the trading of carbon credits. Similar to how traditional commodities like corn, soybeans, and crude oil are traded through digital receipts representing commodities held in a warehouse, Aether Carbon applies this concept to the trading of carbon credits with predefined specifications. We are able to orgainze carbon credits with appropriate tagging, around the markets they serve.
Our platform integrates seamlessly with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) principles and aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By facilitating carbon credit trading, we contribute directly to SDG 13: Climate Action, empowering businesses and individuals to take decisive steps towards a low-carbon future.
Embrace the power of Aether Carbon and seize the opportunity to drive positive change. Our platform offers a marketplace for carbon trading and a robust world class carbon credit registry, ensuring transparency and trust. Join us on this transformative journey where ancient wisdom meets modern innovation, creating a world where sustainability thrives, one carbon credit at a time.
We embark on a transformative journey to combat climate change and create a sustainable future.
Aether Carbon offers a secure marketplace for buying and selling carbon credits. Organizations can offset their carbon footprint and demonstrate environmental stewardship while adhering to internationally recognized standards and methodologies. Our advanced world class carbon credit registry system ensures transparency and accountability, tracking, validating, and verifying the ownership and transfer of credits.
Powered by cutting-edge technology and built to comply with the stringent standards set by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), our platform provides a trusted and efficient marketplace for spot trading of carbon credits.
Whether you are a buyer, seller, or intermediary, Aether Carbon is your gateway to participating in the global carbon credit market. Together, let us leverage the power of technology, to shape a world where we can clear the skies and where sustainability thrives.
Every tradable carbon credit on the Aether Carbon platform has been verified and authenticated by our standards partners, Inclusive Carbon Standard (ICS) (weblink https://inclusivecarbon.org/) prior to being available for trading. Each carbon credit that is applied for must be vetted and approved by the Environmental Integrity Committee (EIC) of the Inclusive Carbon Standard (ICS) is to ensure the environmental integrity of the Inclusive Carbon Credits issued by the ICS.
This process provides confidence to clients that the reported information and associated characteristics of an environmental credit are a faithful, true and a fair account of the credits in question and shows Aether Carbon’s strong commitment to transparency and to a higher level of trust.
Ensure trust through verification! Take control of your carbon credits by examining their origin, trading history, and methodology firsthand. Be confident that the credits you have purchased align with your impact strategy, empowering you to make informed decisions about your sustainability initiatives.
Aether Carbon is an online electronic spot trading platform that enables buyers and sellers to engage in real-time trading of cash for carbon offsets (or credits). We extend a warm welcome to any registered company interested in purchasing or selling carbon offsets that are registered under the Inclusive Carbon Standard (ICS) (weblink https://inclusivecarbon.org/ )
Let carbon buyers find you, and sell your carbon credits directly to corporations, banks or individuals.
Carbon credit transactions on the Aether platform are publicly visible. This makes price discovery possible and gives you a better negotiation basis when setting prices for your credits.
Buy and retire Aether carbon credits fast and independently. Share milestones towards your net-zero strategy with full transparency.
Everyone can buy, retire, or innovate with Aether carbon credits. This creates healthy and diversified carbon credit demand sources across various stakeholders.
Our use of open source software enables us to provide a world class post-trade platform faster and at better value than proprietary systems. We are serious about security; our systems meet the highest standards for keeping data protected. All our systems are hosted in cloud reducing cost and adding another layer of security.
We also support all industry standard protocols including;
and others which help provide for easy connectivity to exchanges, brokers, central banks and other participants. This also helps us to better meet CPMI-IOSCO PFMIs requirements. For more information follow this link (https://www.iosco.org/about/?subsection=cpmi_iosco)
The Aether Carbon system is a fully featured registry system. It carries out custody and electronic settlement, with trades validated and settlement positions created and updated in real time for the settlement participants. We offer comprehensive settlement reports before and after the trade events.
The system can seamlessly interface with other trading platform using FIX, and with brokers, settlement banks and custodians using SWIFT ISO15022/20022.
We also offer a QR code on carbon credit certificates that can be used to validate them in real time using a smartphone.
Voluntary carbon credits, also known as Verified Emission Reductions (VERs) or voluntary emission reductions, are a type of carbon credit that represents a reduction or removal of greenhouse gas emissions that is not mandated by regulatory frameworks. Unlike compliance credits, which are issued under regulatory schemes like cap-and-trade systems, voluntary carbon credits are generated through projects or activities that are undertaken voluntarily by organizations or individuals to mitigate their carbon footprint.
These projects can vary widely in nature and can include activities such as reforestation and afforestation projects, renewable energy installations, energy efficiency improvements, methane capture from landfills, or other initiatives aimed at reducing or removing greenhouse gas emissions. The carbon credits generated from these projects are typically verified and certified by independent third-party organizations to ensure their environmental integrity.
Voluntary carbon credits provide a means for individuals, businesses, and organizations to take proactive action on climate change and demonstrate their commitment to sustainability beyond regulatory compliance. By purchasing and retiring these credits, they can effectively offset or compensate for their own emissions, contributing to the overall reduction of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.
A carbon offset is a mechanism that allows individuals, businesses, and organizations to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions by supporting projects or activities that reduce or remove carbon dioxide (CO2) or other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. The concept behind carbon offsets is to balance out the emissions produced in one place by reducing emissions or increasing removals elsewhere.
When a carbon offset is purchased, the funds are typically invested in projects that achieve emission reductions or removals. These projects can take various forms, such as renewable energy projects (e.g., wind farms or solar installations), reforestation and afforestation initiatives, methane capture from landfills or agricultural activities, energy efficiency projects, or initiatives that enhance sustainable practices in communities.
The emission reductions or removals achieved by these projects are quantified and independently verified to ensure their credibility and adherence to recognized standards and methodologies. The amount of carbon offset is measured in metric tons of CO2-equivalent and represents the reduction or removal of greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions being offset.
Carbon offsets provide a way for individuals and organizations to take responsibility for their carbon footprint beyond what they can directly reduce. By purchasing and retiring carbon offsets, they can effectively neutralize their emissions by supporting projects that offset an equivalent amount of emissions elsewhere.