Carbon project intelligence

From project idea to
verified credits
— without the guesswork

Carbon Atlas guides project developers through the full pre-verification lifecycle — methodology identification, eligibility assessment, quantification, and PDD drafting — with AI assistance at every stage and a full audit trail throughout.

✓Automated assessment✓Fully cited✓Registry-ready
// Assessment flow
01
Project intake
Questionnaire + document upload
Active
02
Methodology matching
AI identifies best applicable standard
Verra · Gold Standard
03
Eligibility assessment
Find out if your project qualifies
Automated
04
Carbon quantification
See your credit potential — fully cited
Auditable
05
Export & submit
Registry-ready PDD + audit trail
Verra · Gold Standard
// Our vision

Building a carbon project is hard enough.
Proving it shouldn't have to be.

Turning real climate work into recognized impact means proving it, line by line. Every decision and every value has to be backed by a citation a validator can follow, which takes months of specialist effort.

Carbon Atlas does that groundwork as software. It automates what can be automated, drafts what needs judgement, and traces every result back to its source, so the impact holds up to a validator. We're building this pre-verification layer for Saudi Arabia's growing carbon market, helping developers, consultancies, and registries spend less time proving good projects qualify, and more time bringing them to market.

Backed byKAUST
// How it works

Qualify, Assess, Quantify, Document

Carbon Atlas guides every project through four phases, from first screening to a registry-ready PDD, testing eligibility at every step so problems surface early, not after months of work.

01Qualify
ScreeningGeography, sector, scale and baseline, read from your documents.
Methodology recommendationBest-fit methodologies, ranked with a clear rationale.
Eligibility assessmentEvery criterion checked: what passes, what needs more information, what blocks.
02Assess
AdditionalityPick the right test, add evidence, run the assessment.
Baseline scenarioThe no-project counterfactual, from auditable sources.
03Quantify
QuantificationCredit potential from published formulas, every figure cited.
Monitoring planParameters, frequency and owners for the crediting period.
04Document
PDD draftingYour Project Design Document, drafted section by section.
Validator handover & exportA registry-ready document plus a full audit trail.
// Full lifecycle coverage

Nine stages, zero guesswork

Carbon Atlas covers the complete pre-verification lifecycle, from first intake to registry-submittable PDD, with you in control at every stage.

STAGE 01
Screening
Tell us about your project: geography, sector, activity type, scale, and baseline conditions. Upload any existing documents and we'll read them for you.
AI-assisted
STAGE 02
Methodology Recommendation
We match your project to the carbon methodologies it qualifies for and rank them by fit, so you can choose the right path with a clear rationale.
You decide
STAGE 03
Eligibility Assessment
Carbon Atlas checks every methodology criterion against your project data, tells you exactly what passes, what needs more information, and what blocks issuance.
Automated
STAGE 04
Additionality
Demonstrate that your project would not have happened without carbon credit revenue. Pick the right test for your methodology, upload supporting evidence, and run the assessment.
Decision support
STAGE 05
Baseline Scenario
Establish the no-project counterfactual against which your credits are measured. Carbon Atlas walks you through the methodology's baseline rules with auditable sources.
Fully auditable
STAGE 06
Quantification
See how many credits your project could generate, and how that number was calculated. Every figure is based on published formulas, with sources cited and assumptions made transparent.
Fully auditable
STAGE 07
Monitoring Plan
Lay out the data you will need to collect during the crediting period: parameters, frequency, calibration, and responsible parties. Generated against the methodology's monitoring requirements.
Methodology-driven
STAGE 08
PDD Drafting
Your Project Design Document, the formal submission to the registry, drafted for you section by section with AI assistance. You review and approve each part before anything is finalised.
You stay in control
STAGE 09
Export & Submit
Download your completed PDD as a registry-ready document, along with a full audit trail showing how every number was derived. Ready to submit to Verra, Gold Standard, or your chosen registry.
Export-ready
// Built for the Saudi workflow

Built for the Saudi workflow:
methodologies, registries, industries

Carbon Atlas is structured around the projects the Kingdom actually runs, the registries it submits to, and the methodologies that apply. GCOM, Saudi Arabia's national crediting mechanism, sits alongside Verra and Gold Standard, with KSA-aware defaults throughout our knowledge base.

GCOM · Saudi ArabiaVerra VCSGold StandardCDM
Flagship
Waste Heat Recovery
WHR: industrial off-gas to energy
Recovering waste heat, gas, or pressure from industrial facilities for power, heat, or mechanical energy. Flagship methodology ACM0012 (Verra VCS, CDM), recognised under GCOM. Runner-up coverage: AMS-III.Q.
Live
Energy Efficiency
Industrial efficiency upgrades
Process, equipment, and facility efficiency improvements across heavy industry. Methodologies ACM0014, AMS-II.D (Verra VCS, CDM), recognised under GCOM.
Live
Energy Efficiency
Thermal & appliance efficiency
Efficient cookstoves and thermal end-use for households and industry. Methodology AMS-II.G (Gold Standard, CDM), recognised under GCOM.
Live
Waste
Landfill gas capture
Capturing and destroying methane from managed landfill sites. Methodology ACM0001 (Verra VCS, CDM), recognised under GCOM.
Live
Waste
Methane avoidance
Composting and biogas from organic and agricultural waste. Methodologies AMS-III.AO, AMS-III.G (CDM, Gold Standard), recognised under GCOM.
Live
Waste
Biomass cogeneration
Power and heat from biomass residues and waste-to-energy. Methodology ACM0006 (Verra VCS, CDM), recognised under GCOM.
Live
Transport
EV fleets & charging
Electric and hybrid vehicle fleets and charging infrastructure. Methodologies AMS-III.S, VMR0014 (Gold Standard, Verra VCS, CDM), recognised under GCOM.
Live
Transport
Low-carbon mobility
Modal shift and fuel-efficiency programmes across the network. Methodologies AMS-III.AA, AMS-III.AY, VM0038 (Gold Standard, Verra VCS, CDM), recognised under GCOM.
Flagship
Waste Heat Recovery
WHR: industrial off-gas to energy
Recovering waste heat, gas, or pressure from industrial facilities for power, heat, or mechanical energy. Flagship methodology ACM0012 (Verra VCS, CDM), recognised under GCOM. Runner-up coverage: AMS-III.Q.
Live
Energy Efficiency
Industrial efficiency upgrades
Process, equipment, and facility efficiency improvements across heavy industry. Methodologies ACM0014, AMS-II.D (Verra VCS, CDM), recognised under GCOM.
Live
Energy Efficiency
Thermal & appliance efficiency
Efficient cookstoves and thermal end-use for households and industry. Methodology AMS-II.G (Gold Standard, CDM), recognised under GCOM.
Live
Waste
Landfill gas capture
Capturing and destroying methane from managed landfill sites. Methodology ACM0001 (Verra VCS, CDM), recognised under GCOM.
Live
Waste
Methane avoidance
Composting and biogas from organic and agricultural waste. Methodologies AMS-III.AO, AMS-III.G (CDM, Gold Standard), recognised under GCOM.
Live
Waste
Biomass cogeneration
Power and heat from biomass residues and waste-to-energy. Methodology ACM0006 (Verra VCS, CDM), recognised under GCOM.
Live
Transport
EV fleets & charging
Electric and hybrid vehicle fleets and charging infrastructure. Methodologies AMS-III.S, VMR0014 (Gold Standard, Verra VCS, CDM), recognised under GCOM.
Live
Transport
Low-carbon mobility
Modal shift and fuel-efficiency programmes across the network. Methodologies AMS-III.AA, AMS-III.AY, VM0038 (Gold Standard, Verra VCS, CDM), recognised under GCOM.
// Eligibility assessment

Know your status — and understand why

Every criterion of the matched methodology is evaluated against your project by a rule, not a language model — the same inputs always give the same determination, and each row cites the paragraph it came from. Where a criterion needs professional judgement, Carbon Atlas holds it for review rather than quietly passing it.

  • ✓
    Deterministic evaluation — never a model's verdict
  • ✓
    Answers carried from screening, never asked twice
  • ✓
    Judgement calls held for review, never auto-passed
  • ✓
    Every value traced to the document it came from
  • ✦
    Ask the assistant to explain any criterion
Preliminary eligibility assessment
Two items are still open
INCOMPLETE
3 pass1 pending1 awaiting review
// Applicability — ACM0012 v06.0 · Verra VCS · CDM
PassPendingAwaiting review
Applicability
A-01Project recovers waste energy from a WECM stream and converts it to useful energy● PASS
Gate check · confirmed at screening
A-04Project falls under Category 1 or Category 2 recovery● PASS
Derived: Category 1 — previously unutilised
A-05No regulation requires the facility to recover the waste energy● PASS
Carried from screening: not legally required
A-06If waste pressure is recovered, it must generate measurable electricity● PENDING
Confirm the output is metered electricity+ Ask AI
A-07Capacity expansion must be treated as Greenfield for the baseline● ADVISORY
Held for consultant review
AI Assistant
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A-06 · Para. 7 (b)If waste pressure is recovered, it must generate measurable electricity
You
What does A-06 mean for my project?
Carbon Atlas
It only bites if your waste stream is pressure — a turbo-expander on a gas letdown station, say.

Where it applies, ACM0012 covers you only if that pressure generates electricity you can meter.

You
We recover waste heat, not pressure.
Carbon Atlas
Then A-06 is not applicable here. Mark it so and the row stops counting against your determination — it is not a failure.

Your heat recovery is covered by A-01 and A-02, both already passing.

Ask a follow-up question…→
// The team

The people behind Carbon Atlas

Jude Alaama
Jude Alaama
Co-founder & CEO

Environmental Engineering at Columbia & Energy Transition Consulting at S&P Global. Drives Carbon Atlas's product implementation, translating methodologies into software the Kingdom can use.

M. Ruhan Goltay
M. Ruhan Goltay
Co-founder & CTO

Software Development at 42 Abu Dhabi and Engineering at Khalifa University. Handles Carbon Atlas's platform architecture, from the backend engine to API logic, ensuring deterministic AI.

Ali Bohliga
Ali Bohliga
Co-founder & COO

Computer Science at the University of Virginia. Runs Carbon Atlas's operations and reaching out to key partnerships, keeping delivery aligned with the needs of developers, consultancies, and registries.

Advisory board
Sultan Saud Alsaif
Sultan Saud Alsaif
Energy, Utilities & Sustainability Expert

Advises on energy and sustainability strategy, with firsthand insight into how Gulf industrial and energy projects actually develop, and opens doors across the regional carbon market.

Mikkel Draebye
Mikkel Draebye
Professor of Entrepreneurship @ KAUST

Advises on business planning and market study, helping shape the go-to-market and commercial strategy.

Amr Talaat Abdel-Hamid
Amr Talaat Abdel-Hamid
Instructional Professor of Technology @ KAUST

Advises on the technology and engineering direction of the platform, grounding it in academic and technical rigour.

Get in touch
hello@carbonatlas-sa.com