For impact investors
Methane Credits Could Help Fund Forest Projects
SelvaFlux measures methane uptake through tree bark and is developing a crediting method for forest projects. Our 2024 Nature study measured uptake at four upland forest sites and scaled the observations to estimate a global sink. Detailed investor materials are available on request.
Forest project finance
Many Forest Projects Cannot Cover Their Costs
Buyers are committing capital faster than high-integrity forest-carbon projects can be built. These projects are expensive to implement and measure, and carbon revenue often does not cover their full cost. SelvaFlux is developing a credit for the methane a forest absorbs through its bark.
Our main financial calculation estimates methane payments using its warming effect over 20 years (GWP20). We also show the result using 100 years (GWP100). A separate calculation uses GWP*, which accounts for changes in uptake over time. It assumes buyers and registries accept GWP* payments from the start of the project. Read why we use GWP20.
How methane income could affect reforestationForest methane uptake
A Methane Sink Outside Current Credit Methods
Near-Term Cooling
Methane remains in the atmosphere for about a decade and causes more warming per tonne than carbon dioxide during that time. Removing it reduces near-term warming.
Published Methane Measurements
Our 2024 Nature study measured the sink across upland forests worldwide. SelvaFlux estimates uptake from field measurements and remote sensing.
Additional Project Revenue
Methane credits would add revenue to forest projects and lower their break-even credit price. This could help projects that earn too little to attract investment.
Request Investor Materials
SelvaFlux is developing registry methods for bark methane uptake. Our detailed investor materials cover the project economics, methodology status, and work plan.
The homepage explains the business case for forest-project developers.
Methane Accounting Rules
See how GHG Protocol, SBTi, registries and national reporting treat methane, and which rules are changing.