How does Sylvera help developers model carbon project outcomes?

Biomass Atlas gives you accurate, time-series carbon stock data for any project area — globally, at 30m resolution, going back to 2000. You can use this to build yield forecasts, model different design scenarios, and stress-test your assumptions before committing capital. Earth Analytics then takes that data and produces the specific methodology outputs you need — so you're not just modelling in theory, you're producing outputs you can plug directly into registration and reporting workflows.

Why is Sylvera's biomass data more accurate than alternatives?

Most biomass approaches rely on allometric plot-based methods that cover less than 15% of a project area, or on proxies like NDVI that saturate quickly and don't track real carbon change. Sylvera's Multi-Scale LiDAR approach — built on $10M+ in proprietary field campaigns across 250,000+ hectares — delivers tree-level accuracy with 3% error, validated at below 9% error at project scale.

Which methodologies does Sylvera's Earth Analytics support?

Earth Analytics covers VM0047, VM0048, CAR and ACR IFM v2.1 baseline requirements, with ongoing development across additional methodologies. Sylvera works directly with standards bodies and has been selected to provide Biomass Atlas data to multiple registries — so methodology alignment is built in.

How quickly can I get data for a project I'm involved with?

Biomass Atlas data for a given area of interest is typically returned in hours via API. More complex Earth Analytics engagements — such as full VM0047 inception packages — depend on project specifics but are substantially faster and cheaper than traditional consultant-led approaches.

How do I know the biomass data will hold up with my registry or auditor?

Sylvera's teams actively align analysis with methodology requirements and engage directly with technical teams at standards bodies. Every output includes explicit uncertainty bounds and documented methodology. For first-of-a-kind use cases, Sylvera will engage with your registry or auditor alongside you. Sylvera is also ISO 27001 compliant — the leading international standard for information security — so your project data is handled to institutional standards throughout.

Same project type, up to 5× the price

Improved cookstove credits range from commodity-cheap to genuine premium. Sylvera Ratings show which projects command the higher price — and the quality that justifies it.

See how Sylvera rates cookstove projects

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The clearest quality premium in the market

A CORSIA-eligible, BBB-rated cookstove project commands around $20 per credit, against a market average of $4.54 — close to a five-fold difference for the same project type. Few categories show the value of quality so plainly.

That spread is the whole argument for diligence. Two cookstove credits can look identical on a registry and differ by 5× in price because one holds up to scrutiny and the other does not. A rating is how you know which you are buying.

The fastest-growing category by issuance

Cookstoves grew to 26% of all new issuances in Q1 2026, the fastest-growing category by volume. More supply means more choice — and a wider gap between the best and worst projects.

Post-2023 methodology reforms have made buyers appropriately quality-anxious. Reforms improved the category’s credibility overall, but they also mean older and newer credits are not equivalent, and the differences reward buyers who look closely.

What drives a cookstove credit’s quality

Sylvera holds proprietary biomass data on more than 48 million trees, making it the most credible independent source on ARR quality. That measurement depth is the difference between estimating a project’s carbon and verifying it.

Usage and adoption

Whether stoves are actually used as assumed, the single biggest driver of real impact.

Emission factors and methodology

Whether the project uses conservative, current assumptions rather than generous legacy ones.

Additionality and over-crediting risk

Whether claimed savings reflect reality on the ground.

CORSIA eligibility

Confirmed at the project level for buyers with compliance needs.

Questions buyers ask

Are cookstove carbon credits high quality?

It depends heavily on the project. Post-2023 methodology reforms raised the bar, but quality still varies widely — which is why a top-rated, CORSIA-eligible cookstove credit can trade at roughly 5× the market average. The category is not uniformly good or bad; the individual project is what matters.

Why do cookstove credit prices vary so much?

Because quality varies so much. A BBB-rated, CORSIA-eligible cookstove project commands around $20 per credit versus a $4.54 market average, largely reflecting differences in stove usage assumptions, emission factors, and methodology rigor. Price follows integrity.

What rating does Sylvera give cookstove credits?

Sylvera rates individual cookstove projects on the AAA to D scale rather than the category overall. Given the wide spread in this category, the rating is what tells you whether a specific credit belongs in the premium tier or not.

What is the average price of a cookstove credit?

The market average is about $4.54 per credit, but a CORSIA-eligible, BBB-rated project commands around $20 — nearly five times as much. The average alone is misleading here, because it blends very different levels of quality.

Evaluate cookstove credits with confidence

Cookstoves are growing fast and pricing quality more sharply than almost any other category. Sylvera Ratings show you which projects command the premium and why — so you can procure high-integrity cookstove credits, or CORSIA-eligible supply, without overpaying for the weak ones.

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