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Re-assessment pendingCARAvoided Grassland ConversionUSRegistry: RegisteredCAR-US-GRASSLAND

Heartland Ranch Phase 4

Developer: Southern Plains Land Trust

CAR-1693 ↗

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#484of 1793 in United States#297of 1013 in Climate Action Reserve (CAR)#21of 29 in CAR-US-GRASSLAND

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 19 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.4 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Scored2026-09-19medium confidenceLatest monitoring period ends: 2023-06-30

evidence:8/8registry documents analyzed · 2red flags

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Analysis

Heartland Ranch Phase 4 is a grassland conservation project under the CAR registry with a solid additionality assessment confirmed by TÜV SÜD America and no material findings. However, the project-specific baseline, absence of a documented leakage treatment, and limited monitoring history (one year into a 50-year crediting period) create moderate uncertainty around the robustness of the credit claims.

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Findings

Risk Indicators

Additionality

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Evidence

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    Eligible — first phase 2024–2026

    Airlines can use these credits for their international CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology under ICVCM assessmentCAR U.S. Grassland Protocol

    The Integrity Council has not decided on this methodology yet.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: registry label

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Registry labels last checked:2026-10-11

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2022
1,90301,903
2023
2,06202,062
Total3,96503,965

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Analysis ProvenanceU.S. Grassland Project Protocol
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