Important Disclosure. Professional advisory for corporate sponsors and accredited investors. Not a public offer. Local restrictions may apply. Prepared by FG Capital Advisors, August 2025.
Carbon Project Advisory & Finance
We help sponsors and buyers design, validate, finance, and sell credible carbon projects. That means tight methodology selection and baseline work, dependable MRV, audit-ready files, lawful carbon rights, and offtakes that actually close. Our team covers science, law, and capital markets so projects move from concept to issuance and cash.
End-to-End Services
Methodology & Baselines
Selection across Verra, Gold Standard, ACR, or jurisdictional methods; baseline design; additionality tests; leakage and permanence modeling; safeguards.
Design Baseline PermanenceDigital MRV
Remote sensing and GIS, LiDAR/drone workflows, plot sampling, data QA/QC, and audit trails into registries. Build once and scale to new tranches.
RS & GIS Data Pipelines QA/QCValidation & Verification
VVB tendering and management, audit readiness packs, corrective action closure, and version control for repeat verifications.
VVB AuditsRegistry & Issuance
Project registration, monitoring reports, buffer pool treatment, serial issuance, and transfer workflows with clean chain of custody.
Verra/GS/ACR IssuanceLegal & Social
Carbon rights and land tenure diligence, FPIC, benefit-sharing frameworks, ESIA, safeguards, and grievance mechanisms.
Rights FPIC ESIAArticle 6
Authorizations, corresponding adjustments, bilateral MOUs, and host-country engagement so cross-border trades are compliant.
A6 PolicyCapital Raising
Development capital, prepayments, and structured facilities; term sheets, data rooms, and lender processes to first draw.
Prepayment Project FinanceOfftakes & ERPAs
Floor/collar pricing, make-good, delivery schedules, and credit quality clauses. Buyer engagement across corporates and platforms.
ERPA PricingQuality & Ratings
Gap-closing to IC-VCM CCP, prep for BeZero/Sylvera, and third-party assurance so buyers see a dependable asset.
Quality AssuranceRisk & Insurance
Delivery-risk, political-risk, and reversal insurance placement; buffer strategies and response plans for fire, storm, or pest events.
Insurance BufferInsetting & Scope 3
Corporate supply-chain programs that count toward SBTi/FLAG; monitoring and claims review to reduce liability.
Insetting Scope 3Reporting & Governance
Data rooms, assurance packs, investor reporting templates, and internal SOPs so the program stays audit-ready.
SOPs ReportingTeam — Hard Skills & Credentials
Science & Data
Forest biometricians, geospatial engineers, and environmental scientists with MSc/PhD backgrounds in remote sensing, ecology, and statistics; hands-on with Python, R, PostGIS, and reproducible pipelines.
Audit & Standards
Ex-VVB auditors and ex-assurance leads from top audit firms; authors of MRV protocols; reviewers on project documents under Verra and GS versions.
Legal & Social
Project lawyers covering land tenure, carbon rights, Article 6 documentation, and FPIC; ESIA practitioners with IFC Performance Standards experience.
Finance
Project-finance and capital-markets professionals (CFA, CPA) with experience in structured offtakes, prepayments, and blended-finance instruments.
Program Delivery
PMP-certified project managers, data QA/QC leads, and field ops coordinators to keep timelines firm and files audit-ready.
What We’ve Achieved
Team members have supported dozens of nature-based and energy-related projects across Africa, LatAm, and Asia; secured multi-year ERPAs with global buyers; delivered repeat verifications; and closed development capital and prepayment facilities tied to credible MRV.
Engagement Model & Deliverables
| Workstream | Key Outputs | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Design & MRV | Methodology memo, baseline & additionality, MRV plan, sampling design, data pipeline and QA/QC pack | 30–60 days for initial design |
| Validation/Verification | VVB RfP & appointment, audit binder, CAR closure, registry submission | Per VVB calendar |
| Legal & Social | Rights & tenure review, FPIC plan, benefit-sharing framework, ESIA gap assessment | 4–8 weeks |
| Offtake & Finance | ERPA term sheet, buyer pack, capital term sheet, lender data room, insurance indications | 3–8 weeks to term sheets |
| Ongoing | Monitoring reports, issuance workflows, buyer reporting, governance SOPs | Quarterly/annual |
Fees: mandate/retainer typically USD 40,000–60,000 (scope-dependent) ; success fees apply on capital raised and executed offtakes per mandate letter.
Book A Consultation On Your Carbon Project
Bring your project location, method, timeline, and ERPA or capital objectives. We’ll map the critical path to validation, issuance, and funding.
Schedule A CallFAQs
Which standards do you work with?
Verra (VCS) , Gold Standard, ACR, and Article 6 programs where host-country rules allow. We review method fit before moving to validation.
Do you arrange funding?
Yes — development capital, prepayments, and structured facilities. We run lender and buyer processes and stay on the file to first draw.
How do you handle quality?
By building audit evidence into MRV, preparing for ratings, and addressing additionality, leakage, and permanence with defensible models.
Where do you operate?
Africa, Latin America, and Asia, with buyers in Europe and North America. Country and counterparty rules apply.
Disclaimer. Advisory scope and timelines depend on project specifics, host-country rules, and third-party calendars. Any financing or offtake is subject to underwriting, documentation, and approvals.
