Fundraising for Carbon Projects | Development Capital, Forwards, Streams

Notice. Advisory and arranging services only. We are not a lender or a broker-dealer. Proposals depend on KYC/AML, technical diligence, eligibility, collateral controls, and definitive documentation.

Fundraising for Carbon Projects

Development capital, forwards and pre-payments, streaming structures, and working capital against issued credits. Built for developers, aggregators, and sponsors across nature-based and tech-based pathways.

Request A Proposal

Share your pathway, stage, and volumes. We revert with structures that fit your methodology, MRV plan, and offtake pipeline.

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What We Deliver

Development & Pre-Issuance Capital

  • Budgets for PDD, baseline, VVB, and registry fees
  • Bridge to first issuance with milestone draws
  • Backed by offtake LOIs or floor-price agreements

Forward Sales & Streams

  • ERPAs with pre-payment and floor-and-share pricing
  • Streaming on a % of future issuances with step-downs
  • Optional price collars and downside protection

Working Capital On Issued Credits

  • Revolver against issued and unsold inventory
  • Assignment of delivery rights and registry account control
  • Hedging and settlement support across registries

Who Qualifies

Minimum profile

  • Pathways: ARR, IFM/REDD+, blue carbon, cookstoves, biogas, landfill gas, methane avoidance, improved charcoal, select renewable energy where eligible
  • Registry plan: Verra VCS, Gold Standard, ART TREES, or Article 6 track
  • Evidence of land tenure or right to operate
  • Offtake interest or buyer shortlist with volumes

Materials we ask for

  • Scoping study, PDD or pre-PDD pack, and methodology
  • MRV plan with VVB short-list and estimated timelines
  • Maps, permits, community agreements, and leakage management
  • ERPAs or LOIs, pricing floors, and delivery schedule

We issue a checklist and data room index at intake. Execution starts when core items are complete.

How It Works

Process

  • Screening against pathway, jurisdiction, and registry plan
  • Indicative structure and data room build
  • Technical, legal, ESG, and credit workstreams
  • Approvals, CPs, go-live, and monitoring

Risk controls

  • Milestone-based draws tied to VVB, validation, and issuance
  • Assignment of ERPAs, registry account control, and escrow
  • Counterparty limits, floor prices, and performance triggers
  • Screening under sanctions, KYC/AML, and community safeguards

Products and Indicative Terms

Development Capital Budgets for PDD, baseline, leakage studies, community engagement, and validation. Draws released against deliverables. Typical size 250,000 to 5,000,000 USD.
Pre-Issuance Bridge Bridge to first issuance backed by ERPAs or price-floor agreements. Tenor 9 to 24 months. Partial recourse until first issuance, then self-liquidating.
Forward Offtake (ERPA) Pre-payment for contracted volumes with floor price plus upside share. Delivery over 1 to 7 years with make-good provisions.
Carbon Streaming Upfront capital for a fixed share of future issuances. Step-down once hurdle volumes or IRR achieved. Long-term alignment with developer.
Working Capital On Issued Credits Revolving line sized to unsold issued inventory. Advance rates 50 to 75% subject to buyer quality and registry controls.
Facility Size From 2,000,000 to 150,000,000 USD. Scalable with performance, issuance history, and buyer depth.
Pricing Discount to reference price for forwards and streams, or reference rate plus margin for loans. Program, custody, and verification costs pass through.
Tenor 9 to 84 months depending on pathway, ramp-up, and delivery schedule.
Collateral & Controls Assignment of ERPAs and receivables, registry account control, delivery escrow, insurance where available, and milestone covenants.
Documentation ERPA or streaming agreement, facility agreement, security and assignment, account control, and CP schedule. Registries: Verra VCS, Gold Standard, ART TREES, or Article 6 arrangements where applicable.

Illustrative only. Final terms are set after underwriting and approvals.

Timeline and Fees

Execution timeline

  • Week 1 screening and gap list
  • Weeks 2 to 3 data room and indicative terms
  • Weeks 4 to 8 technical, legal, and credit approvals
  • Go-live on completion of CPs and account controls

Advisory fees

  • Engagement retainer from 50,000 to 200,000 USD based on scope
  • Success fee on arranged capital and first funding
  • Third-party costs pass through at cost

We operate via regulated partners for custody, payments, and settlement.

Request Your Proposal

Tell us your pathway, acreage or device count, expected issuances, and buyer roster. We come back with a structure, controls, and a target timeline to first funds.

Open Client Intake

Disclosures. FG Capital Advisors provides advisory and arranging services. No guarantee of approvals, pricing, timing, issuance volumes, or capacity. All proposals are subject to eligibility, documentation, registry rules, and counterparty approvals. Verra VCS, Gold Standard, ART TREES, CORSIA, ICVCM Core Carbon Principles, and Article 6 apply where relevant.