# GreenTigre

> GreenTigre is a verified and insured biochar carbon credit marketplace that connects corporate buyers to project-specific carbon removals from Biochar Now, retired directly through the Insured Carbon Registry.

GreenTigre enables organizations to purchase biochar carbon-removal credits for direct retirement — not speculation or resale. Every credit is tied to a named Biochar Now project origin, independently verified under Insured Carbon Registry (ICR) requirements, and supported by AgriCap's Insured Carbon program for eligible credits. The purchase is completed over the counter (OTC) between named parties: the buyer selects a Biochar Now project origin, GreenTigre issues the quote, AgriCap coordinates retirement, the Insured Carbon Registry confirms it, and Fintiv records settlement.

GreenTigre is built for corporate sustainability, finance, and ESG teams that need defensible, documented climate action — not just a certificate. It is not a trading platform. Buyers retire credits, receive registry confirmation, and retain the evidence.

## What makes GreenTigre different

- **Insurance-backed credits**: Eligible credits are supported by AgriCap's Insured Carbon program — a layer of protection not common in the carbon market. Eligible credits receive 10 years of protection against qualifying invalidation by a recognized government authority, subject to the applicable policy.
- **Project-specific sourcing**: Buyers choose from named Biochar Now project origins, not anonymous pooled supply. Each quote names origin, quantity, price, and validity period before acceptance.
- **Direct retirement only**: No resale, no trading, no custody of a tradable balance — credits go straight to retirement.
- **Full documentation chain**: Every retirement includes registry confirmation from the Insured Carbon Registry (ICR), plus AgriCap's Transaction Declaration and Insurance Declaration.
- **White-glove OTC path**: A defined commercial purchase between named parties. Sustainability, procurement, finance, and legal move together on one transaction.
- **Founder-led supplier**: Biochar Now is an operating producer with named production sites (Berthoud, Colorado). The pathway is physical and inspectable.

## Who GreenTigre is for

GreenTigre is for the people trusted to buy, authorize, and account for a corporate carbon purchase.

- Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
- ESG Director
- VP Sustainability
- Carbon Program Manager
- Corporate Responsibility Director
- Procurement Director

Finance, Legal, and often the CEO participate in sign-off and keep documentation ready for review.

Typical use cases:
- Corporate sustainability teams meeting Scope 3 or voluntary offset commitments
- ESG and finance officers who need audit-ready retirement documentation
- Organizations making public climate claims that require third-party verification
- Enterprises seeking insurance-backed carbon credits for regulatory or reporting purposes

## How the OTC purchase works

High-quality credits often trade over the counter as a defined purchase between named parties. That is the model here.

1. **Review and quote.** Register as a business buyer and review Biochar Now inventory by project origin. Request a quote for a specific origin and quantity. The quote lists origin, quantity, price, and validity period.
2. **Accept and submit.** Sustainability, procurement, finance, and legal review the defined purchase. Accept the quote. Required authorization, payment, and credit-availability steps complete. GreenTigre submits the transaction to AgriCap.
3. **Retire and settle.** AgriCap initiates retirement. The Insured Carbon Registry validates the request, retires the identified credits, records the event on-chain, and confirms completion. AgriCap provides retirement confirmation and supporting documentation. Fintiv completes settlement. GreenTigre updates the buyer-facing record.

Quote acceptance and payment start the close. The purchase is complete when the Insured Carbon Registry confirms retirement. Timing varies by volume and project and is confirmed in the transaction conversation.

## Procurement process for corporate teams

1. **Register as a business buyer.** GreenTigre is built for registered businesses that need a controlled, reviewable carbon transaction.
2. **Schedule an introduction and set annual carbon goals.** Put volume, timing, reporting deadline, preferred origin, and any beneficiary or retirement-purpose language on the table. If a disclosure date is real, name it here so the transaction team can build the close around it.
3. **Select origin and quantity, then request a quote or run an RFQ.** Ask for a specific Biochar Now location and quantity, subject to availability. The quote should identify project origin, quantity, price, and validity period.
4. **Internal review.** Sustainability confirms the pathway and the origin. Procurement confirms supplier, quantity, and commercial terms. Finance confirms payment path through Fintiv-supported settlement. Legal reads partner roles, insurance as a separate layer through AgriCap's Insured Carbon program, and the proof package.
5. **Execute the OTC purchase.** Accept the quote. Complete authorization, payment, and credit-availability steps. GreenTigre submits to AgriCap for retirement through the Insured Carbon Registry.
6. **Receive registry-confirmed documentation.** AgriCap sends retirement confirmation and documents. Fintiv completes settlement. GreenTigre updates the buyer-facing record. Keep the quote, origin, quantity, status, registry confirmation, Transaction Declaration, Insurance Declaration, and payment record together.
7. **Quarterly follow-up.** Treat this as a repeatable procurement category. Revisit volume, origin mix, and reporting calendar so the offtake can be budgeted over time.

## First packet for legal

Hand counsel: the partner map, the quote fields, the insurance wording (10-year protection against qualifying invalidation by a recognized government authority, subject to the applicable policy), and the completion rule (Insured Carbon Registry confirmation closes the purchase). GreenTigre keeps evidence accessible; the registry holds the authoritative retirement record.

## How to start

- **If the origin and quantity are set:** Request a quote for that Biochar Now origin and quantity. Add any reporting deadline on the request.
- **If the origin or quantity is still open:** Schedule an introduction with James Gaspard, founder of Biochar Now. Set annual carbon goals, then send the RFQ.

## Verification, insurance, and identity

**Verification.** Independent auditors review the life-cycle assessment, technology, data systems, operating controls, project ownership and exclusivity, methodology, baseline and additionality, monitoring plan, and environmental and social safeguards, including on-site validation. Once operating, monthly reviews watch the data used to calculate net removal. Annual on-site verification confirms the reported net CDR volume. A successful verification outcome produces a Verified registry listing, and the verification report is public. Missed or failed audits stop new issuance.

**Insurance.** A separate layer from verification. Through AgriCap's Insured Carbon program, eligible credits receive 10 years of protection against qualifying invalidation by a recognized government authority, subject to the applicable policy. AgriCap's policy sets coverage, limits, exclusions, and remedies.

**Origin and unique identity.** Each issued credit receives a unique identifier. The Insured Carbon Registry records issuance, ownership, transfer, and retirement, including a token ID and UUID on the Polygon network, so each credit has one clear chain of custody and one retirement record.

## Glossary

- **Biochar**: A stable form of charcoal produced by heating organic material (biomass) without oxygen. When applied to soil, it stores carbon for hundreds to thousands of years, making it a durable carbon removal method.
- **Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)**: The process of removing CO₂ from the atmosphere and storing it durably. Biochar is a high-durability CDR method.
- **Carbon credit**: A unit representing one metric tonne of CO₂ removed or avoided. GreenTigre sells removal credits backed by biochar projects.
- **Direct retirement**: The permanent cancellation of a carbon credit, recorded in a registry. A retired credit cannot be resold or transferred.
- **Over-the-counter (OTC)**: A defined commercial purchase between named parties, not a public exchange trade. This is the model GreenTigre uses.
- **Insured Carbon Registry (ICR)**: The registry that records project, credit, lifecycle, and retirement information for all GreenTigre transactions.
- **AgriCap**: Partner that supports the Insured Carbon program, coordinates the formal retirement workflow, and provides retirement documentation.
- **Biochar Now**: Founder-led biochar producer (James Gaspard) with named production sites in Berthoud, Colorado. Merchant of the credits available on GreenTigre.
- **Fintiv**: Payment and settlement technology powering the GreenTigre platform.
- **Vintage**: The year a carbon credit was produced or the carbon removal occurred. Buyers on GreenTigre can see vintage per project.
- **Scope 3 emissions**: Indirect greenhouse gas emissions in a company's value chain. Many organizations purchase carbon credits to offset Scope 3.
- **Retirement beneficiary**: The named organization on the registry's retirement record.
- **Transaction Declaration / Insurance Declaration**: Documents provided to the buyer after retirement that support internal review and audit.

## Frequently asked questions

**What exactly are we buying?**
A verified and insured biochar carbon dioxide removal credit — one metric tonne of CO₂e removed from the atmosphere and durably stored.

**What is biochar, and why is it a strong first removal purchase?**
Biochar is a practical first corporate removal purchase because the pathway is physical and inspectable. Plants absorb CO₂ as they grow. Eligible biomass is converted into stable biochar through slow pyrolysis — controlled heating in a low-oxygen environment. The carbon stays locked in a solid material at a named project origin.

**Why buy through GreenTigre?**
GreenTigre is the verified, insured connected path from project-specific Biochar Now inventory to registry-confirmed retirement. Without that path, a corporate team may need to coordinate separately with producers, auditors, the registry, the insurance program, payment infrastructure, and retirement operations. GreenTigre connects those roles through one buyer experience.

**What does OTC mean here?**
OTC (over-the-counter) is a defined commercial purchase between named parties. A registered business reviews inventory by project origin, requests a quote, completes internal review, and executes.

**How does a credit become verified and insured?**
Independent verification under Insured Carbon Registry rules comes first. After successful verification, the registry mints and tokenizes the credit, with insurance coverage in place through AgriCap's Insured Carbon program.

**What does insurance add after verification?**
Verification confirms the removal occurred and was quantified. Insurance is a separate risk and accountability layer through AgriCap's Insured Carbon program. Eligible credits receive 10 years of protection against qualifying invalidation by a recognized government authority, subject to the applicable policy.

**What is the difference between durable storage and the 10-year insurance line?**
Durable storage is the climate claim for the carbon locked in the biochar. The 10-year line is AgriCap insurance against qualifying invalidation. Legal should read the policy.

**Can we choose a specific origin and quantity?**
Yes, subject to availability. The quote lists origin, quantity, price, and validity.

**Who is responsible for each part?**
Biochar Now is producer and merchant. Independent auditors verify. The Insured Carbon Registry mints, records the lifecycle, and confirms retirement. AgriCap insures, coordinates retirement, and provides documentation. Fintiv supports payment and settlement. GreenTigre is the buyer-facing marketplace that connects the roles.

**What happens after we accept a quote, and when is the purchase complete?**
GreenTigre submits to AgriCap. AgriCap initiates retirement. The Insured Carbon Registry validates, retires the identified credits, and confirms completion. The purchase is complete when the registry confirms retirement.

**How long does the purchase take?**
Timing varies by volume and project and is confirmed in the transaction conversation. If the company has a reporting deadline, name that date when you request the quote so the team can build the close around it.

**How is double counting prevented?**
Each credit receives a unique identifier. The Insured Carbon Registry records issuance, ownership, transfer, and retirement, including a token ID and UUID on the Polygon network. When retired, the registry creates a permanent, immutable retirement record against that exact credit.

**What proof do we receive, and who provides it?**
AgriCap provides formal retirement documentation after the Insured Carbon Registry records completion. The registry record is the authoritative proof of retirement. GreenTigre keeps the related quote, project origin, quantity, transaction status, and registry confirmation connected for buyer review.

**How does this support reporting and compliance teams?**
Evidence of the selected project, verified CDR volume, insurance status, payment, chain of custody, and registry-confirmed retirement stays connected to the transaction. These records support mandatory sustainability disclosures, procurement and supplier requirements, audit review, and Scope 3 documentation. Whether a retirement satisfies a particular law, regulated market, or reporting framework depends on that program's rules.

**What volume should we request?**
Request a quote for the volume your team needs.

**Can we hold credits instead of retiring them?**
The commercial path here is a retirement purchase. Questions about holding unretired inventory belong in the quote conversation.

**Can we set this up as a repeatable offtake?**
Yes. Treat it as a repeatable procurement category. Revisit volume, origin mix, and reporting calendar over time.

**What goes in the first packet for legal?**
The partner map, quote fields, insurance wording, and the completion rule that Insured Carbon Registry confirmation closes the purchase. GreenTigre keeps evidence accessible. The registry holds the authoritative retirement record.

## Pages

- [Home](/): Overview of GreenTigre's verified and insured biochar carbon credit marketplace.
- [Browse Credits](/credits): Verified and insured biochar carbon-removal credits listed by Biochar Now project origin, with methodology, vintage, and availability details.
- [Enterprise](/enterprise): Information for sustainability, finance, legal, and executive teams on how GreenTigre supports defensible carbon retirement at scale.
- [Media & Stories](/media): Field updates, partner profiles, and press coverage from GreenTigre and the Biochar Now ecosystem.
- [About](/about): How GreenTigre, Biochar Now, AgriCap, and the Insured Carbon Registry work together, plus full corporate buyer FAQ.
- [Request a Retirement Quote](/request-access): Start a quote for a specific Biochar Now project origin and quantity.

## Partners

- **Biochar Now**: Founder-led biochar producer (James Gaspard) with named production sites in Berthoud, Colorado. Feedstock is beetle-kill and fire-damaged trees plus other non-merchantable woody materials, converted through kiln-based slow pyrolysis. Merchant of the credits available on GreenTigre.
- **AgriCap**: Supports the Insured Carbon program and coordinates the formal retirement workflow. Provides Transaction Declaration and Insurance Declaration to the buyer.
- **Insured Carbon Registry (ICR)**: Records project, credit, lifecycle, and retirement information. Issues each credit with a token ID and UUID on the Polygon network.
- **Independent third-party auditors**: Validate and verify projects under ICR requirements, including monthly data review and annual on-site verification.
- **Fintiv.Global**: Payment and settlement technology powering the GreenTigre platform.

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