The materials that build our cities, power our flights, and support our digital infrastructure are among the most emissions-intensive parts of the global economy. They are also some of the hardest sectors to decarbonize.
Low-carbon alternatives are beginning to reach the market, but supply remains uneven and access is limited. Many organizations want to incorporate lower-emissions materials into their projects but face persistent barriers including regional availability, procurement constraints, and timing.
Interest is not the issue. Reliable access is.
To close that gap, Absolute Climate is launching a certification pathway that enables low-carbon products to participate in carbon management markets. Companies can certify the measured climate benefit of products such as low-carbon concrete, green steel, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and sell the resulting verified, low-emissions attributes to buyers who can’t access the low-carbon products directly.
When a low-carbon product is produced in one location, its verified climate benefit can be transferred to a buyer elsewhere through an Environmental Attribute Certificate (EAC). This enables a book and claim system for low-carbon materials and fuels, where the physical good continues through its local market while the climate benefit moves to the buyer who purchased the EAC. This structure is already being put to use for sustainable aviation fuel. A company can support SAF production in one region and claim its certified lower-emissions attribute even if the fuel is not yet physically available where the company operates.
How It Works
Absolute Climate verifies product-level climate benefits using the same emissions flux approach it applies to carbon removal, ensuring the benefit is real, measured, and properly accounted for.
For this system to work, the rules must be clear.
1. The data reflects what actually happened
The climate benefit is based on measured data from the specific facility where the product was made, not averages or assumptions about how that type of product is usually produced.
2. Each certificate reflects a single verified batch
Absolute Climate issues an EAC only after the low-carbon product has been produced and sold through its normal supply chain. The certificate represents the climate benefit of that exact batch, not a projection or estimate.
3. The benefit can only be claimed by one buyer
Each EAC is uniquely documented to prevent it from being improperly shared, resold twice, or counted more than once. One certified batch corresponds to one certificate and one claim.
4. The claim must match what the product actually does
A low-carbon product reduces emissions within industrial systems. It does not remove carbon from the atmosphere. Absolute Climate ensures the certificate reflects the correct type of impact so the claim is not overstated.
Together, these rules create a consistent and transparent way to certify product-level climate benefits without blurring the line between different kinds of climate action. If a product creates a measurable climate benefit, this pathway gives companies a reliable way to use it without miscounting or inflating the result. In other words, participation can expand without compromising accounting integrity.
In Practice: AI and Data Centers
AI infrastructure is growing rapidly, often in regions where low-carbon materials are not widely available. Developers may want low-carbon concrete or green steel to help satisfy corporate emissions targets but face regional supply constraints or timelines that limit their options.
With this pathway, a developer can use locally available materials while purchasing the verified climate benefit of low-carbon materials produced elsewhere. The physical materials continue through the local supply chain, keeping projects on schedule. The climate attribute is transferred through an EAC tied to a specific facility and supported by measured data.
This gives data center operators a credible way to lower embodied carbon even when local supply chains are still developing, while expanding market access for low-carbon material producers. Over time, broader participation can help emerging low-carbon products scale and become more cost competitive.
Scaling Low-Carbon Products with Credible Accounting
As low-carbon industries scale, systems that balance flexibility with integrity will define market credibility. By making product-level climate benefits verifiable and transferable, Absolute Climate is expanding the tools available across the carbon management ecosystem. This does not replace direct decarbonization. It enables participation from organizations constrained by geography or supply while keeping all claims grounded in measured evidence.
The result strengthens the system’s flexibility without lowering standards and keeps integrity central as new types of climate technologies scale.
