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MCC-DEMO-HYB-2024-0012-000001Demonstration
Demonstration credit
This is a demonstration credit. The MCC platform is in demonstration mode; first verified-credit issuance is subject to institutional formation and multi-methodology derisking. Demonstration credits cannot be retired against compliance, contribution claims, or any third-party reporting.
Current status
ACTIVE
Credit type
MCC-HYB
Vintage 2024

Project

Lofoten Kelp Forest Carbon Programme
MCC-2024-0012·Methodology MCC-010·Norway, Nordland

Large-scale kelp aquaculture and biochar conversion project along the Lofoten archipelago in Northern Norway. The project cultivates sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) across 2,400 hectares of permitted ocean space, harvesting annually and converting biomass to biochar through pyrolysis. Expected to remove 18,500 tCO2e annually with 1000+ year permanence through biochar soil application.

Project area
2,400 ha
Registered
9/12/2024

Issuance

Batch
#001
Issued units
6,396
Buffer pool
1,804
Issued on
9/1/2025
Serial range: MCC-DEMO-HYB-2024-0012-000001 → MCC-DEMO-HYB-2024-0012-006396

Independent verification

Monitoring period
1/1/2024 – 12/31/2024
Verified credits
8,200
Opinion date
9/1/2025
Status
COMPLETED
Verified by an independent VVB body accredited under MCC-300 governance framework.

Continuous habitat monitoring

Latest Sentinel-2 satellite analysis of the project area (Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem):

Observation period
7/1/2026 – 8/1/2026
NDVI (mean)
0.176
Habitat coverage
8.2%

Retirements on this batch (1)

Total retired from this batch: 3 of 6,396 issued.

Position statement. Credits are issued and retired under the Marine Conservation Credits Programme's contribution-first framework (MCC-800). Retirements support verified marine conservation outcomes; they do not represent carbon offsets, neutrality, or emissions reduction claims.

Verification chain. Each credit traces back to an independent VVB-verified monitoring period, a methodology-approved quantification, and a governance-approved issuance. Continuous Sentinel-2 monitoring detects habitat reversals; affected credits are quarantined under MCC-700.

Public verification: www.marineconservationcredits.com/verify/MCC-DEMO-HYB-2024-0012-000001

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