How Atlas works

Atlas connects buyers — corporates with net-zero targets, traders and intermediaries — with project developers. Atlas holds no stock of its own: every price on the site is indicative, and availability is confirmed with the developer when we quote.

For buyers

Browse the catalogue

Filter by unit type (issued credits, Pending Issuance Units, developer self-verified), project category, registry, year and indicative price. Each listing shows its registry, project ID, methodology and verification status, and says plainly what instrument it is offering.

Request a quote

Set the tonnage and say whether you need the units retired in your own name. Atlas holds no stock at present, so every project is sourced to order: we come back with a firm price, the unit type and, where units have been issued, the serial numbers — and nothing is charged until you accept in writing. If a project is ever held in stock, its listing says so and offers card checkout instead.

Check the unit fits your claim

Each listing identifies its registry or developer documentation, unit type and verification status. Buyers should assess whether the units and proposed use meet the requirements applicable to their organisation and claim — suitability depends on the unit, the claim, the buyer and the rules in force at the time, and Atlas cannot make that assessment for you. Two things are settled: the Woodland Carbon Code states that a Pending Issuance Unit “can’t be used to report against UK-based emissions”, and that Woodland Carbon Units “can’t currently be used in compliance programmes like the UK Emissions Trading Scheme”. Tell us what you need to report against and we will quote accordingly.

For project developers

Apply to list

Submit your project, registry ID and asking price. Our team checks the registry record and methodology rigour.

Get approved

Registry-backed projects are checked against the public registry record. Self-verified projects are published with your documentation attached and labelled as such. Typical review takes 5 business days.

Get paid the price you set

Atlas charges one platform fee of 8%. It is added on top of the price the seller sets and is paid by the buyer. The seller receives the listed price in full — there is no listing fee and no separate seller commission. So on a 100 tCO₂e order listed at £25.00 per tonne, you receive £2,500.00 and the buyer pays £2,700.00. Payouts settle weekly via Stripe.

Pricing & fees

It is calculated on the credit price multiplied by the number of tonnes, and it covers sourcing, registry transfer and retirement coordination, and the retirement record.

Worked example

Credits (100 tCO₂e × £25.00): £2,500.00
Platform fee (8% of £2,500.00): £200.00
Buyer pays: £2,700.00
Seller receives: £2,500.00
Atlas receives: £200.00

The figure shown on the quote panel is the figure you are charged at checkout — it does not change between the two.

What the quoted total does not include

VAT or any other tax, which is not added to the quote and is confirmed separately where it applies
registry transfer or account fees charged by the registry itself
any currency conversion your own bank or card issuer applies

Any charge that does apply is set out in writing before you confirm. Nothing else is added at checkout.

For institutional orders (>1,000 tCO₂e) we quote custom pricing and forward contracts.Talk to us.

Registries and codes on Atlas

Woodland Carbon Code
Peatland Code
Verra (VCS)
Gold Standard
ACR
Puro.earth
Climate Action Reserve

Projects listed on the developer’s own documentation are not on any registry, and are labelled “Developer self-verified” throughout the site.