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🔋🌱 Exciting news! At Riverse, we're thrilled to announce the publication of our new methodology for battery second life! 🎉 This first-of-its-kind methodology covers projects that refurbish or regenerate used batteries, extending their usable lifetime, reducing hazardous waste, and avoiding the production of new batteries. It applies to various battery applications, including starting, lighting, and ignition (SLI), electric vehicles (EV), light means of transport (LMT) and energy storage systems (ESS), as well as various battery chemistries such as lithium-ion, NiMH and lead-acid. Dive into our documentation here: https://lnkd.in/e7WJXgwA. *Why is this important?* The global demand for batteries is skyrocketing, driven by the shift towards electric mobility and the broader energy transition. By 2030, the market for lithium-ion batteries alone is expected to hit 4.7 TWh, with electric vehicles accounting for a significant portion of this demand. However, the environmental impact of batteries is significant. The mining and processing of raw materials are water-intensive, and disposal can lead to air and soil contamination. As an example, producing lithium-ion batteries emits between 60 and 100 kg of CO2 equivalent per kWh. A major lever to reduce GHG emissions in this sector is to increase the lifetime of batteries, so that fewer batteries are produced. Our methodology covers projects that refurbish or regenerate used batteries, giving them a second life. *Our collaborative approach* We couldn’t have done this alone. A huge thank you to industry experts Kees Wielenga (Ffact) and Alexandre Borde (Cibola Partners), and to the EU Green Advisory Service for Sustainable Investments Support program for their funding. Special shoutout to our scientific team Samara Vantil and Erica Dorr for their hard work and dedication. Onwards and upwards! 📈 #Sustainability #carboncredits #batteries

Last week, Riverse’s and EcoAct France’s teams visited the production site of Vestack, in an effort to bring together projects developers and key players in the market. Vestack pioneers the design and construction of affordable, healthy and sustainable buildings. By using bio-based material, they generate 90% less emissions than conventional materials and help reduce the carbon footprint of the construction sector, which accounts for a quarter of France’s GHG emissions ! This ambitious construction project has been certified on our registry since 2023, on the basis of our Bio-based Construction Materials Methodology, available here: https://lnkd.in/eW8ygxsE. Brice Saint-Cricq Jules de Castilla

🌊🌿 Exciting news! We're opening a public consultation for our latest, new, first-of-its-kind module—a groundbreaking addition to our BiCRS methodology. Here’s why this matters: 1. First, what's new? Well, this is! We're introducing a first-of-its-kind carbon storage module that covers projects that focus on burying finely ground biomass slurry beneath the sea floor for permanent carbon sequestration. This approach, different from biomass sinking or CO2 injection, isn’t currently included in any other methodologies. 2. Rigorous evaluation and key focus areas: In developing this methodology, we focused on: • Site identification and validation: Site validation is essential to mitigate risks surrounding the durability of carbon sequestration. Embedded biomass shouldn’t degrade, get exposed to oxygen, or get exposed to other externalities that risk durable sequestration and storage. • Rigorous monitoring and sampling: It almost goes without saying, but having MRV systems and standards in place, especially ones that aren’t just adequate but actually advance the level of rigor buyers of carbon removal credits expect are critical to build trust. • Seamless integrations: Facilitating comprehensive interoperability and integration of this methodology with other BiCRS modules, such as feedstock provisioning, burial, transport and logistics operations, processing, energy emissions quantification, and more) are integral to making this methodology easy for developers to adopt and commercialize. 3. Transparency and collaborative development: At Riverse, we pride ourselves on our ethos of transparency and collaboration. We bring that approach to every new methodology we assess for addition to our platform, in addition to the accessibility and visibility inherent to this process itself. As we add methodologies, we will continue to prioritize transparency and collaboration in methodological development, as well as optimizations to the process of receiving, ingesting, and integrating feedback and input itself. 🥁 Now… It’s your turn :) 🥁 Your input matters a lot to us We’d be humbled if you took the time to learn more about our modular BiCRS methodology, comment, ask questions, and provide feedback. This link will take you the a webform where you can provide your input:: https://tally.so/r/n9Ro55 And the link to the relevant documentation will be in the comments. We’re excited for experts, relevant stakeholders, and the general public to participate in this consultation. Your feedback is deeply appreciated, as it will help us refine and strengthen the methodology, benefiting carbon removal buyers, developers, and the VCM as a whole. Many thanks to the brilliant science team at Sinkco Labs, with whom we developed this methodology. Special thanks also to the team at EcoEngineers and researcher David Harning, PhD for their invaluable contributions, review, and support. #CarbonRemoval #CarbonMarkets

Our partner CEEZER just opened applications for their Carbon Coalition programme. The aim is to provide support to innovative and scalable removal solutions, from concept to full-scale implementation. Find out more on their website! https://lnkd.in/e-T3V52G Joachim Hanssler, Viji T. , Etienne BRULON

🚀 2025 is set to be a big year for Riverse, and we’re kicking it off by growing our team! We’re hiring two key roles to help shape the future of high-integrity, high-impact carbon markets: 🌱 Product Manager – 4+ years in fast-paced environments 💻 Senior Software Engineer – 6+ years as a full-stack developer Know someone who’d be a great fit? Tag them in the comments! 👇 🔗 Job descriptions in the comments Interested? Reach out at jobs@riverse.io – let’s build something impactful together! 🌍💡

Our Riverse team will be represented by Erica Dorr and Grégoire Guirauden at the Bio360 Expo in Nantes on this Wednesday and Thursday (February 5-6). Join the discussion to discover how Riverse is driving the scale-up of high-impact, engineered carbon credit issuance!

Our Riverse team will be represented by Erica Dorr and Grégoire Guirauden at the Bio360 Expo in Nantes on this Wednesday and Thursday (February 5-6). Join the discussion to discover how Riverse is driving the scale-up of high-impact, engineered carbon credit issuance!

As we step into 2025, we’re reflecting on the incredible journey 2024 has been for Riverse — a year of growth, milestones, and teamwork that inspires us for the road ahead. 🌍✨ Our team has grown to 11 amazing individuals from 6 countries, each bringing unique expertise in technology, science, and partnerships. It’s a privilege to work alongside such passionate people driving our mission forward every day. 🙌 This year, Riverse became the 12th independent carbon credit standard worldwide to be fully endorsed by ICROA since 2008—and the very first under its stricter new procedure. With the launch of our dMRV platform in Q1, we’ve certified over 50 projects in just 18 months, demonstrating that scalable, transparent carbon markets aren’t just a vision—they’re a reality we’re building together. We’ve also forged incredible partnerships with the likes of BNP Paribas, Patch, EcoAct, CEEZER, Carbonapp | Société à mission, and Removall Carbon, helping project developers access the market faster and more effectively. The picture below was taken during our last team retreat in December, where we visited one of the very first projects we worked with, Manufacture Bois Paille. Moments like these remind us why we’re doing this work. 💚 To our team, partners, and supporters—thank you for an unforgettable 2024. Here’s to an even brighter 2025, together! 🚀 #CarbonMarkets #Innovation #ClimateAction #TeamRiverse Clément Georget Grégoire Guirauden Erica Dorr Nathan Downs 🌈 Sophie C. Ralph Cowling Oscar Maggiori Raghav Sharma Jules de Castilla Samara Vantil

Thank you Cleantech for Europe for relaying our op-ed, and thank you to the amazing Sophia Escheu for the great cooperation on this!

📰 New op-ed: How can the EU scale up carbon removals? 📰 The EU has set bold climate targets of 90% CO2 emissions reduction by 2040 and net-zero by 2050. This requires urgent action to scale carbon removal technologies, but currently carbon markets aren't sufficient to fund the estimated $6-16 trillion necessary by 2050. In their insightful commentary for Project Syndicate, Ludovic Chatoux (CEO of Riverse) and Sophia Escheu of our investor coalition member Speedinvest explore how regulation mandating firms to purchase negative emissions credits could drive investment in this game-changing technology. They also spotlight lessons from Japan and California on integrating carbon removal into compliance markets. As the EU revises its Emissions Trading System (#ETS), could this be a tipping point for carbon removal? Read the full article linked below to discover why scaling up is not just a climate necessity but a $1.2 trillion business opportunity.