Voluntary Carbon Market
Thurstan has substantial experience working in the Voluntary Carbon Markets. Between 2022 and 2025, he was a Senior Carbon Expert and Project Manager at SilviCarbon, which is a nature-based carbon removals project developer. He has experience working with a wide range of nature-based project types including: ARR, IFM, Avoided Planned Deforestation, Avoided Peatland Conversion, and Blue Carbon.
Between 2012 and 2015, Thurstan also worked in the compliance carbon market, working as a Senior Analyst for a carbon trading advisory firm called IDEAcarbon.
Thurstan’s recent work at SilviCarbon covered:
Scoping, project managing and contributing to nature-based carbon removal offset projects in countries such as Laos, Paraguay and Australia.
Managing Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) certification for nature-based carbon offset projects in Paraguay and Laos, demonstrating that the projects have a net positive impact on their surroundings.
ARR Project Design Description (PDD) document development
Leading VCU Project Assessments to determine whether carbon credits are suitable for purchase for SilviCarbon clients.
Following the latest developments in nature-based carbon offset methodologies and co-benefits standards in the Voluntary Carbon Market and advising clients on which methodologies and standards to use.
Undertaking research for a range of clients, including deep dives into carbon insetting for wood-based products, Ethereum blockchain GHG emissions, carbon offset labelling, EU carbon removals policy and carbon accounting frameworks for RNG for a range of clients including leading European Forestry companies, a climate and blockchain firm and a multinational private equity group.
Responding to RFPs for the sale of carbon credits from SilviCarbon projects
Assessing projects for SD VISta certification
Services offered
PDD writing
CCB PD writing
Feasibility studies
Project screening
Research
Thought Leadership on Voluntary Carbon Markets
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