Portfolios

Maximize impact, minimize risk

Every CNaught portfolio is a diversified mix of high-integrity carbon credits. Curated by our science team, rated by independent agencies, and backed by the CNaught Guarantee.

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Core portfolios

Explore our core portfolios

Curated options, diversified to balance price, activity, and impact.

CNaught Impact
Recommended
CNaught Impact
$20/ tonne CO₂e

The Impact portfolio is our recommended portfolio for maximizing your climate impact while minimizing your risk. The portfolio is highly diversified and contains the full range of project categories based on Oxford's principles for carbon offsetting.

Oxford Type 1 - Avoided Emissions55%
Oxford Type 2 - Avoided Emissions, Short-Term Storage35%
Oxford Type 4 - Carbon Removal, Short Term Storage9.5%
Oxford Type 5 - Carbon Removal, Long-Term Storage0.5%
Dan Test - Post Retirement Max Per Project Bug Test23
Dan Test - Post Retirement Max Per Project Bug Test23
$25/ tonne CO₂e

The Impact Lite portfolio is built on the foundation of the Impact Portfolio, while excluding tech-based removals that may not be delivered until the future. It maintains the same diversified approach while still being accessible to those who are more budget conscious.

Oxford Type 1 - Avoided Emissions55%
Oxford Type 2 - Avoided Emissions, Short-Term Storage40%
Oxford Type 5 - Carbon Removal, Long-Term Storage5%
Impact Lite
Impact Lite
$20/ tonne CO₂e

The Impact Lite portfolio is built on the foundation of the Impact Portfolio, while excluding tech-based removals that may not be delivered until the future. It maintains the same diversified approach while still being accessible to those who are more budget conscious.

Oxford Type 1 - Avoided Emissions55%
Oxford Type 2 - Avoided Emissions, Short-Term Storage35%
Oxford Type 5 - Carbon Removal, Long-Term Storage10%
Value2
Value2
$16/ tonne CO₂e

The Value portfolio is built on the foundation of the Impact Portfolio, while excluding all carbon removals. This portfolio maximizes affordability by solely supporting projects that avoid emissions.

Oxford Type 1 - Avoided Emissions60%
Oxford Type 2 - Avoided Emissions, Short-Term Storage40%
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Copy of CNaught Impact
$20/ tonne CO₂e

The Impact portfolio is our recommended portfolio for maximizing your climate impact while minimizing your risk. The portfolio is highly diversified and contains the full range of project categories based on Oxford's principles for carbon offsetting.

Oxford Type 1 - Avoided Emissions55%
Oxford Type 2 - Avoided Emissions, Short-Term Storage35%
Oxford Type 4 - Carbon Removal, Short Term Storage7.2%
Oxford Type 5 - Carbon Removal, Long-Term Storage2.8%
Orphaned Tranche Repro
$20/ tonne CO₂e

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Katingan Mentaya Project50%
Oxford Type 5 - Dan50%
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$14/ tonne CO₂e

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Danny Testing100%
Sandwich
$10/ tonne CO₂e

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Sandwich100%
Certification portfolios

Meet your certification needs

High-quality portfolios that satisfy specific certification requirements.

Change Climate Compliant
Climate Label
$20/ tonne CO₂e

This Portfolio is specifically designed to meet all of Change Climate’s requirements and track their recommendations, while enabling buyers to mitigate 100% of their emissions with 75% of their Carbon Transition Budget.

Oxford Type 2 - Avoided Emissions, Short-Term Storage35.37%
Oxford Type 4 - Carbon Removal, Short Term Storage20.2%
Sandwich20.2%
Oxford Type 1 - Avoided Emissions15.15%
Oxford Type 5 - Dan9.09%
Climate Neutral - Dan Testing
$20/ tonne CO₂e

This Portfolio is specifically designed to meet all of Change Climate’s requirements and track their recommendations, while enabling buyers to mitigate 100% of their emissions with 75% of their Carbon Transition Budget.

Oxford Type 1 - Avoided Emissions60%
Oxford Type 2 - Avoided Emissions, Short-Term Storage30%
Oxford Type 4 - Carbon Removal, Short Term Storage10%
Dan Test Composable Portfolio
Dan Test Composable Portfolio
$20/ tonne CO₂e

This Portfolio is specifically designed to meet all of Change Climate’s requirements and track their recommendations, while enabling buyers to mitigate 100% of their emissions with 75% of their Carbon Transition Budget.

Frontier50%
Tradewater Thailand 750%
DK Test - Post-Retirement
DK Test - Post-Retirement
$20/ tonne CO₂e

This Portfolio is specifically designed to meet all of Change Climate’s requirements and track their recommendations, while enabling buyers to mitigate 100% of their emissions with 75% of their Carbon Transition Budget.

Oxford Type 1 - Avoided Emissions100%
Climate Active Removals Only
Climate Active Removals Only
$20/ tonne CO₂e

The Climate Active Impact Portfolio is a science-backed, diversified portfolio to maximize impact and mitigate risk based on Oxford's principles for carbon offsetting that meets the requirements of Climate Active Certification.

Dan Experimental Category 283%
Dan Test Category17%
CNaught Impact Post Retirement
CNaught Impact Post Retirement
$20/ tonne CO₂e

The Climate Active Impact Portfolio is a science-backed, diversified portfolio to maximize impact and mitigate risk based on Oxford's principles for carbon offsetting that meets the requirements of Climate Active Certification.

Oxford Type 1 - Avoided Emissions45%
Oxford Type 2 - Avoided Emissions, Short-Term Storage45%
Oxford Type 4 - Carbon Removal, Short Term Storage9.5%
Oxford Type 5 - Carbon Removal, Long-Term Storage0.5%
Test Portfolio
Test Portfolio
$20/ tonne CO₂e

The Climate Active Impact Portfolio is a science-backed, diversified portfolio to maximize impact and mitigate risk based on Oxford's principles for carbon offsetting that meets the requirements of Climate Active Certification.

Dan Test Category65%
Dan Experimental Category 235%
Custom portfolios

Need something specific?

Our team will build a bespoke portfolio around your budget, climate goals, and certification requirements, with projects that all pass our rigorous due diligence process.

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Ozone Depleting Substance Destruction
Katingan Mentaya
Wetland Restoration & Conservation
X-Hazil
Improved Forest Management
CarbonCure
CO₂ in Concrete
Farm Gai Kaisa
Biochar
Darkwoods
Improved Forest Management
Istanbul Landfill Gas
Landfill Gas Capture
Delta Blue Carbon
Wetland Restoration & Conservation
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

It's important to use a portfolio approach because similar to a financial portfolio, spreading investment across multiple project types and geographies mitigates risk, diversifies impact across factors like biodiversity and community benefits, and lets buyers balance impact with affordability rather than depending on any single project's outcome. CNaught's portfolio approach aligns with experts in the industry like World Economic Forum and University of Oxford.

CNaught's portfolio approach follows Oxford's Principles for Carbon Offsetting, supported by the World Economic Forum. CNaught's portfolios are made up of four different categories of project types, which build on a paradigm laid out in the Oxford Principles. Consistent with Oxford, we weight our current portfolios toward the highest-impact technologies currently available at scale: the best avoided emissions projects. At the same time, we allocate a meaningful portion of our portfolios toward carbon removal projects with both short and long-term storage because it is critical that carbon removal solutions scale if we are to meet our climate goals. Over time we believe the weight of the portfolio will shift toward removal and longer-term storage as removal solutions scale and global progress on emission reductions also reduces the number of avoided emission projects.

Project integrity is non-negotiable, so we won't sell portfolios containing projects that do not pass our strict diligence. However, we can customize portfolios with strong projects that can meet nearly any need. Talk to us to learn more.

Yes, talk to us to learn more.

Yes. CNaught builds solutions tailored to specific certification requirements such as The Climate Label, Australia's Climate Active, and Canada's Zero Carbon Building Performance Standard, or aligned with your broader sustainability goals. CNaught can also work with you to create a portfolio that meets other certifications or targets like SBTi, B Corp, The Climate Pledge, LEED, or 1% for the Planet. This lets stretched sustainability teams meet their targets without dedicating internal time to project sourcing and portfolio curation.

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