May 08, 2025 — Dan Brody – The carbon credit ecosystem is undergoing a transformation. As the need for climate accountability increases, the market is calling for better transparency, efficiency, and trust. At XGC Software, we’re engineering that future, leveraging blockchain, oracles, and enterprise-grade open source tools to build the next-generation Web3 Carbon Credit Marketplace.

Today’s carbon credit systems are fragmented. Manual verification, opaque ledgers, and regulatory inconsistency result in inefficiencies that deter global participation. At XGC, we see carbon credits not as paper certificates but as programmable, traceable digital assets — climate-backed tokens that can be issued, traded, and retired transparently across borders and institutions. As CTO, I’ve worked with our team to reimagine this ecosystem from the ground up, combining trusted blockchain infrastructure with a practical enterprise interface to scale access to real, measurable carbon offsetting — automating trust at every layer.

• Frontend and ERP logic: Frappe + Redis + PostgreSQL for robust, role-based workflows and reporting
• Blockchain tokenization: Cardano smart contracts (Plutus) for public carbon credit trading
• Private data transactions: Midnight Chain smart contracts (Rust) for KYC-protected deal flow and emissions documentation
• Cloud infrastructure: Hosted securely on AWS, integrated with IPFS for decentralized proof storage

• Public Smart Contracts (Plutus on Cardano): Mint, trade, and retire carbon tokens (CarbonCoins) transparently
• Private Smart Contracts (Rust on Midnight): Enable confidential transactions while preserving auditable integrity for enterprise and government clients

• Chainlink: Feeds on-chain carbon pricing and market rates into smart contracts to reflect real-world conditions
• Supra: Validates emissions data, project milestones, and environmental telemetry (e.g., satellite imagery, IoT sensor feeds)

• Clean dashboard with real-time emissions, project stats, and token inventory
• KYC onboarding integrated with wallet login (Eternal, Lace, or enterprise SSO)
• Smart contract audit trails linked to project reports (IPFS)
• Carbon credit redemption and retirement tools
• Admin interfaces for validators, partners, and issuers

We’re proud of what we’ve built — but this is just the beginning. If you’re a government looking to modernize your national carbon registry, a sustainability lead exploring blockchain for offsets, or a developer passionate about building the green economy, let’s talk.

Visit our contact page to learn more and join us in rebuilding climate trust — block by block.

Dan Brody, CTO, XGC Software