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Project Idea Note
Summarizes the project, participants, location, technology, expected reductions, and financing.
Move your carbon project beyond the idea stage.
CarbCut combines an AI platform with JCM specialists to support project design, documentation, and the work required for registration.
Why JCM documents are difficult
Country rules and document consistency both matter
The same project information appears across several official forms. The checks also change with the partner country and methodology.
Official forms
A PDD must follow a prescribed structure for the methodology, calculations, and monitoring plan.
Country rules
Credit allocation, crediting periods, and eligibility conditions differ by partner country.
Changes across documents
A methodology change can require updates to the PDD and monitoring plan.
How it works
From source material to first draft in three steps
Start with the feasibility studies and specifications you already have.
Upload source materials
CarbCut extracts the project summary and estimated GHG reductions from studies, specifications, and presentations.Create the first draft
CarbCut applies the selected methodology and country rules to four JCM documents.Review and export
Review the content and changes, then export Japanese and English versions to PDF, Word, or Excel.
Documents
Four documents from the same project data
Shared fields are managed once, so you do not have to re-enter the same information in every document.
Methodology
JCM Methodology
Defines eligibility criteria, emission sources, emission formulas, monitoring parameters, and key terms.
PDD
Project Design Document
Documents the project, methodology application, emission calculations, environmental impact assessment, and local stakeholder consultation.
MPS
Monitoring Plan Sheet
Uses the methodology and PDD to prepare an Excel file in the official sheet format.
Coverage
Countries and methodologies currently supported
Supported methodologies
Indonesia
HFC destruction
JCM_ID_F_ver01.0
Covers the destruction of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
Viet Nam
Solar PV
JCM_VN_AM_001
Covers the installation of grid-connected solar photovoltaic systems.
Thailand
Energy efficiency
JCM_TH_EE_001
Covers energy-efficiency improvements in production facilities.
Registered partner countries
- Mongolia
- Bangladesh
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Maldives
- Viet Nam
- Laos
- Indonesia
- Costa Rica
- Palau
- Cambodia
- Mexico
- Saudi Arabia
- Chile
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- Philippines
- Senegal
- Tunisia
- Azerbaijan
- Moldova
- Georgia
- Sri Lanka
- Uzbekistan
- Papua New Guinea
- United Arab Emirates
- Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan
- Ukraine
- Tanzania
- India
Rule checks based on official documents from 28 countries . Countries with rule sets are marked ✓.
Expert support
Specialist support from drafting through registration
The platform prepares the first draft. JCM specialists review it and coordinate the work needed to move the project forward.
Scope the project
We review the project and narrow down the partner country, technology, and methodology.
Prepare the documents
CarbCut drafts from your source materials, then a specialist checks the documents against official templates and country rules.
Move toward registration
We support revisions, local-partner coordination, and the design of the monitoring setup.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) lets Japan and partner countries quantify emission reductions or removals and allocate the resulting credits.
CarbCut produces first drafts, not submission-ready documents. A JCM specialist must review and revise them before submission.
31 countries are registered. CarbCut has rule sets for 28 of them and currently supports three methodologies.
CarbCut is currently available on a limited basis. Contact us to discuss access or request a demo.
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