Project developer (3rd party projects)

Blue Carbon S2C (“BC-S2C”) purpose is to achieve real action on climate change at scale, by developing and financing blue, teal and green carbon projects as well as trading our own and third-party carbon credits and co-benefits.

BC-S2C can potentially develop and finance your project if there is commercial and strategic alignment.

The role of a project developer for our projects or on behalf of a project sponsor (your project) is very similar.

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Problems that third-party projects may encounter

Problems specific to Australian blue carbon project developers (suppliers of blue carbon credits) include:

  • New sector – makes funding challenging for risk-averse investors.
  • Legislation and policy – Australia currently has only one method for blue carbon crediting; new methods are still evolving.
  • Scale – a requirement for a minimum economically viable project area.
  • Stakeholder engagement – multiple groups over the project term (25- 100 years of engagement).
  • Approvals and tenure – can be complex, time-consuming and costly.
  • Funding – access to low-cost patient funding is a challenge.
  • Revenue from credits – in many cases, is not enough to cover costs for small projects.
  • Time taken – long payback period for small projects.
  • Costs of restoration – depending on the method used for restoration, costs can be high.
  • Resourcing – skilled and unskilled labour and equipment.
  • Plant inventory – plant supply for large projects can be.

The solution

BC-S2C can potentially develop and finance your project if there is commercial and strategic alignment.

The experienced team at BC-S2C has been able to solve many of the problems described above through its long history of developing, constructing and operating major projects.

If you are a landowner or project sponsor looking for a “one-stop shop” project developer, we welcome a discussion.

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