FAQs

Clever Offsets™ is a carbon data company. We analyze data in the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) to structure and index relevant information, making it easily consumed by various stakeholders in the carbon markets. We deliver the data to users through purpose-built web applications.

No. Clever is not an exchange or a marketplace. We do not facilitate carbon credit transactions or retirements.

Clever was launched in 2021 and participated in the Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator in 2023. Our first SaaS product, the Buyers Module, launched in 2023, with special focus on project developers, traders and marketplaces, enabling them to discover buyers for their carbon credits.

Buyers Module™ provides insights into buyers’ preferences and purchase patterns. We provide in-depth information on their preferred geographies, registries, types of credits and more. You also know what buyers’ preferences are today and how they have shifted over time. In addition, we provide filters and options in the platform for you to build the ideal list of buyers to reach out to.

UI: Our greatest USP is our simplicity. Our user interface is clean and fast, with just the right tools to find the information you need, when you need it, exactly the way you need it. Decision makers are swamped and just want answers, not a new tech ecosystem full of useless bells and whistles. Simple. Clean. Intuitive. Clever. Customer feedback: We build products our customers need and love. Customer feedback is at the core of our product development process. We build tools that empower our customers with information that eases their decision making process. We even discard features our customers don’t use.

Information on all the projects in Buyers Module™ is derived from registries plus other sources. If a project is listed on a covered registry, it’s on our platform. Projects with zero credit issuance but a listing on the registry would still be included.

Yes. You can sign up to the unlimited-time free trial of Buyers Module™. In the trial version you’ll have access to a limited dataset and not all sections of Buyers Module™. Nonetheless, this is the largest free database of carbon market information in the world. Clever is raising the floor of what’s possible within these markets.

No. All communication with Buyers would have to be done outside the platform. Buyers Module™ is your research tool, which enables you to identify the right buyers and to find the relevant information about them.

No. Clever is not a buyer of carbon credits. We only provide information about the markets, which helps improve liquidity, integrity, and transparency.

No. At this time, Clever only provides information on carbon credits in the carbon markets, including certain compliance markets. We do not provide information on RECs or energy.

Please email us at clever@cleveroffsets.com with your details and our data team will reach out to you.

Buyers Module™ is primarily used by some of the largest project developers to discover prospective buyers for their carbon credits, and by their traders, brokers, and marketplaces to access both the demand and supply sides of the market.

Clever has a suite of SaaS products built on our premium web app. With two more products launching in 2026, our Enterprise Module™ is built for stakeholders such as bankers, financiers, insurers, and asset managers active in the carbon markets. Reach out to us at success@cleveroffsets.com for more information.