Paul Bryzek

The Problem: Greenwashing & Compliance Risks Carbon markets are broken. 19 out of 20 Verra credits are phantom credits, failing to reduce emissions. With SB 253 & SB 261, companies must disclose emissions and achieve net zero, making greenwashing riskier than ever. Businesses caught misrepresenting sustainability lose over 10% of brand value, face regulatory fines, and damage investor trust. Traditional MRV (Measurement, Reporting, and Verification) is slow, costly, and centralized, preventing small farms from earning fair compensation for real sustainability efforts like regenerative agriculture and soil carbon sequestration. Companies also struggle to verify if their carbon credits genuinely reduce emissions. Our ETHDenver Solution: Decentralized, Verifiable Carbon Credits We built a decentralized MRV system that tracks sustainable actions and rewards users with verifiable carbon crypto credits. Geofenced verification, AI-driven climate data, and Web3 incentives ensure trust, transparency, and measurable impact. Who Benefits? 🌱 Farmers – Submit MRV data via Telegram Mini App, earn carbon crypto credits, with geofenced verification to prevent fraud. 🏢 Businesses – Purchase high-integrity carbon credits, ensuring compliance with SB 253 & 261 while avoiding greenwashing risks. 📊 Researchers – Access real-time, verifiable climate data from NASA, NOAA, Meteomatics, Nubila.ai, and OpenWeather. Key Features ✅ 🚀 Telegram Mini App – Easy MRV submission. ✅ 📍 Geofenced Verification – Ensures authentic data. ✅ 🏛️ DAO-Governed Validation – Prevents fraud. ✅ 📊 Gamified Leaderboard – Boosts engagement. ✅ 📡 AI & Weather Data – Tracks carbon precisely. ✅ ⛓️ Smart Contract Transparency – Eliminates phantom credits. Why It Matters CarbonSustain democratizes real-impact carbon credits, helping businesses meet compliance, avoid greenwashing, and drive real climate action. No more phantom credits. No more greenwashing. Just real impact. 🌍🚀