Cool Effect Launches $1,000,000 Award to Accelerate Carbon Project Development

By Cool Effect September 23, 2025

Cool Effect, a Bay Area nonprofit that supports the highest quality carbon projects around the globe, is announcing the launch of The Cool Effect Catalyst, a $1,000,000 award designed to accelerate carbon project development. The funding will be awarded to a project – or multiple projects – that meets the nonprofit’s criteria of Carbon Done Correctly, a benchmark achieved through a comprehensive vetting process involving scientific validation, on-site evaluations, and multiple phases of due diligence.