Removal certificates are issued by Carbon Planet following verification by a third-party Certification Body at companies producing wood-based building elements.
The role of the Certification Body is to verify the correct application of the Methodology by the relevant Organization.
For such activities, reference is made to ISO 14064-2:2019 Greenhouse gases – Part 2: Specification with guidance at the project level for quantification, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emission reductions or removal enhancements.

Specifically, during the verification audit, it will be checked that:

• the raw materials used come from sustainably managed forests;
• CO2 emissions derived from the production and processing of engineered wood elements intended for construction have been correctly calculated;
• the buffer provided to account for the uncertainty resulting from the long storage of CO2 in the product (between 10% and 20%) has been applied;
  Emissions from the transport of raw materials from the forest to the site have been accounted for (through EPDs or equivalent means);
• Long-term storage: the holder of the removal certificates-the mill that knows the geometry of the wood element-has demonstrated that the processed material has been used for an engineering work whose nominal life is at least 50 or 100 years as applicable calculation codes.

The result of the Certification Body’s work is the report that confirms the tons of CO2eq actually asserted.