Carbon Credit Dataset & Financial Modelling – India & Globalhttps://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/W2D7H2Rawat, ManojHarvard Dataverse2025-11-072025-11-17T15:40:27Z<div style="text-align:center;"> <h3>Carbon Credit Dataset & Methodology Report</h3> <p><em>This dataset is part of broader open access initiative to advance climate finance, carbon market transparency, and data-driven research.</em><br> <b>A structured framework for emission accounting, financial modelling, and carbon market research</b></p> </div> <p>This dataset provides a structured and transparent framework for analysing the carbon credit economy using empirical data, greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, and financial modelling. It combines sector-wise Excel models, revenue forecasts, and reproducible emission calculations based on IPCC (2006/AR6), India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS, 2023), UNFCCC CDM methodologies, Verra, and Gold Standard frameworks.</p> <p><strong>Dataset Components Include:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Emission Modelling:</strong> Baseline and project emissions for solar, forestry, agriculture, energy, and improved cookstove projects.</li> <li><strong>Financial Modelling:</strong> NPV, IRR, payback period, with and without carbon revenue.</li> <li><strong>10-Year Forecasts:</strong> Revenue projections for solar irrigation, ICS, afforestation, and multi-project portfolios.</li> <li><strong>Documentation:</strong> Assumptions, formulas, emission factors, and data sources (IPCC, CEA, FAOSTAT, UNFCCC, IEA, RBI).</li> <li><strong>Full Report & Metadata:</strong> Methodology report (PDF), README, provenance documentation, glossary, codebook, and changelog.</li> </ul> <p><strong>File Structure:</strong></p> <ul> <li><i>Carbon-Credit-Dataset-Manoj-Rawat-2025.pdf</i> – Full documentation including methodology, formulas, references, and charts.</li> <li><em>Excel Models:</em> Carbon, Solar, ICS, Afforestation (AR), and Portfolio</li> <li><em>Supporting Files:</em> README.txt, DATA_PROVENANCE.txt, METHODS_SUMMARY.txt, VARIABLES_CODEBOOK.txt, LICENSE.txt (CC BY 4.0), CITATION.cff, RIS.ris</li> </ul> <p><strong>Purpose and Users:</strong></p> <p>This dataset is designed for researchers, policymakers, MRV platforms, analysts, renewable energy developers, and financial institutions. It supports emission baselining, carbon credit estimation (tCO₂e), climate finance research, policy analysis, and academic teaching.</p> <p><strong>Standards and Licensing:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Compliant with IPCC 2006 Guidelines, IPCC AR6, UNFCCC CDM, and CCTS (India, 2023)</li> <li>Aligned with FAIR Data Principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)</li> <li>Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)</li> <li>No personal, confidential, or proprietary data included</li> </ul>Business and ManagementEarth and Environmental SciencesEngineeringCarbon CreditsClimate FinanceCarbon marketsGHG modellingAfforestation & reforestationCarbon pricingVoluntary Carbon MarketFinancial ModellingClimate PolicySolar irrigationForestry sequestrationExcel financial models;Open datasetAdditionality and leakageGrid emission factorEmission reductionsIndiaImproved cookstovesPortfolio analysisClimate ChangeBaseline emissionsIPCC 2006CORSIAEU ETSCCTS India (2023);MRVRawat, Manoj (2025). Carbon Credit: A Beginner’s Guide – Demystifying the Carbon Economy. ISBN (Paperback): 978-93-343-6282-4, isbn, 978-93-343-6282-4, https://www.manojrawat.comRawat, Manoj (2025). Carbon Credit: A Beginner’s Guide – Demystifying the Carbon Economy.ISBN (eBook): 978-93-343-7713-2, isbn, 978-93-343-7713-2, https://www.manojrawat.comRawat, Manoj. (2025). Carbon Credit: A Beginner’s Guide – Demystifying the Carbon Economy. OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/PEKU3, doi, 10.17605/OSF.IO/PEKU3, https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/PEKU3Rawat, Manoj. (2025). Carbon Credit: A Beginner’s Guide – Demystifying the Carbon Economy. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17246953, doi, 10.5281/zenodo.17246953, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17246953Rawat, Manoj. (2025). Carbon Credit: A Beginner’s Guide – Demystifying the Carbon Economy. Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30509672, doi, 10.6084/m9.figshare.30509672, https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30509672Rawat, Manoj and Rawat, Manoj and Rawat, Manoj, Carbon Credit: A Beginner’s Guide—Demystifying the Carbon Economy A Practical Guide to Carbon Markets, Finance and Policy (September 22, 2025). Carbon Credit: A Beginner’s Guide – Demystifying the Carbon Economy, 2025 | ISBN: 978-93-3436-282-4,, doi, 10.2139/ssrn.5693642, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5693642Rawat, M. K. (2025). Carbon Credit Methodology and Framework – India and Global [Dataset]. OSF. https://osf.io/mf7jw/, doi, 10.17605/OSF.IO/MF7JW, https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/MF7JWRawat, M.K., 2025. Carbon Credit: A Beginner’s Guide—Demystifying the Carbon Economy: A Practical Guide to Carbon Markets, Finance and Policy. SSRN. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5693642 (, doi, 10.2139/ssrn.5693642, https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5693642Rawat, M.K., 2025. Carbon Credit Methodology and Framework – India and Global [Dataset]. ScienceDB. Available at: https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.31582, doi, 10.57760/sciencedb.31582, https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.31582Rawat, M.K. (2025). Carbon Credit Methodology and Framework: A Structured Approach to Emission Accounting, Financial Modelling, and Carbon Market Research in India and Global Markets [Working paper]. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397532860_Carbon_Credit_Methodology_and_Framework_A_Structured_Approach_to_Emission_Accounting_Financial_Modelling_and_Carbon_Market_Research_in_India_and_Global_Markets, url, 397532860, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397532860Rawat, M.K. (2025). Carbon Credit: A Beginner’s Guide – Demystifying the Carbon Economy [Working paper]. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397530700_Carbon_Credit_A_Beginner’s_Guide-Demystifying_the_Carbon_Economy, url, 397530700, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397530700Rawat, M.K. (2025). Carbon Credit Methodology and Framework – India and Global [Dataset]. Harvard Dataverse. Available at: https://www.academia.edu/144901464/Carbon_Credit_Methodology_and_Framework_India_and_Global_Harvard_DV, url, 144901464, https://www.academia.edu/144901701/Carbon_Credit_Methodology_and_FrameworkRawat, M.K. (2025). Carbon Credit Methodology and Framework [Working paper]. Academia.edu. Available at: https://www.academia.edu/144901701/Carbon_Credit_Methodology_and_Framework (Accessed: 17 November 2025)., url, 144901464, https://www.academia.edu/144901701/Carbon_Credit_Methodology_and_Framework2025-11-01Rawat, Manoj2025-11-01CC BY 4.0