In this episode of Survey & Beyond: The Data Collection Podcast, host Marta Costa sits down with Allen Fan, Co-founder of CarbonHQ, to uncover how CarbonHQ is building the digital infrastructure that carbon project developers need to manage data from multiple sources, automate quality checks, and ultimately compress credit issuance from years down to weeks through digital Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (dMRV).

What You’ll Learn:

• Why carbon credit quality is fundamentally determined by data quality
• How dMRV can compress credit issuance timelines from 6-36 months down to weeks
• Why manual data validation processes break at scale
• How to implement consistent data naming conventions and unique identifiers across all forms and partners
• And more!
  
  

Allen Fan is the Co-founder of CarbonHQ, bringing expertise in digital measurement, reporting, and verification (dMRV) systems within the carbon markets. With a multifaceted background spanning auditing and consulting at Big Four firms, venture capital, and carbon project finance, Alan has developed a deep understanding of the operational challenges facing carbon project developers globally.

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Episode Resources:

• Allen Fan on LinkedIn
• CarbonHQ Website
• Marta Costa on LinkedIn
• Dobility Website
• SurveyCTO Website
• SurveyCTO Demo Request Form

Episode Chapters: 

• 0:00 Intro
• 00:57 From Accountant to Carbon Entrepreneur
• 05:02 The Scaling Pain That Sparked CarbonHQ
• 08:54 How Carbon Project Data Actually Works
• 16:38 Data Quality Is Carbon Credit Quality
• 21:01 CarbonHQ as the Heart of Operations
• 25:14 The dMRV Future
• 26:01 Advice for Climate Tech Founders
  
  

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