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The following fee structure is effective September 15, 2025, for Pure Sky project and methodology review. All fees are due on the date of the transaction and any reimbursements will be issued and paid within 30 days of the project/methodology approval.
Project developers must be a Pure Sky Registry member to transact on the Registry. As a Pure Sky member, you will have exclusive benefits and an inside look at emerging projects and trends in the carbon credit ecosystem.
All fees are quoted in US dollars (USD).
| Fee | Rate |
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| Membership Fee & Account Creation | Membership and participation in the DAO are by holding and staking SKY Tokens. |
| Project Submission | $5,000 of approved stablecoins (fully refundable fee) for project submission to the registry. If the project is approved by the membership, the project developer will be reimbursed for the project submission fee. |
| Methodology Submission | $5,000 of approved stablecoins (fully refundable fee) for a new methodology submission to the registry. If the methodology is approved by the membership, the methodology developer will be reimbursed for the methodology submission fee. |
| Issuance | $0.05 per approved carbon credit. |
| Retirement | No fee for retirement of credits. |
Pure Sky Process
Project developers must become a Pure Sky member to open an account on the Pure Sky registry. Before project submission, project developers should:
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Review the Pure Sky Standard. Projects must demonstrate alignment with internationally recognized carbon-accounting principles, ISO standards, and accepted methodologies for quantification, monitoring, reporting, and verification.
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Ensure the methodology used by the project developer is an approved Pure Sky methodology.
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Have the project reviewed by a third-party validation and verification body.
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Review Pure Sky’s submission check list.
Pure Sky recognizes the high-quality methodologies that exist within other registries. Pure Sky grandfathers all methodologies approved on the CDM Registry as supported by the UNFCCC, VERRA and Gold Standard. Pure Sky still requires a qualified and approved Pure Sky validation and verification body (VVB) review all projects to qualify for Pure Sky credits. Pure Sky is not responsible for edits changes or omissions found within third-party registries and reserves the right to reject any of these methodologies as per a membership vote. When in doubt about a qualifying methodology, please contact the Pure Sky administrator at info@puresky.earth.