Institutional development · Sustainability and civic impact · Brazil
University of São Paulo creates carbon credit registry using satellite imagery and AI
The University of São Paulo (USP) has set up a registry for carbon credits. Its platform, developed by the RCGI, checks environmental projects using satellite images, artificial intelligence and scientific methods.
Why it matters: Environmental projects seeking to register carbon credits with USP's registry will be verified through satellite imagery, AI and scientific methodologies.
The University of São Paulo has created a registry for carbon credits, according to the university's newsroom.
The platform was developed by the RCGI and uses satellite images, artificial intelligence and scientific methodologies to verify environmental projects.
The university said the platform aims to increase the reliability of the credits it registers.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
Environmental projects whose credits are registered on the USP platform will be checked using satellite imagery, AI and scientific methodologies, which the university says is intended to make those credits more reliable.
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