#26 Building Digital Infrastructure for Climate Action | 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).

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