DOI: 10.7910/dvn/w2d7h2
title: Carbon Credit Dataset & Financial Modelling – India & Global
title: A Structured Framework for Emission Accounting, Financial Modelling, and Carbon Market Research

description: &lt;div style="text-align:center;"&gt;
 &lt;h3&gt;Carbon Credit Dataset & Methodology Report&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This dataset is part of broader open access initiative to advance climate finance, carbon market transparency, and data-driven research.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;b&gt;A structured framework for emission accounting, financial modelling, and carbon market research&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dataset Components Include:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Emission Modelling:&lt;/strong&gt; Baseline and project emissions for solar, forestry, agriculture, energy, and improved cookstove projects.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Financial Modelling:&lt;/strong&gt; NPV, IRR, payback period, with and without carbon revenue.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10-Year Forecasts:&lt;/strong&gt; Revenue projections for solar irrigation, ICS, afforestation, and multi-project portfolios.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Documentation:&lt;/strong&gt; Assumptions, formulas, emission factors, and data sources (IPCC, CEA, FAOSTAT, UNFCCC, IEA, RBI).&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Full Report & Metadata:&lt;/strong&gt; Methodology report (PDF), README, provenance documentation, glossary, codebook, and changelog.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;File Structure:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;Carbon-Credit-Dataset-Manoj-Rawat-2025.pdf&lt;/i&gt; – Full documentation including methodology, formulas, references, and charts.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Excel Models:&lt;/em&gt; Carbon, Solar, ICS, Afforestation (AR), and Portfolio&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Supporting Files:&lt;/em&gt; README.txt, DATA_PROVENANCE.txt, METHODS_SUMMARY.txt, VARIABLES_CODEBOOK.txt, LICENSE.txt (CC BY 4.0), CITATION.cff, RIS.ris&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purpose and Users:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Standards and Licensing:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Compliant with IPCC 2006 Guidelines, IPCC AR6, UNFCCC CDM, and CCTS (India, 2023)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Aligned with FAIR Data Principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;No personal, confidential, or proprietary data included&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
description: This dataset forms part of an open-access initiative to advance applied research in carbon markets, climate finance, and emission accounting. The material provides reference data and calculation templates to support reproducible analysis, policy studies, and institutional learning on carbon credit valuation and climate-finance mechanisms. This dataset complements the author’s book "Carbon Credit: A Beginner’s Guide – Demystifying the Carbon Economy" ISBN : 978-93-343-6282-4 and provides the analytical models and data underlying the framework. Supplements available on Zenodo, OSF, SSRN, Academia, ReserachGate, DBSciience and Figshare. Author ORCID: 0009-0005-5571-7820. All content is for research, academic and analytical use only; no responsibility is assumed for financial, legal, or commercial outcomes. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).