Carbon Curve Intelligence opens CDR market data to users

By Olivia Hart

Carbon Curve Intelligence checks about 200 sources, plus the research literature, every day, then files records of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) deals, projects, policies and papers from dozens of countries with dates and links to the originals.

The free online dashboard launched this week. Na’im Merchant, executive director at Carbon Removal Canada, created it as a shared index of CDR activity. It gives buyers, investors and policy teams a common view of transactions, government policy and pathway research. A dashboard does not remove carbon dioxide; it does put transactions, policies and studies in one index, the more modest achievement.

What does the new CDR dashboard contain?

Carbon Curve Intelligence covers four record types: deals, projects, policies and papers. Each day, the platform checks about 200 sources and the research literature, then files every item as a dated record with a link to the original publication or filing.

Merchant said: “It started as a tool on my own laptop for keeping track of carbon removal: who bought what, which governments advanced policy, and what the research says about each pathway.”

He added: “Somewhere along the way I realized it was more useful shared than kept to myself.” The creator originally built the system to track purchases, government policy and pathway research before deciding that a shared service would serve more users.

The practical result: Users can trace CDR activity back to dated records and original sources.

Who can use the free database?

The free tier lets users search every record, save relevant entries and open the dashboard for updates on new deals, policies and research. It also provides access to market charts. Merchant described the platform as useful for people doing serious homework on CDR.

Its intended users span several parts of the market:

• Buyers researching suppliers before a deal.
• Investors supporting either a company or a CDR pathway.
• Policy players tracking government work.
• Anyone else seeking details on carbon-removal activity.

The platform serves distinct research needs. Buyers can check suppliers before a transaction. Investors can follow the company or CDR pathway they support. Policy teams can track government work. Other users can examine the same records to understand carbon-removal activity.

The practical result: The free tier supplies a shared CDR market record, while Pro reserves the deeper working tools.

What does the Pro version add?

Pro access unlocks deeper analysis of the same database. Users can connect Carbon Curve Intelligence to an existing AI assistant, with Claude and ChatGPT given as examples, and then build watch lists, notes, exports and dossiers.

The paid access also helps pay to keep the database free and open to the community. That makes the commercial arrangement direct: the core service remains available without a subscription, while specialist functions support the costs of running and updating it.

Every new signup receives a Pro account free for 14 days. The trial gives buyers, investors and policy teams a defined period to test the connected analysis and document tools before deciding whether the paid tier fits their work.

The practical result: Pro supplies advanced CDR analysis and a revenue stream intended to support the free database.

What has to happen next?

Because the launch announcement sets no regulatory deadline, the market must provide the next proof point. The immediate test is whether users convert beyond the 14-day Pro trial into paid subscriptions. Under Merchant’s model, those subscriptions help cover the work required to keep the free dashboard open.

That distinction matters. A free launch may draw sign-ups, but only repeat paid use can test whether the model pays for itself and keeps the free database available. The platform has set the terms of that bargain, even if the first results remain unwritten.

The market milestone is clear: paid use after the 14-day trial will decide whether the free CDR database can remain free.