Your journey to decarbonization, fully accounted for.
SAME GOAL, BETTER ROute.
TERC turns verified low-carbon transportation energy into a certificate you can own, transfer, and retire — with a documented record proving exactly how it was used. No double-counting. No guesswork.
track it. TERC IT.
"We are delighted to collaborate with the TERC program as it enters this next stage of development. We believe the expanded TERC program strikes the right balance between scalability and integrity, building on its strong foundation in road freight while creating opportunities to accelerate decarbonization more broadly."
Jeroen van Heiningen, Managing Director of 123Carbon
Built for every seat in the supply chain.
Energy Producers
Generate eligible low-carbon transportation energy and issue TERCs.
Transportation Participants
Providers, logistics coordinators, and cargo owners who consume or arrange transport.
Verification Bodies
Independently verify environmental attributes and transportation attribution.
TERC Program Documents
Access the official documents that govern the TERC Program. Together, the Program Standard, Energy Methodology and Transportation Methodology set out how TERCs are created, independently verified, registered and attributed to transportation activity.
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The Program Standard is the governing document of the TERC Program, establishing the principles, governance, registry framework and integrity rules that apply to every participant. It defines how TERCs and their TRACE evidentiary records are issued, transferred, retired and protected against double issuance and double counting.
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The Energy Methodology sets the requirements for quantifying, verifying and issuing TERCs for eligible low-carbon transportation energy, from renewable fuels to electricity. It covers carbon intensity (CI) quantification using recognized life-cycle models, the Guarantee of Origin and ex-post issuance pathways, and regulatory additionality screening.
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The Transportation Methodology explains how verified certificate information is attributed to transportation activity through a book-and-claim chain of custody, across carriers, logistics providers, shippers and transportation sponsors. It defines commitment, TRACE generation, independent chain-of-custody verification and the ISO 14083 and GLEC-aligned conversion basis behind credible supply-chain emissions claims.
transparency. traceability. integrity.
transparency. traceability. integrity.
How is TERC Different?
Purpose-built for transportation. Designed for traceability.
Not all market-based mechanisms work the same way. As the Scope 3 market evolves, terms like environmental attribute certificate, credit, ownership, allocation and attribution are increasingly used to describe different approaches.
TERC was designed specifically for transportation, with a framework that clearly distinguishes between the verified environmental attribute — the TERC — and the documented attribution of that certificate to a transportation activity — its TRACE.
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Issuance of TERCs under the expanded framework is expected to begin in October 2026.