Building the next generation of carbon pathways from Alberta’s resource base.
Beyond methane abatement and sequestered oil, Theaus Carbon is developing new pathways connected to forestry, material transformation, energy transition, and other environmental attributes tied to Alberta’s natural and industrial assets.
Pathways Under Development
Where we are exploring next
Each emerging pathway leverages the same infrastructure, verification standards, and market access channels that support our methane abatement and sequestered oil programs.
NorthernNations Cooperative is involved across our emerging pathways in varying capacities depending on project type, consistent with the Indigenous partnership built into everything we do.
Forestry Carbon
Forest-based carbon credits
Developing carbon pathways connected to Alberta’s forestry sector. This includes reforestation of burnt timber areas, afforestation, improved forest management, and wood-based carbon storage opportunities.
The co-benefits are significant: reviving fire-damaged landscapes, restoring ecosystems and biodiversity, displacing coal and fossil fuel-based materials, and creating economic opportunity in rural and Indigenous communities across Alberta.
Solid-Form Bitumen
Diverting bitumen away from refining
Carbon pathways from diverting bitumen away from refining and combustion into long-duration, non-combustion end uses, primarily asphalt binder, with potential in carbon fibre and other solid carbon products. The carbon stays locked in durable materials rather than released through burning.
Material Transformation
Industrial material carbon pathways
Exploring carbon credit origination from material transformation processes that permanently sequester or displace carbon, including wood-to-biochar conversion, cross-laminated timber, and other durable carbon storage applications.
Environmental Attributes
Beyond carbon.
Investigating environmental attributes and ecosystem service credits connected to Alberta’s natural and industrial resource base, including water stewardship, biodiversity, and land reclamation outcomes tied to oil and gas remediation activities.
Our Approach
How we develop new pathways
Every emerging pathway follows the same rigorous development process that produced our methane abatement and sequestered oil programs.
Identify the opportunity
Screen emerging carbon categories for scale, additionality, measurability, and alignment with Alberta’s resource base and policy landscape.
Build or apply the methodology.
Develop or adapt quantification methodologies to ISO 14064-2 standards, or apply existing recognized standards, with conservative baselines and transparent accounting.
Secure independent verification
Engage an accredited VVB for independent validation and verification under a recognized carbon standard, ensuring institutional-grade integrity from day one.
Leverage existing infrastructure
Deploy the same verification, registry, custody, and digital infrastructure used across all Theaus Carbon pathways.
Scale with partners
Work with strategic partners, including NorthernNations Cooperative, to bring operational expertise, Indigenous engagement, and sector-specific knowledge to each new pathway.
Have an emerging carbon opportunity?
Theaus Carbon is in ongoing conversations with partners, asset owners, and project developers exploring emerging carbon pathways connected to Alberta’s energy transition.