Sandy v6.0.0 – Carbon Removals Reporting

30th March 2026

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What’s New

The Removals Report gives you a dedicated way to:

• Define a project period with a clear baseline

• Benefit from enhanced residue modelling, improving how organic matter contributes to soil carbon

• Measure soil carbon change (removals) over time

• Understand the impact of your farming practices

• Track progress year by year

• Forecast future removals outcomes

• Generate reports for supply chain and stakeholder use

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How It Works

1. Select your fields and farms

2. Define a project start year

3. Use your historical data

   • Data is required for the project start year and at least one earlier year

4. Run the model to track carbon change over time

This allows the system to measure real changes in soil carbon, rather than general estimates.

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Soil Model Options

You can choose how the soil model runs depending on your data:

Standard IPCC 2019 (Default)

• Uses globally validated parameters

• Fast and consistent

• Recommended if you don’t have soil carbon sample data

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Advanced Mode (Calibrated - Tier 3)

• Uses your soil carbon samples to improve accuracy

• Requires:

  • Soil carbon data for most fields (>80% coverage)

• Provides more site-specific and precise results

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What You’ll See

The Removals Report provides:

• Total carbon removed over the project period (tCO₂e)

• Annual carbon change trends

• Removal per hectare

• Field and farm performance comparisons

• Impact of management practices

• Forecasts based on continued practices

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How This Differs from the Carbon Calculator

• Carbon Calculator (Soil Sequestration) → Provides general estimates based on typical practices

• Removals Report → Tracks actual change over time using your data

This means:

• More accurate insights

• Better visibility of progress

• Stronger reporting for stakeholders

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Why It Matters

✔️ See the real impact of your decisions

✔️ Provide the evidence layer that connects your management practices to your removals claims

✔️ Build a credible carbon story for your farm or supply base

✔️ Report removals separately from reductions, aligned with SBTi and GHG Protocol

✔️ Quantify net carbon removal benefits against a robust baseline

✔️ Aligned with EU CRCF quality criteria expected summer 2026

✔️ Aligned with requirements of major carbon project verifiers such as Verra VM42

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Data Requirements

If you have already provided data for the Carbon Calculator, you can quickly create a Removals Report.

To run a report, you need:

• Fields data

• Cropping data for each field

• Data available for:

  • The project start year (baseline)

  • At least one year prior

This allows the system to measure changes in soil carbon over time. You can also provide additional data to improve accuracy:

• Residue data

• Soil data (e.g. soil carbon samples)

These are optional, but will produce more accurate and site-specific results.

The Removals Report requires less data than full carbon footprinting, while still delivering meaningful insights into soil carbon change.

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Things to Keep in Mind

• You need at least 2 years of data (Project start year and one earlier year) for included fields, to run a report.

• Soil sample data improves accuracy but is optional.

• Advanced calibration may take longer to run.

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Summary

The Removals Report moves you from estimates → real, trackable carbon change. It helps you:

• Measure progress

• Understand drivers

• Plan ahead with confidence

• Meet the evidence demands of major carbon project verifiers. 

If you have questions about how this update affects your results, please contact the Customer Success team via customer.success@trinityagtech.com