Solis Capital launches carbon stream financing for high-integrity carbon credits in Central Asia

Solis Capital has announced a new carbon stream financing vehicle focused on high-integrity voluntary carbon market projects in Central Asia. The vehicle provides upfront and milestone-based financing to project sponsors in exchange for future verified carbon credits or a share of sale proceeds. This structure helps cover early costs like feasibility studies, MRV design, validation, and monitoring. The initial geographic focus is on Kazakhstan and the wider region, targeting projects in afforestation, reforestation, improved agricultural land management, soil organic carbon, methane avoidance, and ecosystem restoration. The vehicle prioritizes projects with strong additionality, conservative baselines, leakage controls, permanence protections, and third-party verification. This move reflects growing interest in financing mechanisms that de-risk carbon project development before credits are issued. It also highlights Central Asia as an emerging region for nature-based carbon programs with large land area and agricultural transition needs.