🌱 pack: climate-pack

Issue carbon credits without the double-counting scandal.

Q: What human gates does climate-pack introduce?

gate:mrv-methodology (climate-lead + verifier), gate:durc-signoff (IRE + biosec expert), gate:open-weights-release (responsible-scaling board). These layer on top of the standard plan/ship gates.

Q: What if my project doesn't match these signals exactly?

You can manually add the pack name to PROJECT.md or run /migrate to re-run detection with updated rules.

Computing GHG inventories, issuing/trading carbon credits, or operating synbio? GreatCTO auto-attaches climate-pack (paired with biosecurity) with GHG Protocol Scope 1-3, Verra VCS / Gold Standard / Puro.earth methodology, SBTi, CDP / CSRD / SEC climate, EU CBAM, and for synbio: NIH DURC/PEPP classification + IGSC sequence screening + AI bio-uplift evals.

$ npx great-cto init All packs ↗

Auto-attach signals

Detected by CLI when:

carbon · GHG · MRV · Scope 1-3 · Verra · CBAM · CSRD + synbio: gene synthesis · AlphaFold · IGSC · DURC

The pack rides on top of your base archetype (web-service, ai-system, fintech, …) — it doesn't replace it. Auto-injects reviewer agents into the pipeline + opens human gates listed below.

Reviewer agents activated

2 specialists added to the pipeline.

01 · climate-mrv-reviewer

GHG Protocol + ISO 14064 + Verra VCS + Gold Standard + Puro + SBTi + CDP + CSRD + CBAM

02 · biosecurity-reviewer

NIH 2024 DURC/PEPP + IGSC HSP v2 + Australia Group + BWC + AI bio-uplift + EO 14110

Human gates introduced

3 new gate types on top of `gate:plan` + `gate:ship`.

Gate	Owner	Trigger
`gate:mrv-methodology`	climate-lead + verifier	methodology choice (cannot change retroactively)
`gate:durc-signoff`	IRE + biosec expert	DURC / PEPP applicable
`gate:open-weights-release`	responsible-scaling board	generative bio-model release

Required artefacts before senior-dev claims tasks

9 concrete deliverables.

✓ Methodology version pinning per project + boundary documented
✓ Activity-data lineage with tamper-evident hash chain
✓ Double-counting prevention via retirement state machine
✓ Re-statement policy + audit retention ≥ 10 years
✓ Emission-factor library versioned + update cadence
✓ IGSC sequence screening pipeline (monthly DB refresh)
✓ Capability evals (LAB-Bench, WMDP-Bio) in model card
✓ Tool-use guardrails (no autonomous sequence ordering)
✓ Open-weights release decision per responsible-scaling framework

EVAL suite required

3 golden-set scenarios shipped as templates.

Each EVAL has ≥5 test cases, pass threshold, regression interpretation, cross-refs to TM + gates. Run via your existing test framework.

EVAL-climate-double-counting.md
EVAL-biosec-dna-screen-coverage.md
EVAL-biosec-bio-uplift-resistance.md

Regulatory surface covered

14 standards / regulations addressed.

GHG Protocol Corp + Scope 3 ISO 14064 Verra VCS Gold Standard Puro.earth SBTi CDP EU CSRD / ESRS EU CBAM EPA GHGRP NIH 2024 DURC + PEPP policy P3CO Framework IGSC HSP v2 EO 14110

Real-world examples

25 companies in this space.

Ginkgo Bioworks

Programming cells at scale

publicUS

Climeworks

Direct air capture pioneer

Precision-fermentation dairy proteins

series-dUS

Persefoni

Carbon accounting + ESG management

series-cUS

Watershed

Enterprise climate platform

series-cUS

CarbonChain

Supply-chain carbon accounting

series-bGB

Charm Industrial

Bio-oil carbon removal

series-bUS

Greenly

Carbon accounting for SMBs

series-bFR

Heirloom Carbon

Mineralization-based direct air capture

series-bUS

Pachama

AI-verified forest carbon credits

series-bUS

Patch

Climate solutions API

series-bUS

Planet A Foods

Next-generation food ingredients

series-bDE

Sweep

Carbon + ESG management platform

series-bFR

Sylvera

Carbon credit ratings + research

series-bGB

Climate X

Physical climate-risk analytics

series-aGB

Eclipse Foods

Dairy alternatives using micelles

series-aUS

Isometric

Standards + verification for carbon removal

series-aGB

Kingdom Supercultures

Foods enhanced with microbes

series-aUS

Plan A

Net-zero corporate platform

series-aDE

Alga Biosciences

Reduces methane emissions from cattle

seedUS

Anthrogen

Fuels + plastics from atmospheric carbon

seedUS

Birch Biosciences

Plastic recycling via engineered enzymes

seedUS

Future Fields

Recombinant proteins via insect bioreactors

seedCA

Perse

AI for sustainability data

seedGB

Listed companies operate in this space. Inclusion is based on publicly available product descriptions and does not imply endorsement of or by GreatCTO.

FAQ

Common questions about climate-pack.

When does climate-pack auto-attach?

When the CLI detects these signals in your repo: carbon · GHG · MRV · Scope 1-3 · Verra · CBAM · CSRD + synbio: gene synthesis · AlphaFold · IGSC · DURC. Override anytime by editing packs: in PROJECT.md.

What human gates does climate-pack introduce?

gate:mrv-methodology (climate-lead + verifier), gate:durc-signoff (IRE + biosec expert), gate:open-weights-release (responsible-scaling board). These layer on top of the standard plan/ship gates.

What if my project doesn't match these signals exactly?

You can manually add the pack name to PROJECT.md or run /migrate to re-run detection with updated rules.

30 seconds

Drop GreatCTO into any repo — climate-pack attaches automatically.

$ npx great-cto init

no signup·runs locally·pay your own API

Issue carbon credits without the double-counting scandal.

Detected by CLI when:

2 specialists added to the pipeline.

3 new gate types on top of gate:plan + gate:ship.

9 concrete deliverables.

3 golden-set scenarios shipped as templates.

14 standards / regulations addressed.

25 companies in this space.

Common questions about climate-pack.

Drop GreatCTO into any repo — climate-pack attaches automatically.

3 new gate types on top of `gate:plan` + `gate:ship`.