Maki Planet Systems

Incubating new business: emissions reduction through traditional fire management

Exporting the Australian success story of savanna fire management carbon credits

The concept

Fighting fire with fire prevents future emissions and enables savanna landscapes to retain more carbon

In 10 years, world leading savanna carbon industry has reduced fire extent by 44,800km2 and avoided 8.4 mtCO2-e

Globally the carbon credit potential is 100 mtCO2-e/yr

 

The Australian success story

Enabled by Conoco Phillips

  • Invested $1m/yr in the first project (ALFA)

  • 28,000 km2

  • 100,000 tCO2-e/yr

  • ALFA has delivered 3.5m carbon credits worth USD $41m

  • Conoco Philipps has received 1.5m credits to date

Australian Market

  • 416,000 km2 under management

  • 25yr projects

  • 8.4m carbon credits to date

  • High integrity units for the voluntary & compliance markets

 

The global fire problem

Global footprint

  • Savannas make up 1/6 of global land surface and support 10% of human population

Huge economic losses

  • USD 2.4bn/yr

Significant emissions

  • Net global fire emissions 2GtCO2-e/yr

Social impact

  • Wildfire smoke causes 340,000 deaths p.a.

Maki: the carbon opportunity

 
 

International savanna fire management initiative

Savanna Fire Management is now ready for commercialisation.

An NGO initiative to take Australia's successful model to Africa and the world

Significant progress with governments and pilots, secured funding and partnerships from key groups based in Australia and in related markets.

 

Australian savanna fire practitioners delegation to Botswana

Maki and TotalEnergies working together

Support for the international savanna fire management from TotalEnergies

Partnering to deliver fire management:

TotalEnergies, through their Nature Based Solutions team, has agreed to support the development of international savanna fire management by funding the creation of an international methodology, purchasing the emissions reductions from the initial projects.

Both companies have a strong desire to:

  • Create and use carbon credits

  • Commit to innovation and nature-based solutions

  • Deliver co-benefits to communities around the world

  • Establish and maintain a presence in countries where there is high potential to reduce fire emissions