How It Works

HOW IT WORKS

This page explains the operational sequence by which climate-sector disclosures, declarations, and milestones are issued as VerifiedClimate™ Records, locking declarations at issuance using the RegistryRail™ evidentiary infrastructure.
It sets out how Records are created, sealed, timestamped, delivered, and reviewed under neutral, submitter-controlled custody, and how institutions, funders, auditors, and other independent reviewers typically interact with them.

1. Establishing a Verifiable Milestone

Every Record begins with a single typed declaration that locks the content and timestamp of the declaration at issuance.
A one-sentence declaration alone, can constitute an evidentiary Record.
This minimal entry threshold enables early adoption without requiring disclosure of proprietary information, unless the submitter chooses to attach it.
Later Records may cite or attach earlier ones, creating a verifiable chronology of progress without requiring any system integration or technical linkage.
Record creation and delivery require only a valid email address.

2. Sealed with Cryptographic and Timestamp Integrity

Once submitted, the system processes the Record automatically with no human handling. A SHA-256 hash is generated across the Record package, and a standards-aligned timestamp is applied at issuance, establishing a locked, tamper-evident reference point for what was submitted at that moment.
If a declaration later requires correction or supplementation, a new Record is issued with its own timestamp; earlier Records remain sealed, preserving a complete and reviewable chronology.
Processing and storage occur on ISO/IEC 27001-certified and SOC-audited infrastructure providers, under fully automated operation. All supporting files remain encrypted during processing. Reviewers may recompute the hash from issued outputs to independently confirm whether any post-issuance alteration has occurred. This verification does not require proprietary tools or platform trust.

3. Delivery of Records for Institutional Workflows

Each VerifiedClimate Record is issued with two coordinated institutional outputs:
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‍• Live Record URL — a private, submitter-controlled link providing access to the declaration, issuance timestamp, integrity metadata, and any supporting files.
‍• Reviewer Copy of Record (PDF) — a sealed, offline artefact designed for independent institutional retention, citation, and archival use.

Submitters control Live Record URL access; reviewers retain a sealed copy for reference.
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Records circulate across institutional contexts without accounts, onboarding, or integration.
This forms the evidentiary foundation for declarations, milestones and disclosures across audit, funding, regulatory and compliance workflows.

INTEGRITY VERIFICATION — WHAT A REVIEWER CAN INSPECT

Each VerifiedClimate™ Record provides reviewers with direct access to the following issuance-time integrity elements:
• The declared content as locked at issuance, including any attachments provided at submission
• A cryptographic hash representing the complete Record package
• A standards-based timestamp anchoring the moment of issuance
• Custody metadata describing how and when integrity protections were applied
• A sealed Reviewer Copy suitable for retention in working papers and audit files.
These elements are presented in a consistent, standardised structure to support independent review without reliance on platform trust.

HOW TIMESTAMPS AND HASHES ARE CHECKED

At issuance, the Record includes a SHA-256 hash and timestamp metadata that can be independently checked from the sealed outputs.
Reviewers may independently verify integrity by:
• Recomputing the hash from the downloaded Reviewer Copy or Record contents
• Confirming that the recomputed hash matches the hash recorded at issuance
• Inspecting the timestamp metadata to confirm the recorded time and integrity context.

Any alteration to the declaration or attachments after issuance would result in a hash mismatch, making changes immediately detectable.
VerifiedClimate™ does not require reviewers to rely on proprietary tools or credentials to perform these checks.

INDEPENDENCE AND CUSTODY BOUNDARIES

VerifiedClimate™ operates as neutral evidentiary infrastructure. It applies integrity protections automatically and does not participate in review, assessment, or interpretation of submitted materials.
Specifically:
• VerifiedClimate™ does not modify, amend, or curate Record contents.
• VerifiedClimate™ does not grant or restrict reviewer access beyond submitter-controlled sharing.
• Reviewer Copies remain valid irrespective of how the Live Record URL is subsequently shared.
• Records are independent of submitter and reviewer internal systems, staff, or workflows.
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This architecture preserves reviewer independence while providing a stable evidentiary artefact suitable for institutional scrutiny.
VerifiedClimate™ does not authenticate submitters, determine authorisation, or enforce institutional submission requirements; these responsibilities remain with the prescribing institution.
VerifiedClimate™ is not a new compliance layer; it is neutral evidentiary infrastructure rail 'operating beneath existing institutional controls.

WHAT VerifiedClimate™ DOES NOT VERIFY

VerifiedClimate™ verifies only the procedural integrity of Record issuance and sealing.
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It does not verify, validate, or certify:
• The accuracy, completeness, or truthfulness of any declaration.
• The adequacy of supporting documentation.
• Compliance with regulatory, accounting, or reporting standards.
• Performance outcomes, emissions data, or technical claims.
• Acceptance, recognition, or reliance by any third party.
• Identity, authority, or email ownership of submitters.
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Interpretation, assessment, and assurance remain the responsibility of auditors, regulators, funders, certifiers, insurers, and other independent reviewers.

EVIDENTIARY CONSEQUENCE

Integrity verification enables reviewers to inspect Records as locked, time-anchored records of what was declared and when — reducing the need to reconstruct submission histories or resolve version disputes after the fact.
This supports audit, funding, compliance, and governance workflows by locking declarations at issuance, reducing reconstruction, version ambiguity, and timing disputes, while preserving full institutional independence.

Carbon Removal Project — Monitoring & Verification Milestone

Funding Award Acceptance — Formal Acceptance Statement

Compliance Filing — Regulatory Disclosure Declaration

Post-Deployment Audit — Operational Verification Record

ESG Evidence Item — CSRD-Relevant Governance Assertion

Governance Disclosure — Board Oversight Statement

Grant Application Milestone — Submission Declaration

TRL-5 Prototype Demonstration — Progress Verification

TRL-4 Laboratory Validation — Milestone Declaration

Audit-supporting artefact — Management-assertion memo (Dublin · 2025-12-08T17:06 UTC)

Grant milestone submitted — Renewable-heating programme (Cork · 2025-05-27T14:37 UTC)

Prototype test logged — Circular-materials project (Galway · 2025-05-24T11:02 UTC)

TRL-3 lab validation — Carbon-removal pilot (Dublin · 2025-05-20T09:14 UTC)