Enthusiast
Private individual who wants to find out how much CO2 their green space absorbs.
- Places
- 3
- Plants per place
- 5
- Challenges
- Takes part in other people's challenges
- Report
- Essential
CO2 points for the greenery you look after
Every leaf
counts.
A tree in the garden, a hedge in the courtyard, a pot on the balcony. Photograph them: artificial intelligence identifies the plant and CO2 Points estimates how much CO2 it has taken out of the air. Every small green gesture becomes a number you can see, share and grow.
Sign in with Google or Microsoft, or try the demo without signing up.
- From photo to result in seconds
- IPCC method, with coefficients and sources always stated
- Certificates anyone can verify with the QR code
Sustainability, one gesture at a time
Small gestures count. Now you can see them.
Plants take carbon dioxide out of the air and lock it away in their wood, leaves and roots. It is quiet work, which is why we rarely notice it. CO2 Points makes it visible, plant by plant, so everyone who plants, cares for and protects greenery can measure their contribution, talk about it and invite others to do the same.
Plant
A new tree starts storing carbon straight away and keeps going for decades.
Care
Watering, careful pruning, protection: a healthy plant grows and absorbs more.
Green up
A courtyard, a terrace, a tree-lined car park: even a few square metres count.
Get others involved
A challenge with friends, colleagues or the neighbourhood adds up everyone's gestures.
How it works
From photo to data in four steps
A method you can read line by line, with the scientific sources cited in every report.
- 1
Photograph
Create a place, such as your garden, the school playground or the company grounds, and take a photo of the whole plant. Its location helps estimate growth in your climate zone.
- 2
The AI identifies
An artificial intelligence model trained by Simply SFA identifies the species and family, gives the reliability of the identification and estimates the plant's visible biomass.
- 3
Calculate
Using IPCC coefficients, the app adds the roots, works out the carbon and converts it into CO2: how much is stored today and how much the plant absorbs each year as it grows.
CO2 = (above-ground biomass + roots) × 0.47 × 44/12
- 4
Share
Easy-to-grasp equivalents, reports to print or save as PDF, challenges with leaderboards and certificates with a QR code that anyone can verify.
Features
Everything the app does
Your places
Gardens, terraces, courtyards, parks and avenues: group your plants by place and watch the totals grow.
AI identification
Species, family and a reliability percentage for every photo. Plants identified with low confidence are not saved.
Transparent calculation
Above-ground biomass, roots, carbon and CO2 step by step, with the method and scientific sources.
Equivalents
CO2 translated into kilometres driven, smartphone charges, washing-machine loads and flights: figures everyone understands.
Reports at four levels
Essential, Detailed, Professional and Organisation, to print or save as PDF.
Challenges and leaderboards
Private or public challenges with rules, dates and an area, email invitations and an always up-to-date leaderboard.
Verifiable certificates
Code, fingerprint and QR code: anyone can check that the certificate is genuine and that nobody has altered it.
A certificate for every plant sold
For nurseries and florists: photo, name, a message for the customer and print, in a single step.
In eight languages
Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic, including right-to-left script.
Easy sign-in
Sign in with Google or Microsoft. In the demo, the photo is analysed and then deleted straight away.
Profiles
A profile for every way of caring for greenery
From individuals to public bodies: places, challenges and reports grow with your needs.
Supporter
Private individual who looks after green spaces and takes part in challenges and leaderboards.
- Places
- 10
- Plants per place
- 20
- Challenges
- Private, up to 10 invitees
- Report
- Detailed
Professional
Gardeners, landscapers, agronomists, nurseries and other green-space professionals.
- Places
- 50
- Plants per place
- 100
- Challenges
- Private, up to 100 invitees
- Report
- Professional, with certificate
- VAT number and registered office
- Your logo on certificates
Nursery & florist
Nurseries and flower growers: a CO2 points certificate for every plant sold, with their own logo.
- Places
- 50
- Plants per place
- 1,000
- Challenges
- Private, up to 1,000 invitees
- Report
- Professional, with certificate
- Organisation account
- VAT number and registered office
- Your logo on certificates
- Certificates for plants sold
- Certificates paid with credits
Large company
Companies that collect data on their green spaces for sustainability reports.
- Places
- 500
- Plants per place
- 500
- Challenges
- Public and private, up to 1,000 invitees
- Report
- Organisation, with certificate
- Organisation account
- VAT number and registered office
- Your logo on certificates
Non-profit & public sector
Charities, non-profit organisations and public bodies.
- Places
- 500
- Plants per place
- 1,000
- Challenges
- Public and private, up to 10,000 invitees
- Report
- Organisation, with certificate
- Organisation account
- VAT number and registered office
- Your logo on certificates
- Certificates for individual plants
- Certificates paid with credits
The four report levels
- 1Essentialtotals and a list with the CO2
- 2Detailedphotos, biomass, carbon, location and reliability
- 3Professionalstep-by-step calculation, method and sources, verifiable CO2 points certificate
- 4Organisationas Professional, with the organisation’s letterhead, shares and signatures
Who it's for
Real benefits for everyone who works with greenery
Green-space professionals
Gardeners, landscapers, agronomists: the value of your work, measured and put in writing.
- Show clients the CO2 stored in the gardens you design and maintain: one more argument in your quotes and reports.
- Professional report with a step-by-step calculation, method, sources and your logo.
- CO2 points certificates, verifiable with a QR code, to hand over when the job is done.
- Private challenges with clients and staff, up to 100 invitees.
Companies
Your company's greenery becomes a clear indicator to communicate.
- A concrete, understandable figure to quote in your social or sustainability report, with the method and sources stated.
- Organisation reports with your letterhead, shares by place and signatures, for up to 500 places.
- Public or private challenges with up to 1,000 participants to involve employees, customers and the local community.
- Strengthen your brand and communicate your green commitment credibly.
Nurseries and florists
Every plant you sell comes with its own CO2 points certificate.
- Print the certificate with a photo of the plant, your logo and a message for your customer.
- It takes seconds: photo, identification, name, print. No places to create.
- Customers verify the certificate with the QR code and remember you every time they look at it.
- You only pay for the certificates you issue, with credits bought in packs. You get free credits when you sign up.
Non-profits and public sector
The value of public greenery, explained to citizens.
- Map the CO2 in parks, avenues, school grounds and green spaces, for up to 500 places.
- Public challenges with up to 10,000 participants: citizens, schools, volunteers.
- Certificates for individual plants, for example donated or adopted trees, to give to supporters and citizens.
- Useful data for your social report and public communication.
Good to know
CO2 points: useful estimates, not certified data
CO2 Points is not a certification body. It awards CO2 points (1 point = 1 kg of estimated CO2) calculated from photographs and coefficients from the scientific literature: they are not carbon credits or field measurements, and they cannot be used to offset emissions. They are, however, a clear, documented indicator, useful for social reports, for building your brand and for communicating the green awareness of companies and organisations.
Use them for
- Social or sustainability reports, as an indicative estimate, stating the method and sources
- Communication and branding
- Engaging employees, customers, citizens and schools
- Environmental education
Do not use them for
- Climate-neutrality or offsetting claims
- Carbon markets and carbon credits
- Reporting obligations that require third-party verified data
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How accurate is the calculation?
It is an estimate. The most uncertain part is the above-ground biomass, which the AI derives from the plant's apparent size in the photo; roots are estimated using the R ratio of the vegetation category. Every report shows the method, coefficients and sources (IPCC 2006 and 2019, Cairns et al. 1997, Nowak et al. 2013) and the reliability of each identification.
Can I quote CO2 points in a sustainability report?
Yes, as an indicative estimate of the greenery you manage, stating the method and sources given in the report. Offsetting claims require third-party measurements and certification.
What does verifying a certificate confirm?
That the certificate with that code and fingerprint is in the CO2 Points register with the values shown, and that nobody has changed them since it was issued. It does not confirm that the CO2 was measured or certified by third parties.
How do credits work?
They are used by profiles that issue certificates with credits, such as Nursery & florist and Non-profit & public sector. The cost grows with the plant's kg of CO2: for small plants one credit is enough. Credits are bought in packs, by bank transfer.
What happens to my photos?
In the demo, the photo is analysed and then deleted straight away. With an account, your photos stay in your places and your reports.
How do I choose a profile?
Nurseries and florists can sign up directly with the Nursery & florist profile. To switch to another profile, sign in and contact CO2 Points.
Your next CO2 point is in your garden.
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