The announcement coincided with the appointment of Dr. Ivano Iannelli as Strategic Lead for TRST01’s UAE operations. Dr. Iannelli, a climate finance and development economics professional with more than two decades of experience across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, will oversee the development of the company’s Carbon Intelligence discipline from Dubai. His role includes institutionalising purpose-built artificial intelligence infrastructure, carbon intelligence algorithms, and TRST01’s digital MRV architecture designed for Global South sovereign markets at scale.
Under the platform structure, India will serve as the Technology Hub, providing AI-native analytics, digital MRV systems, and TRST01’s blockchain traceability architecture. The company stated that the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, operational since May 2022, enables the technology services corridor connecting the two regions.
Singapore has been designated as the Green Finance Hub, focusing on structured green finance, ITMO buyer networks, Article 6 transaction mechanisms, and access to global capital markets and carbon registry infrastructure. Dubai will function as the Climate Intelligence Hub, acting as the regional deployment centre where technology, finance, and climate policy converge into carbon intelligence products for governments, corporates, and sovereign registries across the Gulf region, Africa, and the wider Global South.
Explaining the framework, TRST01 said the platform architecture integrates India’s engineering and AI capabilities with Singapore’s financial market infrastructure and Dubai’s regional climate deployment ecosystem. According to the company, the structure is designed to support governments, development finance institutions, and corporate entities seeking scalable carbon market solutions aligned with Article 6 mechanisms.
“The carbon market does not need more brokers. It needs infrastructure: systems that turn raw emission data into auditable, bankable, and policy-aligned assets at the speed Article 6 now demands. The UAE is where technology, finance, and climate policy connect at global scale,” said Dr. Ivano Iannelli, Strategic Lead, TRST01 UAE.
TRST01 uses the term “Carbon Intelligence” to define the convergence of carbon market expertise, AI-native data analytics developed specifically for carbon market applications, digital MRV infrastructure, and institutional policy advisory services. The company stated that the three-hub architecture operationalises this model by building technology in India, structuring capital in Singapore, and deploying intelligence from Dubai.
The company also highlighted its operational deployments in sovereign carbon market infrastructure. TRST01 served as the technology partner for the Democratic Republic of Congo’s National Digital Carbon Credit Registry, one of two sovereign African registries launched within 72 hours during COP30 in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025. The registry was built using TRST01’s proprietary architecture.
In addition, TRST01 is a joint venture partner in Malawi’s emerging carbon credit ecosystem. Both the Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi are Global South sovereign markets actively engaged in Article 6 implementation, where the company’s platform is currently operational.
TRST01 stated that its core business includes developing sovereign carbon registries, providing Article 6 technical advisory services, and deploying AI-native emissions monitoring systems for governments, development finance institutions, and corporate clients. The company operates across the UAE, India, and Singapore with a strategic focus on Global South sovereign markets.
The launch of the India-Singapore-Dubai platform marks a significant expansion in climate intelligence infrastructure as global carbon markets increasingly demand auditable emissions systems, institutional-grade carbon assets, and scalable digital MRV solutions aligned with international climate finance frameworks.
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