Gold Standard for the Global Goals

Gold Standard for the Global Goals is our next-generation standard, designed to accelerate progress toward climate security and sustainable development. The standard enables initiatives to quantify, certify and maximize their impacts toward climate security and the Sustainable Development Goals, while enhanced safeguards, holistic project design, management of trade-offs and local stakeholder engagement ensure Gold Standard continues to deliver the highest levels of environmental and social integrity.

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Joined-Up Sustainable Transition (JUST) – Fossil Fuel Generators

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This methodology applies to activities that accelerate the permanent decommissioning of operational fossil-fuel electricity generators in decentralized energy contexts, including off-grid systems, unreliable grid environments, and captive generation, and replacing them with new renewable energy systems. Activities applying this methodology must also develop and implement a Just Transition plan, including measures to maintain or improve energy access and support communities affected.

Principles & Requirements

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The starting point for all projects seeking Gold Standard certification of any kind. It provides the mandatory Principles & Requirements that all Gold Standard projects must conform to.

Requirements for selection of Monitoring Indicators in the SDG Impact Tool 

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This document aims to establish the minimum requirements for selecting monitoring indicators. The objective is to ensure that the monitoring indicators selected in the SDG Impact Tool are contextually relevant to the project.

Deviations Request Requirements and Procedures

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The key principles, guidelines and procedures to be followed for projects seeking deviation from the Gold Standard for the Global Goals (GS4GG) requirements and SDG Impact Quantification Methodologies and/or applicable methodologies.

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