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Following the publication of the Procedure for Development, Revision, and Certification of Methodologies and Methodological Tools v.2.0, the Gold Standard has conducted a review of status of approved methodologies. ...

The rule update outlines: • Revisions to Paragraph 2.1.7 in the Renewable Energy Activity Requirements (V1.4), which pertain to the pre-approved exception for eligibility of grid-connected renewable energy projects with distributed installations. • Eligibility criteria for grid-connected projects that feature a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). ...

The document clarifies the definition of the first submission date for the regular VPAs submitted for inclusion in a design certified PoA via regular or fast track inclusion pathways. ...

Following the launch of the SDG Impact Tool (excel version) in December 2021, we have been working away behind the scenes to build a fully digital tool. We are very pleased to announce that this new digital application is now ready and open for use by project developers, auditors and certification bodies.   This tool is part of the work to digitise and streamline Gold Standard’s certification process. It has been designed to be a one-stop solution for reporting, quantifying and verifying SDG impacts.  The first phase of the tool is for use by for use by existing project developers, auditors and certification bodies. Please only submit a user request for the SDG Tool if you are an auditor, certification body, or an existing Gold Standard Project Developer. The second phase, to be released later in Q1 – 2024, will advance SDG reporting to the next level with data visualisation capabilities. This will support project promotion by developers, while allowing investors and buyers ...

Cows release methane (CH4) as a result of the digestion of feed materials in the rumen, one of the four stomach chambers of ruminant livestock. Fermentation in the rumen generates hydrogen as a result of the feed degradation by microorganisms present in the rumen. The animals must remove the produced hydrogen. One of the ways to reduce hydrogen in the rumen is the production of methane which is released by respiration and eructation into the atmosphere. These emissions are called enteric emissions. This methodology quantifies the reduction of methane emissions from enteric fermentation in beef cattle, as well as impacts on emissions during manure handling. It focuses on the application of feed supplements to reduce enteric methane production in the rumen of livestock. The methodology provides two approaches for quantification of emissions from enteric fermentation. Approach 1 requires on-site measurements whereas Approach 2 applies regression models or IPCC Tier 2 equations integrating data from peer-reviewed publications. New models may also be used if ...

Traditional rice cultivation practices are both water intensive and the second largest contributor to agricultural emissions after livestock. Methane is produced when organic matter decomposes in flooded rice fields without access to oxygen. The new methodology is applicable to measures that reduce the emission of methane by: The methodology is applicable to measures that reduce anaerobic decomposition of organic matter in rice-cropping soils. Such measures include changing the water regime during the cultivation period from continuously to intermittently flooded conditions and/or a shortened period of flooded conditions, using the alternate wetting and drying method, adopting aerobic rice cultivation methods, and switching from transplanted to direct-seeded rice (DSR). This methodology can be applied to large and small-scale or micro-scale projects or PoAs. The methodology is adapted from the small-scale CDM methodology AMS-III.AU – Methane emission reduction by adjusted water management practice in rice cultivation – Version 4.0. This methodology has been revised in accordance with the recent IPCC guidelines (Chapter 5.5 ...