A guidance note to help prepare the conversion of POAs/CPAs/Projects from other standards to GS4GG. To be used alongside GHG Emissions Reduction & Sequestration Product Requirements – Annex B and the Transition Request Form, it also contains annexes for frequently asked project specific technology types, which include improved cookstoves (ICS), rice cultivation and A/R projects. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
This document describes the process for reviewing, approving new methodology & methodology tool, revisions and updates to an approved methodology and methodology tool and addressing clarifications on approved methodology and tools, followed under the GS4GG. Gold Standard has revamped the methodology development procedure. Updates and new requirements including following changes. ...
The aim of the validation and verification standard is to provide a roadmap for more efficient and consistent project assessments. This document provides the requirements and procedures for Gold Standard Validation and Verification Bodies (GS VVBs) and Certification Bodies (CBs) to successfully carry out validation and verification for standalone project activities and Programme of Activities (PoAs) under Gold Standard for ...
Enabling a shift to less energy intensive modes of transport in urban environments supports decarbonisation of the transport sector, reduces air pollution and can enable better city living. This methodology applies to project activities that implement infrastructure in urban areas (such as new bicycle lanes, transport sharing programmes, bicycle parking) that support a shift to less energy intensive modes of ...
This document defines the rights, obligations, roles and responsibilities of a GS-VVB in the Gold Standard Certification Process. It is to be signed by any organisation that is or applies to become a Gold Standard Validation and Verification Body (“GS-VVB”) returned to vvb@goldstandard.org. ...