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The Principles and Requirements explain the process for developing a GS project. Each project goes through a process that we refer to as the “GS project cyc...

No. Starting on 24 January 2020, renewable energy projects are only eligible for Gold Standard certification if they are located in least developed countrie...

Activities involving the distribution of large amounts of small-scale domestic interventions, such as heating, cooking, water filters, efficient lighting (C...

  Competing use of water resources Minimum ecological flow Impact on groundwater level Design and effectiveness of fish passage(s) Sediment management...

Yes. All hydro projects (including micro-scale hydro projects) are required to address the six critical issues in the project documentation.

Unless already addressed satisfactorily as a part of the existing Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report, the opinion of an independent ex...

Project Participants must demonstrate that their project makes use of surplus biomass for each type of biomass resource used.  For small-scale activities, P...

Apart from converting issued Gold Standard Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) into Gold Standard VERs, guidelines for transitioning from CDM/Gold Standard...

Additionality is a defining concept of carbon-offset projects. To qualify as a genuine carbon offset, the reductions achieved by a project need to be ‘addit...

The Project Developer can claim Gold Standard pre-CDM VERs for a maximum of two years prior to the start of the CDM or Joint Implementation (JI) crediting p...