Credit Class vs Methodology
Clarification on what belongs in a credit class and what belongs in a methodology
This list distinguishes between the content that is belongs in a methodology and that which belongs in a credit class. In certain cases the credit class and methodology can be combined into one document (preexisting methodologies from other registries and some non-carbon methodologies).
Credit Class: Overarching requirements and protocols
- Project Eligibility: Ecosystem Service Classification, Ecosystem Type
- Project rules and regulations
- GHG Removal and Emission Reduction Requirements
- Verification requirements
- Purchasing, Retiring, Selling credits
- Buffer Pool
- GHG accounting related requirements including permanence, leakage and additionality
- Compliance requirements
- General Co-Benefits that could apply
- Crediting Unit
- Crediting Term
- Project emissions
Methodology: Measurement approach for developing monitoring reports
- Methodology overview
- Definitions
- Baseline scenario
- Monitoring and measurement approach
- Specific Co-benefits
- Reporting - methods and cadence
- Uncertainty
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