Gold Standard Methodologies

All methodologies approved by the CDM Executive Board that meet GS scope and specific elegibility criteria are accepted by the Gold Standard for both GS-CER and GS-VER projects. For a complete list of approved CDM methodologies, see:

UNFCCC/CDM methodologies.

In addition, the Gold Standard Foundation has approved the following methodologies for use in VER projects:

Thermal energy from plant oil for the use of cooking stoves

Introduction of an alternative ignition technique as measure to improve the energy efficiency of domestic coal fires

Biogas Digesters

Energy Efficient Cooking Stoves

Energy Efficient Cooking Stoves – V.02 (8 Feb 2010)

Switch to Biomass Fuel

Indicative Program, Baseline and Monitoring Methodology for Large-Scale Supply and Distribution of Efficient Light Bulb and Showerhead Products to Households

Biodiesel from Waste Oil/Fat (Revised AM0047)

The following GS VER methodologies are currently under development:

• Revised  Methodology for Large Scale Supply and Distribution of Efficient Light Bulb and Showerhead Products to Households

Sectoral Scopes for Gold Standard VER methodologies:

The table below clarifies the scopes associated with the various Gold Standard methodologies and thus defines what DOEs are eligible to validate/verify any Gold Standard project activity making use of these respective methodologies.

The definition of the scopes refers to the 15 CDM sectoral scopes available at:

cdm.unfccc.int/DOE/scopelst.pdf

In order to ensure the selection of DOEs with appropriate expertise for the validation and verification of a given Gold Standard project activity, the contracted DOE is required to have secured accreditation by the CDM EB for the relevant scopes.

 

Methodologies	Scopes
Thermal energy from plant oil for the user of cooking stoves.	1, 3
Program, baseline and monitoring methodology for introduction of alternative ignition technique as measure to improve energy efficiency of domestic coal fires.	1, 3
Indicative programme, baseline, and monitoring methodology for Small Scale Biodigester.	1, 3, 13, 15
Indicative Programme, Baseline, and Monitoring Methodology for Improved Cook-Stoves and Kitchen Regimes.	1, 3
Ecologically Sound Fuel Switch to Biomass with Reduced Energy Requirement.	1, 3, 4
Indicative Program, Baseline and Monitoring Methodology for Large Scale Supply and Distribution of Efficient Light Bulb and Showerhead Products to Households.	3
Voluntary Gold Standard Methodology for Biodiesel from waste oil/fat from biogenic origin for use as fuel.	1, 3, 5

Prior to approval, further disclosures on these methodologies to interested parties are subject to consent of the submitting party.  Please contact the Gold Standard secretariat if you would like to offer your collaboration.