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The integrity for scale consultation for aligning Gold Standard projects with the Paris Agreement is open to comment for just two more weeks.
With the changes and developments currently underway within the voluntary carbon market, Gold Standard projects will need to adapt to ensure they are able to access and remain eligible for market opportunities and continue to represent best practice. Aligning with the Paris Agreement can maximise these opportunities and minimise the risk of inadvertently undermining ambition.
We are seeking input and feedback on the following two documents:
Integrity for scale: Aligning Gold Standard-certified projects with the Paris Agreement
- Outlines how Gold Standard expects the voluntary carbon market to evolve and how that might impact Gold Standard rules and projects.
- Sets out several immediate safeguards that Gold Standard is proposing to prepare for this new context.
- Provides early indication to project developers of further rule updates we expect may be necessary in the future in order to align with emerging rules under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
Treatment of Double Counting and Corresponding Adjustments in Voluntary Carbon Markets
- This document provides further detail to project developers, and other stakeholders, on how this requirement could be operationalised in practice. This document is a work in progress and we welcome feedback on the approach and any areas where information could be added or clarified.
This consultation is open to comment until 15 April 2021. Input received will inform how Gold Standard updates its rules, requirements and criteria to reflect the new context, and in particular emerging UN requirements under the Paris Agreement.
Comments should be addressed to: standards@goldstandard.org
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