Procedures

The procedures set out, step by step, how a project is registered and issued Marketable Carbon Units (MCUs), and how new methodologies and tools are approved.

Final approval of registrations, issuances and methodologies rests with the CR-I Governing Council.

Public consultations

Fee schedule

Procedure documents

Registration and Issuance Procedure · v1.0
Methodology Approval Procedure · v1.0
Procedure for Empanelment of VVBs

RIP and MAP published 16.09.2021

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The project cycle at a glance

Design and consultIPP · DPD · SCR

ListingIPP · ≤ 1 yr from start · 2 yrs AFOLU

Public consultationNCCF · 30 days

ValidationVVB · Validation Report

Request for registrationVVB · ≤ 2 yrs from start · 5 yrs AFOLU

Registration reviewNCCF · ≤ 21 working days

RegistrationNCCF · Project registered

MonitoringIPP · Monitoring Report

VerificationVVB · MR consultation 21 days · VeR

Request for issuanceVVB · MR · VeR

IssuanceNCCF · MCUs into IPP account

Retirement or cancellationIPP · Account holder request

Before you start

Is your project eligible?

A project can be registered with CR-I when it meets all seven criteria below. Tick each one your project meets to check where you stand.

01In scopeLocated in India or anywhere in the world, and within one or more CR-I sectoral scopes.Carbon Standard 4.2.1, 4.6.4 · Details My project meets this02Approved methodologyApplies only methodologies approved by the Registry: CR-I’s own or ones it accepts from other programmes.Carbon Standard 9.1.3 · Details My project meets this03Not an excluded typeNot one of the nine excluded types, such as most hydropower, renewables claiming RECs or fossil-fuel generation.Carbon Standard 4.4.1 · Details My project meets this04AdditionalShows that the reductions would not happen without carbon finance. Micro-scale projects are additional automatically.Carbon Standard 9.12 · Details My project meets this05On timeValidated within 3 years of the start date (4 with a new CR-I methodology). AFOLU: listed within 5 years, validated within 6.Carbon Standard 9.8.2–9.8.3 · Details My project meets this06Four SDGs or moreHas a net positive impact on at least 4 Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 13, Climate Action.SD Tool 2.1.4 · Details My project meets this07Safeguards metDoes no net harm to the environment or communities, shown through an ESIA (a preliminary study for micro-scale).Carbon Standard 9.15 · Details My project meets this

ScaleWhich scale?Net reductions or removals per year decide the scale, which sets fees and the validation route.Micro≤ 10,000Small≤ 60,000Large> 60,000tCO2e per year · Carbon Standard 9.5.1 · Details

0 of 7 met

Tick each criterion your project meets. Not sure about one? Open its details.

Your project looks eligible. Next, create a Registry account and prepare your Detailed Project Document (DPD).
Register a project See the steps

A self-check only. A VVB confirms eligibility at validation, and NCCF at registration review. Read the full rules in the Carbon Standard v1.1 and the Tool for Sustainable Development.

Project cycle · part 1

From design to registration

Under the Registration and Issuance Procedure. Chips show who acts and the time limit.

Design and consult IPPBefore listing
Design the project on a Registry-approved methodology, consult local stakeholders, prepare the DPD and SCR.
Listing IPP≤ 1 yr from start · 2 yrs AFOLU
Submit the listing form with the DPD and SCR through the Registry and pay the listing fee.
Public consultation NCCF30 days
NCCF checks completeness and publishes the DPD and SCR; comments go to the VVB.
Validation VVBAfter consultation
The IPP appoints an empanelled VVB, which validates the project and prepares the Validation Report.
Request for registration VVB≤ 2 yrs from start · 5 yrs AFOLU
The VVB submits the DPD, SCR and VaR; the IPP pays the registration fee.
Registration review NCCF≤ 21 working days
Approve, ask for clarification or reject. One VVB response and one consultation allowed.
Registration NCCFOn approval
The project moves to the registered category on the Registry.

Project cycle · part 2

From monitoring to MCUs

Monitoring IPPEach period
Implement and monitor the project; prepare the Monitoring Report (MR).
Verification VVBMR consultation 21 days
A VVB other than the validator for the first three verifications, and none for more than three periods in a row, verifies and prepares the VeR.
Request for issuance VVB≤ 21 working days review
The VVB submits the MR and VeR; NCCF reviews.
Issuance NCCFBuffer ≤ 15 working days
MCUs are issued into the IPP’s account; AFOLU projects transfer their buffer contribution.
Retirement or cancellation Account holderOn request
Submit the request; NCCF executes it in the Registry and confirms.

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Templates for each step

After registration

Changes during a project’s life

PDC

Permanent design changes

Revised DPD, validated by an empanelled VVB (PDC-VaR). NCCF reviews within 21 working days.

RCP

Renewal of crediting period

After at least one verification. Give notice 270 to 90 working days before expiry; validation within 100 days of VVB appointment.

Reversals

GHG reversals

Notify NCCF within 15 days; reversal report within 45 days or with the next MR, if earlier. VVB verification and NCCF review follow.

CPA

Component project activities

Inclusion requests are validated by a VVB and reviewed by NCCF within 21 working days.

Withdrawal

Withdrawing a submission

A DPD before the request for registration, or an MR before the request for issuance. Processed within 5 working days.

Methodology cycle

How methodologies are approved

CR-I accepts UN CDM methodologies and tools within the scope of the Carbon Standard. Anything new follows the Methodology Approval Procedure, with a 30-day public consultation on every route.

New

New methodology or tool

Synopsis · NCCF review ≤ 14 working days
Full document · completeness check ≤ 7 working days
30-day public consultation
Assessment by a first VVB
Assessment by a second VVB identified by NCCF
Final review and approval
Listing ≤ 5 working days

Pre-approved

Already approved elsewhere

For methodologies listed by a similar international, national or regional programme.

Submission (no synopsis)
Initial review ≤ 14 working days
30-day public consultation
IMD addresses comments ≤ 21 working days
Final review, approval and listing

Revision

Revising a methodology

Major changes take the next whole version; minor ones the next decimal.

Revision submitted · initial review
30-day public consultation
VVB assessment
Final review, approval and listing

CDM methodologies (UNFCCC)