Getting started
What CR-I is, who runs it, who takes part, and the basic concepts behind the programme.
New to CR-I? Start with these articles. They explain what the Registry does, how it is governed, who takes part and what a Marketable Carbon Unit (MCU) is.
CR-I is a standards-based voluntary carbon crediting programme set up by NCCF in 2021. It registers climate mitigation projects and issues Marketable Carbon Units (MCUs) for verified reductions and removals.
The Network for Certification and Conservation of Forests (NCCF) is an Indian not-for-profit society that develops sustainability standards. It created and manages CR-I.
The Governing Council gives final approval on registrations, issuances and methodologies. An Administrative Structure runs daily operations, advised by an Advisory Board and a Methodology Panel.
CR-I has five kinds of participant: NCCF as the regulator, Independent Project Proponents (IPPs), Validation and Verification Bodies (VVBs), Independent Methodology Developers (IMDs) and Transactional Organisations (TOs).
An MCU is the unit of exchange in CR-I. One MCU represents one verified and certified metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) reduced or removed.
CR-I accepts projects anywhere in the world, covers the six Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gases, and uses the sectoral scopes of the UN Clean Development Mechanism.
CR-I applies six GHG accounting principles from ISO 14064-2, and a set of controls so that each tonne is counted and claimed only once.
Short definitions of the terms used across CR-I documents, from additionality to vintage, based on the CR-I Glossary of Terms.
