Programme Guide The Programme Guide is CR-I’s umbrella document. It sets out the programme’s objectives, scope, principles, governance, roles, IT system, and complaints and appeals.
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Reference CR-I Programme Guide Version 1.0 Date 16 September 2021 Applies to All participants Download Programme Guide (PDF)
What it covers
Section Topic 1 Introduction: what CR-I is, language, MCUs and avoiding double counting 2 Objectives 3 Scope: geography, sectoral scopes and greenhouse gases 4 How the documents fit together 5 Working principles and GHG accounting principles 6 Responsibilities of NCCF, IPPs, VVBs, IMDs and TOs 7 Governing structure 8 Validation and verification 9 Inclusion of new methodologies and tools 10 Eligibility of VVBs 11 The CR-I IT system: Registry platform, Buffer Pool and trading platform 12 Fees 13 Records, kept for at least 10 years 14 Complaints and appeals
The document framework
Programme Guide: the umbrella document.Rules and requirements: the Carbon Standard, the Validation and Verification Standard and the Fee Schedule.Procedures: Registration and Issuance, Methodology Approval and VVB Empanelment.Supporting documents: forms, templates and the Glossary of Terms.
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