Activity Requirements - Energy Systems and Efficiency (ESE)
Establishes the sector-specific eligibility conditions, boundaries and safeguards for energy systems and efficiency activities under the Gold Standard for the Global Goals (GS4GG)
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Global Project Consultations
Every project seeking certification under Gold Standard for the Global Goals is published for a 14-day public consultation period. New projects are published each week and we encourage feedback from any interested parties.
These projects under development represent future emissions reductions/removals and real impact for local communities, with every project contributing towards a minimum of three of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals.
The list of projects that are currently open for public consultation are always available on the Gold Standard Assurance Platform.
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Open Consultation Grid-Connected Renewables, Storage and Energy Transition (G-RESET)
Quantifies high-integrity emission reductions for grid-connected renewables, energy storage, and energy transition activities
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Consultation Results Safe Sanitation Services (SASS)
Designed to facilitate climate finance for activities improving sanitation conditionsConsultation Results Green Hydrogen Production
Enables the production of green hydrogen for sectors including refining, ammonia production, methanol, chemicals, steel and shipping fuels.Consultation Results Decentralised Organic Waste Processing for Methane Emissions Reductions (DOWMER)
For Project Developers (PDs) and Coordinating/Managing Entities (CMEs) to quantify emission reductions from decentralised, on-site treatment organic waste.Consultation Results Requirements for selection of monitoring indicators in the SDG Impact Tool
This document provides the requirements for Project Developers (PDs) and Coordinating/Managing Entities (CMEs) in selecting appropriate monitoring indicators in the SDG Impact Tool.Consultation Results Powering Universal Lighting via Solar Energy (PULSE)
Gold Standard is seeking stakeholder feedback on the Powering Universal Lighting via Solar Energy (PULSE) methodology, developed in collaboration with d.lightConsultation Results Production and Application for the Removal of Carbon via Biochar (PARC)
A high-integrity biochar methodology enabling durable carbon removal with scalable, three-track design for both smallholder and industrial systems.Consultation Results Digital Rice Emission Avoidance Methodology (DREAM)
Traditional flooded rice cultivation is a cornerstone of global food security, yet it is responsible for approximately 10% of global agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, primarily in the form of methane.Consultation Results Sustainable Transformation through Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation (STARR)
The STARR methodology establishes a robust framework for Nature-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) through Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR)Consultation Results Carbon Removal and Methane Reduction from Eutrophic Systems
Turns harmful algal blooms into climate action, enabling verified carbon removal and methane avoidance while restoring water quality, ecosystems, and community resilience.Consultation Results Definition of Start Date - Engineered Removal Activities
Gold Standard is seeking feedback on a new Rule Update for Engineered Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) activities.Consultation Results Tool - Analysis of lock-in risk
Gold Standard is seeking feedback on the new Lock-in Risk Analysis Tool.Consultation Results Grid Emission Factor Tool
Gold Standard is seeking feedback on a new Technical Addendum for projects applying the UNFCCC Article 6.4 Methodological Tool Emissions from electricity generation and consumption.Consultation Results Technical lifetime tool
Gold Standard is seeking feedback on the new Technical Lifetime of Equipment Tool.Consultation Results Requirements and Procedures for over or erroneous Issuance in Certified Products
This document outlines the formal Gold Standard for the Global Goals procedures to address and remediate over-issuance or erroneous issuance of certified products.Consultation Results Methodology for Safe Drinking Water Supply and Supporting Documents
Gold Standard is consulting on a revised methodology for Safe Drinking Water Supply (SDWS), updated to align with the Paris Agreement.Consultation Results Contrail prevention to reduce aviation’s non-CO2 climate impacts
Gold Standard is entering a second round of public consultation for this methodology, following the first version put forward for consultation. It has been updated to improve its clarity, technical robustness, and practical applicability, taking into consideration feedback from stakeholders, including experts.Consultation Results Reduced Emissions from Cooking and Heating (RECH) v.5.0 - formerly TPDDTEC
Consultation Results Animal manure management and biogas use for thermal energy generation (AWMS) v.2.0
Gold Standard opens a public consultation on Version 2.0 of the Methodology for Animal Manure Management and Biogas Use.Consultation Results Metered & Measured Energy Cooking Devices
Consultation Results Comprehensive Lowered Emission Assessment and Reporting (CLEAR) Methodology for Cooking Energy Transitions
