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03Aug

Requirements for certification of adaptation design & outcomes - Terms of Reference

Gold Standard has partnered with Resilient Cities Catalyst’s (RCC) to develop standard requirements to help design and develop adaptation projects, furthering our support to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

20Jul

Gold Standard selected to support Pacific Alliance countries

Gold Standard will assist in strengthening national climate measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems to ensure transparent, accurate, and comparable emissions data that will track progress toward the goals of the Paris Agreement. This will help attract investment from existing and new sources of sustainable finance to accelerate that progress while directly benefiting constituents most affected by the climate emergency.

27Jun

Gold Standard response to inaccuracies in ZDF report on Aldi

I am writing to you from the Gold Standard Foundation to alert you to inaccuracies and misleading commentary in your recent report on Aldi and their carbon offsetting programme, which involves claims and insinuations about a Gold Standard certified project.

07Mar

Innovating in Carbon Removals

We are therefore pleased to announce the publication of two new carbon removal methodologies that meet Gold Standard best practice principles for environmental integrity and sustainable development. One nature-based solution, the other tech based, reflecting the two key ways of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

07Jan

Terms of Reference for development of Gold Standard Requirements for Certification of Impact Funds

 

As part of this programme, Gold Standard is undertaking a rigorous and transparent technical process to develop a new standard that draws on the Gold Standard for Global Goals (GS4GG) and that will facilitate certification of Impact Investment Funds like SCF-Global.

14Dec

Expert Consultation Group on alignment with the Paris Agreement

Gold Standard is committed to aligning with the Paris Agreement, to ensure continued quality of credits, and to ensure credits can be appropriately used for different and evolving purposes. This includes new uses in addition to the voluntary carbon market, such as use by aeroplane operators to comply with CORSIA and use by governments seeking to use Article 6 as part of a strategy to meet Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).