02Dec

Navigating Blockchain and Climate Action - 2019 State and Trends

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In this second edition, CLI takes stock of the current state and trends of using blockchain technology for climate action, including emerging success stories, bottlenecks and crunch issues regarding digitizing MRV.

04Nov

SDI Assessment of Sustainable Development Approaches for use in Article 6 -

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This report is produced by the Sustainable Development Initiative (SDI) with the support from the governments of Belgium, Germany, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

29Jul

Annual Report 2018: Pathways to scale

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Having launched Gold Standard for the Global Goals in 2017, last year centered on several themes to scale our impact beyond project-level activities, including:

21Jun

How could the concept of an "overall mitigation in global emissions" (OMGE) be operationalized under the Paris Agreement?

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The Paris Agreement’s Article 6 establishes a new framework for using international car-bon market mechanisms. The primary objective of the approaches under Article 6 is to facilitate voluntary cooperation between Parties, to allow for higher ambition and to pro-mote sustainable development and environmental integrity. Moreover, Article 6.4 establishes the concept of delivering an “overall mitigation in global emissions” (OMGE).

14Jun

Report: Valuating the benefits of improved cooking solutions

14 June sarah.leugers

Community-based Projects

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Gold Standard has published a research study by Vivid Economics that estimates the economic value of Gold Standard-certified project benefits related to climate, health, ecosystem protection, economic opportunity, poverty reduction and other development outcomes from its improved cooking solutions project portfolio.

05Apr

Gold Standard Market Report 2018

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VIEW MARKET REPORT 2018

14Dec

Women / Energy / Climate

14 December claire.willers 0 Comments

In partnership with Instituto Perene, Gold Standard has launched a new policy paper that shows how addressing SDG 5 to “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” can catalyse the achievement of many other Sustainable Development Goals.

06Dec

Navigating Blockchain and Climate Action

06 December claire.willers 0 Comments

An international team of authors with a diverse set of experiences and insights has produced a seminal report on blockchain/Digital Ledger Technology (DLT) for policymakers, Navigating Blockchain and Climate Action>>

The main benefits of blockchain technology are rooted in three main characteristics:

01Nov

How to avoid double counting of emissions reductions

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How to Avoid Double Counting of Emissions Reductions

Type: Fact Sheet

Date: November 1, 2018

This user-friendly handbook identifies eight existing or potential transfer scenarios that could lead to double counting of emissions reductions, cites the legal requirements relevant to the accounting of these transfers, and proposes the actions needed by participating entities to avoid double counting in each scenario.

24Aug