The Gold Standard manuals explain in detail how to apply the Gold Standard 'Screens'. There is a manual each for the Gold Standard for CDM and the Gold Standard for Voluntary Offsets (Gold Standard VER).
The manuals cover the following issues:
- Pre-Screen - checking a projects eligibility to the Gold Standard up-front
- Details about the Gold Standard objectives, organisation and rules and procedures
- Step-by-step guidance through
- Project Eligibility Screen
- Additionality Screen
- Sustainable Development Screen
- Validation, registration, monitoring, verification and credit issuance procedures
- Terms and Conditions
Easy-to-follow flowcharts help project proponents to navigate through both the Gold Standard as well as conventional emission reductions project development process.
Download the manual for project developers:
Project Developer Manual for CDM (GS-CER)
Project Developer Manual for Voluntary Offsets (GS-VER)
The manuals are closely intertwined with the Gold Standard PDDs and should be used to complete the latter document.
Download the Project Design Documents:
The Gold Standard CDM Project Design Document (GS-PDD)
PDD for normal CDM projects.
GS-CDM_PDD.doc
GS-CDM_PDD.pdf
The Gold Standard Small-Scale CDM Project Design Document (GS-SSC-PDD)
PDD for small-scale CDM projects.
GS-CDM_SSCPDD.doc
GS-CDM_SSCPDD.pdf The Gold Standard VER Project Design Document (GS-VER-PDD)
PDD for voluntary offset projects.
GS-VER_PDD_final.doc
GS-VER_PDD_final.pdf
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