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The Gold Standard is designed to help the CDM achieve its twin objectives of reducing compliance costs through project-based emission trading while at the same time fostering sustainable development in developing countries without generating additional emissions.


In the voluntary market, the Gold Standard guarantees that offsetting emissions is not a zero-sum PR stint, but real engagement with real impact.

The objectives of the Gold Standard Foundation are to:

  • help boost investment in additional sustainable energy projects
  • ensure significant and lasting contributions to sustainable development
  • provide assurance that investments have environmental integrity
  • increase public support for renewable energy and energy efficiency

The Gold Standard's methodology was designed so that these issues can be dealt with in a widely-accepted manner and in the best interest of the climate and the local population affected by the project.


 
Rationale
How do you know that an emissions reduction project is a good investment, makes a genuine reduction in CO2 emissions as well as being beneficial to the host country and sustainable development? more »
   
Objectives
The Gold Standard helps the CDM to achieve its twin objectives. more »
   
Benefits
Since the Gold Standard was designed upon consultation with all relevant stakeholders you can be sure that applying it will be of benefit for yourself, regardless of your motivation. more »

 

"The EECOPALSA project in Honduras is a "Lighthouse" Gold Standard Project.  There is extensive community involvement - The project owner is a group of 450 farmers from the surrounding communities and the project aimed at resolving the environmental and social problems caused by the implementation of the Palm Oil Mill PALCASA in the city of El Progreso."

Carolina Galleguillos, OneCarbon

"Our collaboration with the Gold Standard Foundation and our choice of premium quality credits shows that we consider climate change to be one of the most important challenges facing the world and business leaders today. We want to make a meaningful contribution to fighting climate change, and to establishing Fortis as a climate leader."

Lex Kloosterman, Fortis Chief Strategy Officer

"The Defra-led Government Carbon Offsetting Fund, covering air travel emissions from over thirty departments and agencies, will only purchase CERs from small-scale energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. These projects will also have additional sustainable development benefits and hopefully a number of them will gain Gold Standard accreditation."

David Miliband, UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs