Carbon Markets 2023 PCG

Support and advise the formulation of additionality criteria and the definition of the procedures for certification of policy implementation

Delivered for Gold Standard Foundation.

The assignment

The main task of this project was to recommend criteria or a certification process related to additionality for the effective assessment of policy implementation. These criteria have been developed for different types of policies and related activities, recognising the limits of additionality assessment and including simplifying elements. The project involved considering whether additionality can and should be determined at policy level, evaluating and recommending additionality measurement pathways and investment analysis, identifying and sourcing relevant benchmarks, identifying and recommending relevant barriers and their criteria, evaluating NDCs and related analysis, and confirming regulatory additionality.

The team behind it
Client Gold Standard Foundation
Timeline Sept 2023 to Oct 2023
Field Carbon Markets
Entity Perspectives Climate Group
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