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block-margin-bottom-- block-bg--" data-aos="fade" data-aos-once="true"> <div class="project-text__container"> <div class="project-text__column rich-content-system"> <table style="border-color: #ffffff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; width: 35%; padding: 20px;"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goldstandard.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.southpole.com/uploads/media/gold-standard-global-goals-logo.png" alt="Gold Standard Global Goals Logo" style="width: 300px; padding: : 10px;" rel="width: 300px; padding: : 10px;"></a> </p> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; "> <h3> Gold Standard </h3> <p> Established in 2003 by WWF and other international NGOs to ensure projects that reduced carbon emissions under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) also contributed to sustainable development. It launched its Gold Standard for the Global Goals standard in 2017, enabling climate and development initiatives to quantify, certify, and maximise climate and sustainable development impacts. </p> <p> <br> Gold Standard has more than 80 NGO supporters and 1400+ certified projects in over 80 countries, creating billions of dollars of shared value from climate and development action worldwide. </p> <p> <br> Learn more on the <a href="https://www.goldstandard.org/" target="_blank">Gold Standard website</a> </p> <p> <br> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <table style="border-color: #ffffff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; width: 35%; padding: 20px;"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://verra.org/project/vcs-program/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.southpole.com/uploads/media/vcs-logo.png" style="width: 150px; padding: 10px;" rel="width: 150px; padding: 10px;" alt="Verra Logo"></a> </p> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; "> <h3> VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) </h3> <p> The VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) Program is the world's most widely used voluntary emissions reduction standard. More than 1300 certified VCS projects have reduced or removed more than 200 million tonnes of carbon and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. </p> <p> <br> Along with the Climate, Community & Biodiversity, and Sustainable Development Verified Impact standards, it was developed and is managed by Verra, a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 2005 by environmental and business leaders and based in Washington, DC. </p> <p> <br> Learn more on the <a href="https://verra.org/project/vcs-program/" target="_blank">Verra website</a> </p> <p> <br> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <table style="border-color: #ffffff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; width: 35%; padding: 20px;"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://verra.org/project/ccb-program/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.southpole.com/uploads/media/ccbs-logo-plain-color-1.png" alt="CCBS Logo" style="width: 150px; padding:10px;" rel="width: 150px; padding:10px;"></a> </p> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; "> <h3> Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards </h3> <p> The Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards identify carefully designed land management projects that simultaneously address climate change, support local communities and smallholders, and conserve biodiversity. </p> <p> <br> Learn more on the <a href="https://verra.org/project/ccb-program/" target="_blank">Verra website</a> </p> <p> <br> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <table style="border-color: #ffffff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; width: 35%; padding: 20px;"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://verra.org/project/sd-vista/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.southpole.com/uploads/media/sdvista-logo-verra-color.jpg" alt="SD Vista Logo" style="width: 250px; padding:10px;" rel="width: 250px; padding:10px;"></a> </p> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; "> <h3> Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta) </h3> <p> The Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta) is a new standard from Verra that sets out rules and criteria for the design, implementation and assessment of projects that aim to deliver high-impact sustainable development benefits. Under SD VISta, projects must demonstrate to the satisfaction of a third-party assessor that they meet the SD VISta Program's rigorous rules and requirements and advance the SDGs. Once projects have been certified in the SD VISta Program, their contributions to the SDGs are listed on the program's database </p> <p> <br> Learn more on the <a href="https://verra.org/project/sd-vista/" target="_blank">Verra website</a> </p> <p> <br> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <table style="border-color: #ffffff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; width: 35%; padding: 20px;"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.socialcarbon.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.southpole.com/uploads/media/socialcarbon-cor-converted-1.png" alt="Social Carbon Logo" style="width: 200px; padding: 10px;" rel="width: 200px; padding: 10px;"></a> </p> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; "> <h3> SOCIALCARBON </h3> <p> SOCIALCARBON is typically used in conjunction with a carbon accounting standard, such as the VCS, CCB or CDM. Developed by the Ecologica Institute, a Brazilian non-profit organization, it certifies carbon reduction projects for their contributions to sustainable development. </p> <p> <br> Learn more on the <a href="http://www.socialcarbon.org/" target="_blank">Social Carbon website</a> </p> <p> <br> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <table style="border-color: #ffffff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; width: 35%; padding: 20px;"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://cdm.unfccc.int/about/index.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.southpole.com/uploads/media/unfccc-l-3c-rgb-50-medium-1-1.jpg" alt="UNFCCC Logo" style="width: 150px; padding: 10px;" rel="width: 150px; padding: 10px;"></a> </p> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; "> <h3> CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) </h3> <p> The <a href="https://cdm.unfccc.int/">CDM (Clean Development Mechanism)</a> was the first global, environmental investment and credit scheme of its kind, providing a standardized emissions offset instrument, the Certified Emissions Reduction or CER. </p> <p> <br> Developed by the UNFCCC under the Kyoto Protocol so that certified emission-reduction projects in developing countries could access climate finance. Since 2020, the scheme no longer accepts new projects as the Paris Agreement takes effect. </p> <p> <br> Learn more on the <a href="https://cdm.unfccc.int/about/index.html" target="_blank">CDM website</a> </p> <p> <br> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-block block-margin-top-- block-margin-bottom--"> <div data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-once="true" data-aos-delay="500"> <h2>Regional carbon standards</h2> <div class="title-block__cta"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="project-text project-text-- project-text--1col block-margin-top-- block-margin-bottom-- block-bg--" data-aos="fade" data-aos-once="true"> <div class="project-text__container"> <div class="project-text__column rich-content-system"> <table style="border-color: #ffffff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; width: 35%; padding: 20px;"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.climateactionreserve.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.southpole.com/uploads/media/car-logo.png" style="width: 150px; padding: 10px;" rel="width: 150px; padding: 10px;" alt="Climate Action Reserve Logo"></a> </p> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; "> <h3> Climate Action Reserve </h3> <p> The Climate Action Reserve (CAR) establishes high-quality standards for North American carbon offset projects, oversees independent third-party verification bodies, issues carbon credits generated from such projects and tracks the transaction of credits over time in their publicly accessible registry system. </p> <p> <br> Learn more on the <a href="https://www.climateactionreserve.org/" target="_blank">Climate Action Reserve website</a> </p> <p> <br> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <table style="border-color: #ffffff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; width: 35%; padding: 20px;"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://americancarbonregistry.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.southpole.com/uploads/media/american-carbon-registry-logo.png" alt="American Carbon Registry Logo" style="width: 200px; padding: 10px;" rel="width: 200px; padding: 10px;"></a> </p> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; "> <h3> American Carbon Registry </h3> <p> The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, has 18 years of experience in the development of rigorous, science-based carbon offset standards and methodologies as well as operational experience in carbon offset project registration, verification, oversight and offset issuance. </p> <p> <br> Learn more on the <a href="https://americancarbonregistry.org/" target="_blank">American Carbon Registry website</a> </p> <p> <br> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <table style="border-color: #ffffff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; width: 35%; padding: 20px;"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/OSR/ANREU/types-of-emissions-units/australian-carbon-credit-units" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.southpole.com/uploads/media/australian-government-clean-energy-regulator-logo.jpeg" alt="Australian Government Clean Energy Regulator Logo" style="width: 200px; padding: 10px;" rel="width: 200px; padding: 10px;"></a> </p> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; "> <h3> Australian Carbon Credit Units </h3> <p> Australian Carbon Credit Unit (known as an ACCU) are tradeable, Australian government-regulated financial products. Each ACCU represents one metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent. ACCUs are generated from projects which are registered with the Clean Energy Regulator and follow approved methodologies, some of which are currently unique to the national context, for example, strategic early-burning of the savannah using traditional techniques. </p> <p> <br> Learn more on the <a href="http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/OSR/ANREU/types-of-emissions-units/australian-carbon-credit-units" target="_blank">Australian Carbon Credit Units website</a> </p> <p> <br> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <table style="border-color: #ffffff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; width: 35%; padding: 20px;"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.woodlandcarboncode.org.uk/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.southpole.com/uploads/media/woodland-carbon-code.png" style="width: 200px; padding: 10px;" rel="width: 200px; padding: 10px;" alt="Woodland Carbon Code"></a> </p> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; "> <h3> Woodland Carbon Code </h3> <p> Backed by the UK Government The Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) is internationally recognised for high standards of sustainable forest management and carbon management and is endorsed by ICROA, the global umbrella body for carbon reduction and offset providers in the voluntary market. </p> <p> <br> Learn more on the <a href="https://www.woodlandcarboncode.org.uk/" target="_blank">Woodland Carbon Code website</a> </p> <p> <br> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-block block-margin-top-- block-margin-bottom--"> <div data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-once="true" data-aos-delay="500"> <h2>Renewable Energy Solutions</h2> <p>This is used for Scope 2 / CDP/ RE100.</p> <div class="title-block__cta"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="project-text project-text-- project-text--1col block-margin-top-- block-margin-bottom-- block-bg--" data-aos="fade" data-aos-once="true"> <div class="project-text__container"> <div class="project-text__column rich-content-system"> <table style="border-color: #ffffff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; width: 35%; padding: 20px;"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.irecstandard.org/#/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.southpole.com/uploads/media/irec-logo.png" alt="IREC Logo" style="width: 200px; padding: 10px;" rel="width: 200px; padding: 10px;"></a> </p> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; "> <h3> The International REC Standard </h3> <p> The International REC Standard (I-REC Standard) under the I-REC non-profit foundation offers a reliable and internationally recognized certificate tracking standard for the renewable energy sector. The standard specifically caters towards regions without national renewable energy certificate schemes. The I-REC Standard is acknowledged by major reporting frameworks such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP), CDP, and RE100 as a reliable backbone for credible and auditable tracking. </p> <p> <br> Learn more on the <a href="https://www.irecstandard.org/#/" target="_blank">I-REC Standard website</a> </p> <p> <br> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <table style="border-color: #ffffff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; width: 35%; padding: 20px;"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goldstandard.org/impact-quantification/environmental-markets" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.southpole.com/uploads/media/gold-power-logo.jpg" alt="Gold Power Logo" style="width: 200px; padding: 10px;" rel="width: 200px; padding: 10px;"></a> </p> </td> <td style="border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; vertical-align: middle; "> <h3> Gold Power </h3> <p> GoldPower was created in 2009 under the Gold Standard, in cooperation with WWF, to certify renewable energy projects with the highest levels of environmental integrity and social impact. 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