Gold Standard Tool 10: calculations for renewable energy and storage
When annual data may be used, how the 10% discount is applied, and what conditions are established for energy storage systems.
Open official sourcePractical materials on climate projects, carbon units, registries, international mechanisms, and credible climate claims.
The materials are prepared for project owners, carbon unit buyers, verifiers, financial institutions, and regulators.
When annual data may be used, how the 10% discount is applied, and what conditions are established for energy storage systems.
Open official sourceHow Gold Standard and Verra help host countries prepare structured Article 6.2 information for BTR 2026.
Open official sourceHow the project, monitoring period, verification, issuance, transfer, and retirement of units are connected.
Unique identifiers, serialization, ownership statuses, and an immutable transaction log.
Retired units, purpose of use, period, claim boundaries, and supporting evidence.
Differences between the cooperative approaches under Article 6.2 and the mechanism established under Article 6.4.