On 3 June, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) announced the conditional approval of several methodologies and a crediting registry under its Core Carbon Principles (CCP) framework. The new methodologies include Gold Standard’s clean cooking methodologies (TPDDTEC versions 2–3.1) and the Climate Action Reserve (CAR)’s methodologies for adipic acid production in the U.S. and China. In addition to the methodologies, the ICVCM also approved the Ecosystem Restoration Standard (ERS) registry. While these approvals expand the scope of what is considered CCP-eligible in terms of methodologies and programs, they do not result in an immediate increase in the volume of credits currently available with CCP labels. Existing credits issued under these methodologies remain ineligible unless they meet the updated conditions for CCP alignment, which include stricter baseline requirements and limitations on emissions from transport fuels.
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