Approved Methodologies

Projects validated and verified following an approved methodology are eligible if they conform to the current version of this document and the current version of the applied methodology. Approved methodologies are:

• Methodologies, modules, and tools valid and active under the Clean Development Mechanism.
• Methodologies, modules, and tools developed by ICR and approved through the methodology approval process.
• New methodologies, modules, and tools developed by project proponents and approved through the methodology approval process.

Disclosure

Methodologies developed by project proponents shall include sufficient information on their application and evidence to allow readers to see how applying the methodology results in mitigating climate change. Methodology developers may however exclude information on intellectual property rights and/or confidential information important for the application of the methodology in the published methodology. However, all relevant information demonstrating conformity to the ICR methodology requirements shall be provided to the VVB and ICR.