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The tables below show the latest status of the Integrity Council’s assessments against the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) contained within the Assessment Framework. They provide details on the progress and outcomes of assessments of both carbon-crediting programs and methodologies.
Assessments are considered by the Integrity Council’s Governing Board, which makes the final decisions on whether carbon-crediting programs and methodologies meet the Assessment Framework. The Integrity Council’s two-tick assessment process means that a CCP Label can only be given to a carbon credit issued using a CCP-Approved methodology applied under a CCP-Eligible carbon-crediting program.
The assessments published here are undertaken against the Core Carbon Principles, the Assessment Framework and the CCP Rule Architecture which together establish the standards, criteria and governance arrangements that underpin the CCP Rule Base.
Program Assessment Status Table
Total number of CCP-Eligible Programs: 13
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Table last updated 4th August 2026
Summary of program changes
All CCP-Eligible programs have updated their procedures to comply with our rigorous, science-based CCP criteria, demonstrating their commitment to a robust and trustworthy carbon market.
Important information – Program Assessments
Readers of the information on these webpages (including relating to program and Category assessment accessed through the links below) should note that the status tables below provide information on an ongoing process. It is the Integrity Council’s intention to process each assessment as efficiently as possible and release each Governing Board decision as soon as possible after it has been taken.
TEach assessment is unique, with no specific decision having specific implications for any other program or Category. Some assessments and decisions may take longer to complete than others; no inference should be drawn from this, nor from the sequencing contained in the tables below. The pages below will be updated regularly on normal working days and the current status of assessments is provided for information purposes only.
No reliance may be placed on these assessment status webpages. The information on these pages is evolving over time and is subject to updating, completion, revision and amendment at any time, and such information may change materially. No representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is or will be made by the Integrity Council, its advisers or any other person as to the truth, accuracy, completeness, correctness or fairness of the information or opinions contained and any reliance you place on them will be at your sole risk. Without prejudice to the foregoing, neither the Integrity Council, nor any of its affiliates, associates, advisers, directors, employees or representatives accept any liability whatsoever for any loss or damage howsoever arising, directly or indirectly, from the use of, or as a result of relying on, these webpages or any other information relating to the Assessment process or otherwise arising in connection therewith.
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Programs that are already approved by the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) as CORSIA Eligible Emissions Unit Programmes (CORSIA-Eligible) need only to provide evidence to the Integrity Council that they meet the relevant additional criteria contained in the Assessment Framework.
If a program isn’t already approved as CORSIA-Eligible, it can still apply for assessment, but it will need to provide evidence to the Integrity Council that it meets relevant CORSIA requirements as well as all other additional criteria contained in the Assessment Framework.
The Integrity Council is aware that CORSIA assessments in relation to eligibility for the first and second phase are ongoing. Decisions taken by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council in relation to carbon crediting programs will be taken into account to the extent relevant.
Due to upgrades being undertaken, there will be no access to the Platform that is used to submit an Application for program assessment.
The Platform is expected to reopen for Application submission in April 2027 (until end July 2027).
Potential Material Change Submissions
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Table last updated 4th August 2026
Carbon Credit Category Assessment Status Table
Total number of CCP-Approved methodologies: 45
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| Category | Program | Methodology and Version(s) | Assessment in Progress | Preparing Draft Evaluation Report | Considering Draft Evaluation Report | Scheduled for Governing Board Consideration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | ACR | ACR Afforestation and Reforestation of Degraded Lands - 1.0-1.2 | MSWG |  | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR Mexico Forest Protocol - ARR - 2.0 - 3.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | Gold Standard | GS Afforestation/Reforestation (A/R) GHG Emissions Reduction & Sequestration Methodology - 2.1 | MSWG | | |||
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | Gold Standard | GS Sustainable Management of Mangroves - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | Isometric | ISM Agroforestry - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | Isometric | ISM Mangrove Restoration - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | Isometric | ISM Reforestation - 1.1 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0033 Methodology for Tidal Wetland and Seagrass Restoration - 2.1 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | Verified Carbon Standard | "VM0047 Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation" - 1.0 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | Verified Carbon Standard | "VM0047 Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation" - 1.1 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved |
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | Equitable Earth | M001 - Quantification Methodology for Terrestrial Forest Restoration - 1.2-1.3 | Internal Assessment | | | ||
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | Cercarbono | "CM-LU-002 – Integrated Methodology for Reforestation, Forest Restoration, Revegetation and Establishment of Woody Agricultural Crops" - 3.1 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | Cercarbono | CM-LU-CW-001 – Blue Carbon Methodology for Mitigation of Climate Change in Coastal Wetlands - 1.1 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | BioCarbon | "BCR0001 Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR) " - 5.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Afforestation Reforestation and Revegetation and Agroforestry | BioCarbon | BCR0012 – Blue Carbon - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Avoided Grassland Conversion | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR Canada Grassland - 1.0 | MSWG | ||||
| Avoided Grassland Conversion | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR U.S. Grassland Protocol - 2.1 | MSWG | ||||
| Biochar | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR U.S. and Canada Biochar - 1.0 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Biochar | Isometric | Biochar Production and Storage - 1.0 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Biochar | Isometric | Biochar Production and Storage - 1.1-1.2 | Internal Assessment | | | | |
| Biochar | Puro.earth | Biochar Methodology_2022 - 3.0 | MSWG | ||||
| Biochar | Puro.earth | Biochar Methodology_2025 - 2.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | |
| Biochar | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0044 Methodology for Biochar Utilization in Soil and Non-Soil Applications - 1.0-1.1 | MSWG | ||||
| Biochar | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0044 Methodology for Biochar Utilization in Soil and Non-Soil Applications - 1.2 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Biochar | Rainbow | Distributed closed-kiln biochar - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Biochar | Rainbow | Distributed open-kiln biochar - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Biochar | BioCarbon | "BCR0011 - Sustainable Biochar Production, Carbon Removal and Long-Term Storage" - 2.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Biodigesters (household) | Gold Standard | AMS-I.E. - Switch from non-renewable biomass for thermal applications by the user - 1.0-13.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Biodigesters (household) | Gold Standard | AMS-I.I. - Biogas/biomass thermal applications for households/small users - 1.0-6.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Biodigesters (household) | Gold Standard | GS Methodology for Animal Manure Management and Biogas Use for Thermal Energy Generation - 1.0-1.1 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Biodigesters (household) | Gold Standard | GS Methodology for Animal Manure Management and Biogas Use for Thermal Energy Generation - 2.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Biodigesters (household) | Verified Carbon Standard | AMS-I.E. - Switch from non-renewable biomass for thermal applications by the user - 1.0-13.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Gold Standard | GS Carbon mineralisation using reactive mineral waste - 2.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Gold Standard | GS Carbon Sequestration Through Accelerated Carbonation Of Concrete Aggregate - 1.0 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Gold Standard | GS Methodology for Biomass Fermentation with Carbon Capture and Geologic Storage - 1.0 | MSWG | ||||
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Gold Standard | GS Methodology for Biomass Fermentation with Carbon Capture and Geologic Storage - 2.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Gold Standard | Microbial Carbon di-oxide Mineralisation - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Isometric | Bio-oil Geological Storage - 1.0-1.1 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Isometric | Biogenic Carbon Capture and Storage - 1.0 | MSWG | ||||
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Isometric | Biogenic Carbon Capture and Storage - 1.1 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Isometric | Biogenic Carbon Capture and Storage - 1.2-1.4 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Isometric | Biomass Geological Storage - 1.0-1.1 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Isometric | Direct Air Capture - 1.0 | MSWG | ||||
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Isometric | Direct Air Capture - 1.1 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Isometric | Direct Air Capture - 1.2-1.3 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Isometric | Subsurface Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage - 1.0 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Puro.earth | Carbonated Materials_2022 - 3.0 | MSWG | | |||
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Puro.earth | Geologically Stored Carbon_2024 - 1.0 | MSWG | | | | |
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Puro.earth | Terrestrial Storage of Biomass_2023 - 1.0 | MSWG | | |||
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0049 Carbon Capture and Storage - 1.0 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Rainbow | Biomass carbon removal and storage - 1.1 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Carbon Dioxide Removals | Rainbow | Mineralization of Alkaline Materials (Ex Situ) - 1.1 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Construction Materials | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0039 Methodology for Use of Foam Stabilized Base and Emulsion Asphalt Mixtures in Pavement Application - 1.1 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Construction Materials | Rainbow | Biobased construction materials - 2.4 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Efficient Cookstoves | Gold Standard | AMS-II.G. - Energy efficiency measures in thermal applications of non-renewable biomass - 1-13.1 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Efficient Cookstoves | Gold Standard | GS Emission Reductions from Safe Drinking Water Supply - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | |
| Efficient Cookstoves | Gold Standard | GS Emission Reductions from Safe Drinking Water Supply - 2.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Efficient Cookstoves | Gold Standard | GS Methodology for Metered & Measured Energy Cooking Devices - 1.0-1.2 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Efficient Cookstoves | Gold Standard | GS Methodology for Metered & Measured Energy Cooking Devices - 2.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Efficient Cookstoves | Gold Standard | GS The Gold Standard Simplified Methodology For Clean And Efficient Cookstoves - 1.0-3.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Efficient Cookstoves | Gold Standard | GS The Gold Standard Simplified Methodology For Clean And Efficient Cookstoves - 4.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Efficient Cookstoves | Gold Standard | GS TPDDTEC – Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption - 2.0-3.1 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Efficient Cookstoves | Gold Standard | Reduced Emissions from Cooking and Heating (RECH) formerly TPDDTEC - 4.0 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Efficient Cookstoves | Gold Standard | Reduced Emissions from Cooking and Heating (RECH) formerly TPDDTEC - 5.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Efficient Cookstoves | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0050 Energy Efficiency and Fuel-Switch Measures in Cookstoves - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Efficient Cookstoves | Verified Carbon Standard | VMR0006 Energy Efficiency and Fuel Switch Measures in Thermal Applications - 1.2 | MSWG | ||||
| Enhanced Weathering | Isometric | Enhanced Weathering in Agriculture - 1.0-1.1 | MSWG | | |||
| Enhanced Weathering | Isometric | Enhanced Weathering in Agriculture - 1.2 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Enhanced Weathering | Puro.earth | Enhanced Rock Weathering Methodology_2022 - 1.0 | MSWG | ||||
| Enhanced Weathering | Puro.earth | Enhanced Rock Weathering Methodology_2025 - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Enhanced Weathering | Rainbow | Enhanced Rock Weathering - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Enteric Methane | Gold Standard | GS Methane Emissions Reduction from Enteric Fermentation in Beef Cattle Through Application of Feed Supplements - 1.0 | MSWG | | |||
| Enteric Methane | Gold Standard | In-situ Capture and Conversion of Cattle Enteric Methane - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Enteric Methane | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0041 Methodology for the Reduction of Enteric Methane Emissions from Ruminants through the Use of Feed Ingredients - 2.0 | MSWG | | |||
| Green Ammonia | Gold Standard | Green Ammonia Production - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Green Hydrogen | Gold Standard | Green Hydrogen Production - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| HFC and ODS Destruction | Isometric | HFC and ODS Recovery and Destruction - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| HFC Displacement | ACR | ACR Certified Reclaimed HFC Refrigerants Propellants and Fire Suppressants - 1.0-2.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| HFC Replacement | ACR | ACR Advanced Refrigeration Systems - 1.0-3.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| HFC Replacement | ACR | ACR Transition to Advanced Formulation Blowing Agents in Foam Manufacturing and Use - 1.0-3.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Improved Forestry Management | ACR | ACR Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Canadian Forestlands - 1.0 | MSWG | | | ||
| Improved Forestry Management | ACR | ACR Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Non-Federal U.S. Forestlands - 1.3 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Improved Forestry Management | ACR | ACR Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Non-Federal U.S. Forestlands - 2.0 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Improved Forestry Management | ACR | ACR Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Non-Federal U.S. Forestlands - 2.1 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Improved Forestry Management | ACR | ACR Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Small Non-Industrial Private Forestlands - 1.0 | MSWG | | |||
| Improved Forestry Management | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR Mexico Forest Protocol - 2.0 | MSWG | | |||
| Improved Forestry Management | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR Mexico Forest Protocol - 3.0 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Improved Forestry Management | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR U.S. Forest Protocol - 5.1 | MSWG | ||||
| Improved Forestry Management | Isometric | ISM Improved Forest Management - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Improved Forestry Management | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0003 Methodology for Improved Forest Management through Extension of Rotation Age - 1.3 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Improved Forestry Management | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0005 Methodology for Conversion of Low-Productive Forest to High-Productive Forest - 1.2 | MSWG | ||||
| Improved Forestry Management | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0010 Methodology for Improved Forest Management: Conversion from Logged to Protected Forest - 1.4 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Improved Forestry Management | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0012 Improved Forest Management in Temperate and Boreal Forests (LtPF) - 1.2 | MSWG | ||||
| Improved Forestry Management | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0035 Methodology for Improved Forest Management through Reduced Impact Logging - 1.0 | MSWG | ||||
| Improved Forestry Management | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0045 Improved Forest Management Methodology Using Dynamic Matched Baselines from National Forest Inventories - 1.2 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Improved Forestry Management | BioCarbon | BCR0010 – Improved Forest Management and Avoided Planned Forest Conversion (IFM & APFC) - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Industrial Biodigesters | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR Argentina Livestock - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Industrial Biodigesters | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR Dominican Republic Livestock - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Industrial Biodigesters | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR Mexico Livestock Protocol - 2.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Industrial Biodigesters | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR U.S. Livestock Protocol - 1.0-4.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Industrial Biodigesters | Verified Carbon Standard | ACM0010 - GHG emission reductions from manure management systems - 9.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Industrial Biodigesters | Rainbow | Biogas from anaerobic digestion - 3.2 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Just Transition | Gold Standard | Joined-up Sustainable Transition (JUST) – Coal Decommissioning - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Just Transition | Gold Standard | Joined-Up Sustainable Transition (JUST) – Fossil Fuel Generators - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Just Transition | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0052 - Accelerated Retirement of Coal-Fired Power Plants Using a Just Transition - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | | ||
| Landfill Avoidance | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR U.S. Organic Waste Composting Protocol - 1.0-1.1 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Landfill Avoidance | Gold Standard | GS Methodology for Collection of Macroalgae to Avoid Emissions from Decomposition - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Landfill Avoidance | Verified Carbon Standard | ACM0022 - Alternative waste treatment processes - 3.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Landfill Gas Capture & Utilisation | ACR | ACR Landfill Gas Destruction and Beneficial Use Projects - 1.0-2.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Landfill Gas Capture & Utilisation | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR Mexico Landfill Protocol - 2.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Landfill Gas Capture & Utilisation | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR U.S. Landfill Protocol - 4.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Landfill Gas Capture & Utilisation | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR U.S. Landfill Protocol - 5.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Landfill Gas Capture & Utilisation | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR U.S. Landfill Protocol - 6.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Landfill Gas Capture & Utilisation | Gold Standard | ACM0001 - Flaring or use of landfill gas - 15.0-19.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Landfill Gas Capture & Utilisation | Gold Standard | AMS-III.G. - Landfill methane recovery - 9.0-10.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Landfill Gas Capture & Utilisation | Verified Carbon Standard | ACM0001 - Flaring or use of landfill gas - 15.0-19.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Landfill Gas Capture & Utilisation | Verified Carbon Standard | AMS-III.G. - Landfill methane recovery - 9.0-10.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Landfill Gas Capture & Utilisation | Verified Carbon Standard | CAR U.S. Landfill Protocol - 6.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Landfill Gas Capture & Utilisation | Verified Carbon Standard | VMR0016 Flaring or Use of Landfill Gas (ACM0001 Revision) - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Landfill Gas Capture & Utilisation | Global Carbon Council | ACM0001 - Flaring or use of landfill gas - 19.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Landfill Gas Capture & Utilisation | Global Carbon Council | AMS-III.G. - Landfill methane recovery - 10.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Leak Detection/Repair in Gas Systems | Verified Carbon Standard | AM0023 - Leak detection and repair in gas production processing transmission storage and distribution systems and in refinery facilities - 4.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Leak Detection/Repair in Gas Systems | Global Carbon Council | AM0023 - Leak detection and repair in gas production processing transmission storage and distribution systems and in refinery facilities - 4.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Marine Carbon Dioxide Removals | Isometric | Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement from Coastal Outfalls - 1.0 | MSWG | | |||
| Marine Carbon Dioxide Removals | Puro.earth | Direct Air Capture and Ocean Storage_2025 - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Marine Carbon Dioxide Removals | Puro.earth | Marine Anoxic Carbon Storage_2025 - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Marine Carbon Dioxide Removals | Puro.earth | Microalgae Carbon Fixation and Sinking_2025 - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Mine Methane Capture and Utilization for Energy | ACR | ACR Capturing and Destroying Methane from Coal and Trona Mines in North America - 1.0-1.1 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Mine Methane Capture and Utilization for Energy | Verified Carbon Standard | ACM0008 - Abatement of methane from coal mines - 6.0-8.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Mine Methane Capture and Utilization for Energy | Global Carbon Council | ACM0008 - Abatement of methane from coal mines - 8.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| N₂O Abatement in Adipic Acid Production | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR China Adipic Acid Production Protocol - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved |
| N₂O Abatement in Adipic Acid Production | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR U.S. Adipic Acid Production Protocol - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved |
| N₂O Abatement in Nitric Acid Production | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR U.S. Nitric Acid Production Protocol - 2.2 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| N₂O Abatement in Nitric Acid Production | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR U.S. Nitric Acid Production Protocol - 3.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| ODS Destruction | ACR | ACR Destruction of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and High-Global Warming Potential (GWP) Foam - 1.0-2.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| ODS Destruction | ACR | ACR Destruction of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) from International Sources - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved |
| ODS Destruction | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR Article 5 Ozone Depleting Substances Protocol - 1.0-2.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved |
| ODS Destruction | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR U.S. Ozone Depleting Substances Protocol - 1.0-2.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved |
| ODS Destruction | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0016 Recovery and Destruction of Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS) from Products - 2.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Peatland Management | Global Carbon Council | GCCMA003 NBS Methodology for Rewetting Drained Peatlands - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| REDD+ (Jurisdictional) | Architecture for REDD+ Transaction TREES (ART) | ART The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES) - HFLD - 2.0 | MSWG | | | | Remedial Action Board Observations |
| REDD+ (Jurisdictional) | Architecture for REDD+ Transaction TREES (ART) | ART The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES) - non HFLD - 2.0 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| REDD+ (Jurisdictional) | Architecture for REDD+ Transaction TREES (ART) | ART The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES) - Removals - 2.0 | MSWG | | | | Remedial Action Board Observations |
| REDD+ (Jurisdictional) | Verified Carbon Standard | VCS Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ (JNR) Framework - 4.1 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| REDD+ (Project) | ACR | ACR Active Conservation and Sustainable Management on U.S. Forestlands - 1.0 | MSWG | | |||
| REDD+ (Project) | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0048 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation - 1.0 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| REDD+ (Project) | Equitable Earth | M002 - Terrestrial Forest Conservation - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| REDD+ (Project) | Cercarbono | M/LU-REDD+ – Methodology Consistent with International Agreements under the UNFCCC - 3.1 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Refurbishment Regeneration and Recycling | Rainbow | Battery Second Life - 1.1 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Refurbishment Regeneration and Recycling | Rainbow | Refurbishing of electronic devices - 2.6 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Renewable Energy (Grid Connected) | Gold Standard | ACM0002 - Grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources - 1.0-21.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Grid Connected) | Gold Standard | ACM0006 - Electricity and heat generation from biomass - 1.0-16.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Grid Connected) | Gold Standard | ACM0018 - Electricity generation from biomass in power-only plants - 1.0-6.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Grid Connected) | Gold Standard | AM0123 - Renewable energy generation for captive use - 1.0 | MSWG | ||||
| Renewable Energy (Grid Connected) | Gold Standard | AMS-I.D. - Grid connected renewable electricity generation - 1.0-18.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Grid Connected) | Verified Carbon Standard | ACM0002 - Grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources - 1.0-21.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Grid Connected) | Verified Carbon Standard | ACM0006 - Electricity and heat generation from biomass - 1.0-16.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Grid Connected) | Verified Carbon Standard | ACM0018 - Electricity generation from biomass in power-only plants - 1.0-6.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Grid Connected) | Verified Carbon Standard | AM0123 - Renewable energy generation for captive use - 1.0 | MSWG | ||||
| Renewable Energy (Grid Connected) | Verified Carbon Standard | AMS-I.D. - Grid connected renewable electricity generation - 1.0-18.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Grid Connected) | Verified Carbon Standard | VMR0017 - Grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources (ACM0002 revision) - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Grid Connected/Thermal) | Gold Standard | AMS-I.C. - Thermal energy production with or without electricity - 1.0-22.0 | MSWG | ||||
| Renewable Energy (Grid Connected/Thermal) | Verified Carbon Standard | AMS-I.C. - Thermal energy production with or without electricity - 1.0-22.0 | MSWG | ||||
| Renewable Energy (Lighting) | Gold Standard | "Powering Universal Lighting via Solar Energy (PULSE)" - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Renewable Energy (Mini-Grids) | Gold Standard | AMS-I.L. - Electrification of rural communities using renewable energy - 1.0-4.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Mini-Grids) | Verified Carbon Standard | AMS-I.L. - Electrification of rural communities using renewable energy - 1.0-4.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Off-grid) | Gold Standard | AMS-I.A. - Electricity generation by the user - 1.0-19.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Off-grid) | Verified Carbon Standard | AMS-I.A. - Electricity generation by the user - 1.0-19.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Thermal) | Gold Standard | AM0036 - Use of biomass in heat generation equipment - 1.0-7.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Thermal) | Gold Standard | AM0072 - Fossil Fuel Displacement by Geothermal Resources for Space Heating - 1.0-3.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Thermal) | Verified Carbon Standard | AM0036 - Use of biomass in heat generation equipment - 1.0-7.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Renewable Energy (Thermal) | Verified Carbon Standard | AM0072 - Fossil Fuel Displacement by Geothermal Resources for Space Heating - 1.0-3.0 | MSWG | | | | Does not meet Board Observations |
| Rice Cultivation Methane Avoidance | Gold Standard | GS Methodology for Methane Emission Reduction by Adjusted Water Management Practice in Rice Cultivation - 1.0 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Rice Cultivation Methane Avoidance | Isometric | Rice Methane Reduction - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| Rice Cultivation Methane Avoidance | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0051 Improved Management in Rice Production Systems - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Rice Cultivation Methane Avoidance | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0051 Improved Management in Rice Production Systems - 1.1 | Internal Assessment | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Rice Cultivation Methane Avoidance | Global Carbon Council | Methodology for Reduction of Methane Emission through Adjusted Water Management Practice in Rice Cultivation - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | | |||
| SF6 Avoidance | Verified Carbon Standard | AM0065 - Replacement of SF6 with alternate cover gas in the magnesium industry - 2.1 | Internal Assessment | | | | Does not meet |
| Sustainable Agriculture (Rotational Crops Low Till No Tillage etc) | Climate Action Reserve (CAR) | CAR U.S. Soil Enrichment Protocol - 1.1 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Sustainable Agriculture (Rotational Crops Low Till No Tillage etc) | Gold Standard | GS Soil Organic Carbon Framework Methodology - 1.0 | MSWG | ||||
| Sustainable Agriculture (Rotational Crops Low Till No Tillage etc) | Isometric | ISM Improved Soil Management - 1.0 | Internal Assessment | ||||
| Sustainable Agriculture (Rotational Crops Low Till No Tillage etc) | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0042 Methodology for Improved Agricultural Land Management - 2.0-2.1 | MSWG | ||||
| Sustainable Agriculture (Rotational Crops Low Till No Tillage etc) | Verified Carbon Standard | VM0042 Methodology for Improved Agricultural Land Management - 2.2 | MSWG | | | | CCP-Approved Board Observations |
| Sustainable Agriculture (Rotational Crops Low Till No Tillage etc) | BioCarbon | BCR0016 – Regenerative Agricultural Land Management (ALM) - 1.0 | Internal Assessment |
Table last updated 12th August 2026
Important information – Categories of Carbon Credits Assessments
Carbon-crediting programs that apply to the Integrity Council may choose to exclude from assessment one or more of its own methodologies or versions thereof. These excluded methodologies or versions thereof are listed in the carbon-crediting program application in the table above. Carbon crediting programs may also withdraw methodologies or versions thereof during the assessment process. These withdrawn methodologies or versions thereof will be listed here, and no Decision will be taken in relation to such methodologies or versions thereof.
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The Integrity Council’s initial market wide category assessment began in October 2023 with the Categories Working Group (CWG). The CWG classified Categories of carbon credits into one of three types of assessment (see below) – this activity is now complete.