Earlier this year, Gold Standard published a set of principles to guide the development of new requirements for certified projects in the voluntary carbon market as the rulebook for the Paris Agreement comes into force in 2021. 
 
These principles aim to ensure that the voluntary carbon market continues to catalyse new, ambitious climate action without displacing current policy ambition or corporate ambition.
 
Following a series of working group deliberations and subsequent papers, available here, feedback from partners, and extensive discussion among our Technical Advisory Committee, Gold Standard is pleased to now share a policy brief Operationalising and Scaling Post-2020 Voluntary Carbon Market that captures our own technical proposals for public consultation. The brief outlines:
 

1. That we expect claims in the voluntary carbon market to evolve as corresponding adjustments will become a reality for compliance markets, leading to differentiated claims for carbon credits that have corresponding adjustments or do not. 
2. What rule updates will follow to align with ongoing Paris Agreement Article 6 negotiations, including additionality and ongoing financial need, baseline setting, crediting periods, microscale projects, distinction of carbon removals, and transition plans for all of the above. 
3. Where Gold Standard intends to focus future efforts in scaling our climate protection project portfolio through existing and new activity types. 
 
The consultation is open through 17 August 2020. We welcome comments at standards@goldstandard.org.
 

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