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Approved Methodologies

Sectoral Scope Methodology Version
2. GHG emission reductions from industrial processes Advanced Refrigeration Systems 2.1
2. GHG emission reductions from industrial processes Certified Reclaimed HFC Refrigerants, Propellants, and Fire Suppressants 2.0
2. GHG emission reductions from industrial processes Destruction of Ozone Depleting Substances and High-GWP Foam 2.0
2. GHG emission reductions from industrial processes Destruction of Ozone Depleting Substances from International Sources 1.0
2. GHG emission reductions from industrial processes Plugging Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells 1.0
2. GHG emission reductions from industrial processes Transition to Advanced Formulation Blowing Agents in Foam Manufacturing and Use 3.0
3. Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Afforestation and Reforestation of Degraded Lands 1.2
3. Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Avoided Conversion of Grasslands and Shrublands to Crop Production 2.0
3. Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Canadian Forestlands 1.0
3. Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Non-Federal U.S. Forestlands 2.0
3. Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Small Non-Industrial Private Forestlands 1.0
3. Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Restoration of California Deltaic and Coastal Wetlands 1.1
3. Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Restoration of Pocosin Wetlands 1.0
4. Carbon Capture and Storage Carbon Capture and Storage Projects 1.1
6. Waste Handling and Disposal Capturing and Destroying Methane from Coal and Trona Mines in North America 1.1
6. Waste Handling and Disposal Landfill Gas Destruction and Beneficial Use Projects 2.0

In Scientific Peer Review

Sectoral Scope Methodology Version
3. Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Avoided Conversion of U.S. Forests 1.0
4. Carbon Capture and Storage Carbon Capture and Storage Projects 2.0

Open for Public Comment

Sectoral Scope Methodology Version
No methodologies currently in this phase.

In Development

Sectoral Scope Methodology Version
ACR Validation and Verification Standard 2.0
2. GHG emission reductions from industrial processes Advanced Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems 1.0