Title: Guidance for Countries in Assessing ERC Projects (Download PDF version) - coming soon!

Language: English

Type: Other Publications

Nature: Guidelines

Published: October 29, 2023


Region: Global

Country: Global / Non-Specific

Topic: Emission Reduction Program

Keywords: Emission Reduction Program, Guidance in Assessing ERC Projects, Climate change


Document Summary:

These Project Assessment Guidelines aim to provide a comprehensive and adaptable guide to identify and develop Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs) projects and investments in order to generate high-quality ERCs to be sold in global markets. 

While some countries have made progress in this area, there is still a significant amount of work to be done to meaningfully reduce emissions and meet the increasingly rigorous standards of buyers seeking high-quality ERCs. These Guidelines are focused on countries wishing to access global markets to monetize ERCs. While there are key synergies between efforts to access global ERC markets and domestic systems to meet climate targets, these Guidelines focus on the former. 

The Guidelines can be applied to review a pipeline of projects, assess the potential of an individual project or program in consideration of its eligibility and viability for ERC generation, or select projects with the most likely value-for-money ERC development opportunities. 


Document Details:

Through the establishment of an Emission Reduction Program (ERP), the World Bank aims to help developing countries to engage strategically with evolving global ERC markets, support efforts to generate ERCs to sell into these global markets, and mobilize finance for such transactions. 

The ERP includes two main workstreams.  Workstream One is focused on ERC market development, by providing governments with access to knowledge and technical assistance. Workstream Two is targeted at supporting ERC generation in participating countries. 

These Project Assessment Guidelines aim to provide a comprehensive and adaptable guide to identify and develop ERC projects and investments in order to generate high-quality ERCs to be sold in global markets, under Workstream Two of the ERP. These can be used in parallel with the Guidelines for Country System Assessments, under Workstream One of the ERP. 

 


Updated: January 11, 2024

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  • Guidance for Countries in Assessing ERC Projects

    Page Specific Disclaimer

    This section is intended to be a living document and will be reviewed at regular intervals. The Guidelines have not been prepared with any specific transaction in mind and are meant to serve only as general guidance. It is therefore critical that the Guidelines be reviewed and adapted for specific transactions. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in the Materials in this Site are those of the various authors of the Materials and are not necessarily those of The World Bank Group, its member institutions, or their respective Boards of Executive Directors or member countries. For feedback on the content of this section of the website or suggestions for links or materials that could be included, please contact the PPPLRC at ppp@worldbank.org.

     

     

     

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    Watch this space.  Unlocking Global Emission Reduction Credit is intended to be a living document and will be reviewed at regular intervals. Check the page below or download the following reports: Strategic Guidance for Country System Assessments and Guidance for Countries in Assessing ERC Projectsor the Mobilizing ERC Finance. Let us know what you think by taking a Quick Survey.


     

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    This section is intended to be a living document and will be reviewed at regular intervals. The Guidelines have not been prepared with any specific transaction in mind and are meant to serve only as general guidance. It is therefore critical that the Guidelines be reviewed and adapted for specific transactions. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in the Materials in this Site are those of the various authors of the Materials and are not necessarily those of The World Bank Group, its member institutions, or their respective Boards of Executive Directors or member countries. For feedback on the content of this section of the website or suggestions for links or materials that could be included, please contact the PPPLRC at ppp@worldbank.org.

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    Watch this space.  Unlocking Global Emission Reduction Credit is intended to be a living document and will be reviewed at regular intervals. Check the page below or download the following reports: Strategic Guidance for Country System Assessments and Guidance for Countries in Assessing ERC Projectsor the Mobilizing ERC Finance. Let us know what you think by taking a Quick Survey.