SGS GHG Project Verification and Certification Service

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SGS GHG Project Verification and Certification
Service

• Gareth Phillips
• Société Générale de Surveillance

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Introduction

• Introduction to SGS
• Worlds largest inspection, testing and
  verification company
• Offices in 140 countries, gt 30,000 employees
• Global Climate Change Programme, GHG Project
  Verification Certification Service
• SGS GHG Project Eligibility Criteria
• Project Experience
• 9 projects in 7 countries

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Summary of service

• Pre-assessment
• Main Assessment
• Eligibility Criteria
• Scientific methodology
• Externalities
• Capacity
• Review and certification
• Surveillance

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Pre-assessment

• Assess likelihood of gaining certification
• Raise awareness of project developers
• Start stakeholder consultation
• Complete plans for main assessment
• Out-put short report, gap analysis

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Main Assessment

• Assessment of project design against eligibility
  criteria
• Acceptability
• Additionality
• Externalities
• Capacity
• Assessment of scientific methodology
• Corrective Action Request Mechanism
• Certificate of Project Design

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Quantification methodology

• Additionality difference between ASC of
  baseline and with-project scenario
• ASC calculated over 100 years minimum
• Consistent with sustainable dev. objectives and
  Decision 2/CP3
• GHG Credits awarded ex post in line with verified
  stock changes up to the value of the additionality

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Main Assessment cont.

• Risk and uncertainty
• Quantitative and Qualitative risk assessment
• Measurement uncertainty
• CARs / Definition of a buffer
• Quantification of GHG Credits
• Schedule of Projected Emission Reduction Units

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Review and Certification

• Final report and written recommendation
• Peer review
• Internal review
• Award of Certificates and GHG Credits
• Certification Council

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Verification of activities

• Regular surveillance to
• verify on-going compliance
• continue stakeholder consultation
• verify project activities
• Issue of GHG Credits