Verification Accreditation

 

With a growing number of registries and carbon exchanges, interest is abounding in streamlining the accreditation process for greenhouse gas (GHG) verification bodies in North America. Thus, the California Registry intends to recognize new verification bodies for entity emissions inventories that are accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and recognized by The Climate Registry (TCR), or those accredited by California Air Resources Board (ARB). The California Registry will not be issuing any requests for new verifier applications. For verification bodies that wish to perform verification for emission reduction projects, they must receive ANSI accreditation by the end of 2009 to be eligible to perform verifications on projects reported under the Reserve. The California Registry and the Reserve are pleased to be partnering with ANSI to accredit verification bodies under ISO 14065.


Applications for the GHG accreditation program are now being accepted. For more information or to request an application, please visit the informational section of ANSI's website for details. The website also lists accredited verification bodies enrolled in the program and the applicants currently undergoing the accreditation process.  

If your verification body was successfully approved to participate in the program, you are eligible to become accredited to conduct verification activities under the Reserve. More information regarding the accreditation process and requirements to perform GHG verification for the California Registry and the Reserve are highlighted below.


Requirements to Perform GHG Verification (August 2009)

 

Policy Update to ANSI GHG Applicants

ANSI has issued a new policy regarding client eligibility for witness assessments and clarifications regarding TCR and CCAR scope of accreditation. View the update.  

 



Accreditation for Entity Verification Bodies (California Registry):



TCR Accreditation: Firms seeking accreditation status as an entity emissions verifier must be ANSI approved under ISO 14065 and meet program-specific requirements by TCR and the California Registry.


 


CARB Accreditation: The California Air Resources Board is developing its accreditation requirements and expects to have new verifiers accredited in 2008. For more information, please subscribe to ARB's mailing list for GHG verification at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php

 

Accreditation for Project Verification Bodies (Climate Action Reserve):

 

To successfully gain approval to conduct verification activities for the Climate Action Reserve, Verification Bodies must meet all of the following criteria:  

 

  • Become accredited by ANSI under ISO 14065 (or another accreditation body as approved by the California Registry). For more information on the ANSI Pilot Program visit their website.
  • Meet California Registry’s accreditation additional sector specific requirements.
    Successfully complete Reserve training on its protocols, specific to the sector that the verification body is applying to be accredited under.
  • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the Reserve Project & Verification Protocols. All protocol documents can be found on our website.

 

To be qualified as a Lead Verifier and/or be eligible to conduct verification activities under the Climate Action Reserve, all of the following criteria must be met:      

For more information on California Registry program requirements, please view information on project verifiers under the offset section of our website.