Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
What is CDM Validation and Verification?
CDM validation is the independent evaluation of a project activity
against the requirements of CDM. It is based on the project's
design documentation, in particular the project's baseline,
monitoring plan and compliance with relevant UNFCCC and host party
criteria, to establish whether tradable credits are generated. In
order to register for this scheme, all CDM projects must undergo a
validation.
CDM verification is the periodic review and ex post determination
of the monitored greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions that
have occurred as a result of a registered CDM project activity. A
successful verification determines and certifies the amount of
emission reduction credits earned. Certification is the written
assurance that a project activity achieved the emission reductions
as verified. The CDM Executive Board (CDM EB) then issues these
credits.
What can CDM validation and verification do for you?
- it will establish the integrity of your project design
document, monitoring plan and all supporting assumptions, etc
(validation)
- it will establish the integrity of your system(s) and processes
for monitoring and reporting emissions from the project and the
emissions reduction data (verification)
- it provides the UNFCCC with confirmation of your conformance
with CDM decisions, procedures and methodologies
- it provides you with our validation report which allows you to
register the project and our certficate which allows you to receive
certified emission reductions (CER).
Who can be validated and verified?
Companies in industrialised countries wishing to invest in
eligible, cost-efficient GHG reduction projects in developing
countries to offset their own reduction commitments or trade excess
CERs.
How can LRQA help?
We offer validation of the project's documentation against the
requirements of CDM allowing you to register your project.
We provide both initial and periodic verifications:
- Initial confirms that your project operations
are installed/implemented as planned, that the monitoring system is
in place and fully functional and that verifiable emission
reductions can be expected to be generated
- Periodic confirms that systems and procedures
are in compliance with those described in the monitoring and
reporting plan, determine whether the GHG emissions reduction data
is 'free' of material misstatements and that sufficient documentary
evidence supports this reported data.
We also certify that you achieved your GHG emissions reductions
as verified, letting the CDM EB issue the CERs which you can then
trade.
We will make flexible arrangements with all parties involved to
make sure your project design documents and other key documents are
independently validated and your actual emission reductions are
verified against scheme requirements.
Next steps
For details of our services for different greenhouse gas emissions
schemes please follow the links below.