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Verified Project Activity (VPA)
Voluntary Project Activity (VPA) / Component Project Activity (CPA) The rule update for VPA/CPA introduces flexibility to Gold Standard for the Global Goals Programme of Activities (PoAs) requirements with regards to Validation/Verification Body ...
Programme of Activity (PoA)
Programme of Activity (PoA) New PoA's Following publication of new Programme of Activity Requirements and Procedures by Gold Standard (05.05.2022) the SustainCERT platform is updated to accommodate the new requirements. The new Programme of Activity ...
Does the Validation and Verification Body (VVB) have to obtain prior authorization from the Gold Standard (GS) Secretariat to perform verification for a Programme of Activity (PoA) that they have performed verification for previously?
Yes. Previously, per the requirements listed in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Project Standard for Programmes of Activities (Programme of Activity Requirements, V1.2 paragraph 1.1.4, page 3), it requires that if the VVB has performed a ...
Is it mandatory to submit a CPA (Component Project Activity) or VPA (Voluntary Project Activity) for each country/technology/methodology combination at the time of Gold Standard micro-POA registration review?
Yes. However, case-by-case deviation may be granted after Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) approval. Please refer to Section 17 of the Programme of Activity Requirements.

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