# Welcome to the Open Carbon Protocol The [Open Carbon Protocol (OCP)](https://www.ocp.earth/) is a platform for new carbon crediting methodologies and projects modeled after the peer review process. It provides the tools and incentives for speed, trust, and alignment between project developers, MRVs and dMRVs, registries, buyers, and other stakeholders in the VCM. The OCP allows stakeholders to add layers of trust to their proposed methodologies and projects. See how the OCP addresses the Core Carbon Principles below.
Governance *Effective Governance:* * [Board](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/governance/ocp-governance-structure/ocp-board) * [Annual Report](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/welcome-to-the-open-carbon-protocol) * [KYB + Anti-Money Laundering ](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/governance/kyb-anti-money-laundering-and-anti-bribery-and-corruption-policy) * [Anti-Bribery and Corruption ](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/governance/anti-bribery-and-corruption-policy) * [Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility ](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/governance/ocp-sustainability-environmental-and-social-strategy) * [Stakeholder Engagement and Complaints](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/governance/stakeholder-engagement-and-complaints) *Tracking* * [Credit Issuance Flow & Retirement](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/registry/credit-issuance-process) *Transparency* * [OCP Registry ](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/registry/the-ocp-registry-infrastructure) *Robust Independent Third-Party Validation and Verification* * [Project Proposal, Monitoring and Verification](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/projects/project-proposal-flow) * [Third-Party Validation](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/projects/third-party-validation-and-verification)
Emissions Impact *Robust Quantification of Emissions* * [Methodology Development, Feedback & Approval Process](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/methodologies/methodology-development-feedback-and-approval) * [The Expert Panel](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/methodologies/the-expert-community) * [Underlying Credit Value & Uncertainty](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/methodologies/methodology-development-feedback-and-approval/underlying-credit-value-and-uncertainty) *No Double Counting* * [Preventing Double Counting](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/registry/no-double-counting) *Additionality* * [Methodology Guidelines ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V3Et6rFCG4ScYXZWleZsGKsCffcACiBa/view) * [Project Proposal Flow](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/projects/project-proposal-flow) *Permanence* * [Permanence & Buffer Pool](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/projects/mitigating-project-risk-insurance-and-buffer-pool) * [Methodology Guidelines](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V3Et6rFCG4ScYXZWleZsGKsCffcACiBa/view) * [Project Proposal and Validation Demo Videos](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/methodologies/methodology-development-feedback-and-approval/methodology-demo-videos)
Sustainable Development Benefits and Safeguards * [Safeguards, Co-Benefits and SDGs](https://open-carbon-protocol.gitbook.io/ocp-handbook/projects/safeguards-co-benefits-and-sdgs)
Additional Attributes CCP CORSIA Corresponding Adjustment
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