Open Carbon Protocol Handbook
  • Welcome to the Open Carbon Protocol
  • The OCP Process Overview
  • Back to the OCP
  • GOVERNANCE
    • OCP Governance Structure
      • OCP Board
    • Conflict of Interest
    • Annual Audit Process
    • Stakeholder Engagement & Complaints
    • Business Model & Financial Transparency
    • OCP Sustainability: Environmental and Social Strategy
    • KYB & Anti-Money Laundering Policy
    • Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy
  • METHODOLOGIES
    • Methodology Development, Feedback & Approval
      • Underlying Credit Value & Uncertainty
      • Methodology Demo Videos
      • OCP Methodology Requirements
    • The Expert Community
  • PROJECTS
    • Project Proposal Flow
      • Project Proposal and Validation Demo Videos
    • Third-Party Validation
      • MRV: Monitoring, Reporting and Verification
    • Safeguards, Co-Benefits & SDGs
    • Mitigating Project Risk: Insurance and Buffer Pool
  • REGISTRY
    • The OCP Registry Infrastructure
      • Opening and Closing an Account
    • Credit Issuance Flow
      • Retirement Information
    • No Double Counting
    • Registry Information
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Welcome to the Open Carbon Protocol

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Last updated 29 days ago

The 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.

Any comments or concerns on the guidance provided in this Handbook should be sent to admin@oneshot.earth.

See how the OCP addresses the Core Carbon Principles below.

Governance

Effective Governance:

  • Annual Report

Tracking

Transparency

Robust Independent Third-Party Validation and Verification

Emissions Impact

Robust Quantification of Emissions

No Double Counting

Additionality

Permanence

Sustainable Development Benefits and Safeguards
Additional Attributes

CCP

CORSIA

Corresponding Adjustment

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Open Carbon Protocol (OCP)
Board
KYB + Anti-Money Laundering
Anti-Bribery and Corruption
Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility
Stakeholder Engagement and Complaints
Credit Issuance Flow & Retirement
OCP Registry
Project Proposal, Monitoring and Verification
Third-Party Validation
Methodology Development, Feedback & Approval Process
The Expert Panel
Underlying Credit Value & Uncertainty
Preventing Double Counting
Methodology Guidelines
Project Proposal Flow
Permanence & Buffer Pool
Methodology Guidelines
Project Proposal and Validation Demo Videos
Safeguards, Co-Benefits and SDGs
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