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 and Verification
      • dMRV: Digital 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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The OCP Process Overview

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The OCP consists of three tools:

  • Methodology Development, Feedback & Approval

  • Project Proposal Flow

  • The OCP Registry Infrastructure

We designed our platform based on a high-integrity, independent decision-making process. For us, 'quality' means the consensus of relevant independent experts who have no incentive to issue credits.

Our registry was structured with due diligence in mind. We have a streamlined digital process to track credits and store data associated with them. We understand buyers will always have a preference in what credits they buy - sectors, geographies, and co-benefits. Our registry displays clear and easy-to-understand information along with documentation associated with the project to help facilitate the necessary due diligence on methodologies, projects, or project developers.

Having trouble using the OCP or want to see it in practice? Look at our demonstration videos here:

We use industry standards to set the baseline of additionality, permanence, monitoring, and carbon accounting for all methodologies and projects on our platform. Then, within each sector or approach, the most relevant experts are assembled to form to provide confidence that the carbon credits (or other environmental asset) issued from a project accurately represent 1 tonne of CO2e reduced or removed.

The Expert Community