• What is the grace period for safe water projects using Annex 3 of ‘Technologies and Practices for the Displacement of Decentralised Thermal Energy Consumption (TPDDTEC)’ methodology?
  • What is the rationale for including both a water quality test and a hygiene practice modifier?
  • Why can’t projects claim against SDG 6.1.1 “Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services” for end-users located more than 250m from the water source?
  • What new areas will Gold Standard target post-2020?
  • Can transitioning GS-CER projects replace the applied CDM methodology with a Gold Standard/other GS approved methodology?
  • Which methodology version needs to be followed when transitioning CDM projects and PoAs?
  • Do the new default/cap values regarding the claimable water volume indicated in the new methodology need to be considered for projects already registered? I.e. can the old projects continue to use the previous cap value of 7 liters/person?
  • How can we know if an emission reduction is real?
  • If a Project Area National Water Policy contradicts the methodology – which would take precedence?
  • Does the new methodology enable suppressed demand for non-domestic systems, such as institutional/community-based settings like schools, hospitals, day-care centers, etc.??