The Gold Standard Foundation 4

• What is Gold Standard?
• Why was Gold Standard created?
• How is Gold Standard funded?
• How is Gold Standard governed?

Gold Standard for the Global Goals 3

• What is Gold Standard for the Global Goals?
• What types of projects are eligible to register with Gold Standard?
• How do I support Gold Standard projects?

Carbon markets 5

• Carbon credits and the Paris Agreement
• What is emissions trading and how does it work?
• What are the main differences between a compliance carbon market and a voluntary carbon market?
• How can we know if an emission reduction is real?
• What does “additionality” mean and why is it important?

Offsetting 6

• What is a carbon credit?
• What is the business case for carbon offsetting? How can it build business value?
• Are carbon credits just ‘permissions to pollute’?
• What is a carbon credit worth?
• How do I calculate my carbon footprint?

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Sustainable Development Goals 2

• What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
• How do Gold Standard projects help achieve the SDGs?

Digitization 1

• Does Gold Standard support cryptocurrency in carbon markets?

Process 4

• How can I purchase carbon credits?
• What do I receive if I make a purchase through the Gold Standard website?
• What to do if you don't receive an email confirmation?
• Where does the money go?

Pricing and payments 3

• How are carbon credits on the marketplace priced?
• What payment options do you provide?
• Setting up a subscription/monthly payments?

Impact Registry 11

• How do I open a Gold Standard registry account?
• What is the Gold Standard Impact Registry?
• Do I need a registry account?
• How do I add users to my account?
• How do I open a subaccount?

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Afforestation/Reforestation 5

• Why do we need Gold Standard forestry projects?
• How do you ensure that Gold Standard Emission Reductions from sequestration (Land Use) represent permanent carbon reductions? For example, what happens if a forest burns down?
• What is a Planned Emission Reduction (PER)?
• How is the carbon stored in forests measured?
• What role do plantations play in Gold Standard land use activities?

Carbon removals 1

• Is avoiding emissions better than fixation or sequestration of CO2?

REDD+ 1

• What is The Gold Standard’s position on REDD+?

Agriculture 1

• Why do we need Gold Standard Agriculture projects?

Transitioning projects to Gold Standard 0

Article 6 + Corresponding Adjustments 6

• Does Gold Standard allow for its carbon credits to be labelled as authorised and correspondingly adjusted under Article 6?
• Is Gold Standard requiring all projects to have corresponding adjustments?
• How do I get agreement to an Article 6 authorisation / corresponding adjustment?
• Can a corresponding adjustment be applied for VERs with vintages prior to 2021?
• Why does Gold Standard believe that Corresponding Adjustments are needed for offsetting claims in the future?

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Climate Impact Claims 0

Other draft positions 3

• Will Gold Standard support REDD+ Projects?
• What new areas will Gold Standard target post-2020?
• How will Ongoing Financial Need (OFN) work? Is it the same as additionality?

CORSIA 2

• CORSIA: Are post-2020 Gold Standard credits eligible for CORSIA?
• Which Gold Standard credits are currently eligible for CORSIA?

Transition process 5

• How can CDM projects transition to Gold Standard? Can they maintain their CDM registration?
• Do GS-CER projects seeking labelling of issued CERs need to use the Transition Request Forms?
• I want to transition my CDM project to Gold Standard. What do the next steps on risk of discontinuation mean for me?
• What documentation is required for design certified GS-CER projects seeking transition to GS-VER stream?
• I used to label CDM credits as GS-CERS, does this mean the process has changed?

Eligibility 3

• Is a project/PoA/CPA for which the current registered crediting period has expired, eligible for transition to GS4GG?
• Can GS-CER projects transition to GS-VER by default without any further eligibility checks?
• What flexibility is Gold Standard providing for CDM projects/PoA/CPA that are planning to pursue provisional issuance of 2021 vintage CERs under the CDM, considering that the 2021 vintage CERs may or may not be approved by the CMP at COP 26

Crediting Period 6

• What crediting period can be claimed by a CDM/GS-CER project transitioning to GS-VER stream?
• What should be the crediting period start date for projects transitioning from CDM to issue GS-VERs under GS4GG?
• Which crediting cycle will apply to CDM projects/PoA/CPAs that are transitioning to GS4GG for issuance of GSVERs or conversion of GSCERs to GSVERs?
• How is the crediting period applied to projects/PoAs/CPAs that have already completed 5 of the 7-year crediting period?
• Can a CDM project transitioning to GS4GG extend its crediting period from fixed crediting period (10 yrs) to renewable crediting period (7*3)?

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Methodology 2

• Which methodology version needs to be followed when transitioning CDM projects and PoAs?
• Can transitioning GS-CER projects replace the applied CDM methodology with a Gold Standard/other GS approved methodology?

Issuance 2

• What flexibility is Gold Standard providing for CDM projects/PoA/CPA that are planning to pursue provisional issuance of 2021 vintage CERs under the CDM, considering that the 2021 vintage CERs may or may not be approved by the CMP at COP 26
• Will my project be eligible to issue GS-CERs in the future?

CPAs 2

• Do I need to transition each CPA under the CDM PoA to GS4GG?
• Are all CPAs automatically approved under the first PoA submitted?

Fairtrade Climate Standard 5

• What are Fairtrade Carbon Credits and how are they different from Gold Standard credits?
• What is the Fairtrade Minimum Price for carbon credits?
• What is the Fairtrade Premium for carbon credits?
• What is the Fairtrade Minimum Pricing model?
• How do Fairtrade Carbon Credit projects benefit producer communities?