ACR PROGRAM

Program Resources

All the tools, templates, and guidance required to ensure projects comply with the ACR Standard and Methodologies.

Project Developer

Tools & Guidance Forms & Templates

Validation & Verification

Tools & Guidance Forms & Templates

Registry Participant

Tools & Guidance Forms & Templates

Project Developer Tools & Guidance

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Version February 2024 Process for Registering GHG Projects Using ACR-Approved Methodologies
Version February 2024 Process for Registering Compliance Offset Projects on ACR for the California Cap.
Version February 2024 Process for Registering Compliance Offset Projects on ACR for the Washington Sta.

Project Developer Forms & Templates

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Version 3.1 Template for ACR GHG Project Listing Form

This form is required for all new ACR projects submitted for listing review per the Project Development Trajectory requirements presented in the ACR Standard, Chapter 6. Project Proponents should revi.

Version 3.1 Template for ACR GHG Project Plan
Version 1.1 Template for ACR Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

Chapter 8 of the ACR Standard v8.0 requires all Project Proponents to prepare and disclose an environmental and social impact assessment. The use of this template, provided within or as an appendix to.

Validation & Verification Tools & Guidance

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Version 1.8 (2025-04-10) Approved Validation / Verification Bodies
Version 1.0 Clarification of Validation and Verification Body Rotation Requirements

A Validation and Verification Body (VVB) and Project Proponent (or Project Developer) may request a desk-based review in lieu of a site visit. The VVB shall submit an Industrial Projects Desk-Based Re.

Version 1.0 Industrial Projects Desk-Based Review Policy

A Validation and Verification Body (VVB) and Project Proponent (or Project Developer) may request a desk-based review in lieu of a site visit. The VVB shall submit an Industrial Projects Desk-Based Re.

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Version 4.0 Project-Specific Conflict of Interest Form
Version 1.2 Validation and Verification Opinion Template
Version 1.0 Industrial Projects Desk-Based Review Request Form

A Validation and Verification Body (VVB) and Project Proponent (or Project Developer) may request a desk-based review in lieu of a site visit. The VVB shall submit an Industrial Projects Desk-Based Re.

Registry Participant Tools & Guidance

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Version February 2025 ACR Registry Operating Procedures
Version 2024-04-15 Terms of Use
Version February 2024 ACR Fee Schedule

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Version 2024-04-18 New Account Application Form
Version 2024-07-29 Account Manager Authorization Templates
Version 2025-01-03 Account Change Request Form