Welcome to the ICR program documentation
The ICR is an innovative GHG program and a modern registry platform addressing the key issues and barriers of project development.
What proponents need to consider
Review the updated documentation and templates.
If you have not started validation you need to update your documentation to align with the update.
If you have started validation we recommend aligning with the updated documentation. If not you have until 31.12.2024 to complete the validation for alignment to version 5 of the program.
If you have completed validation we recommend you update your project documentation and conduct a gap-validation for alignment to the new version during next verification.
We kindly ask proponents that have already registered their project to complete the ICR Tool for Environmental and Socio-economic Safeguards and Sustainable Development and upload to the registry, irrespective if they intend to align with the new version.
Overview
The ICR is a comprehensive GHG program and a climate registry solution that offers a range of tools to help to manage greenhouse gas (GHG) projects. With our platform, you gain access to a variety of standards and an advanced inventory software solution, which allows you to easily manage carbon credits from ideation to issuance and sales.
Our platform is designed to provide you with a one-stop-shop for all your GHG project needs. Whether you're looking to track your credits, validate your project, or sell your carbon credits, we've got you covered.
Our platform features a range of tools to help you manage your GHG projects. You can choose from multiple methodologies or start fresh with a new one to achieve your goals, and our inventory software solution is designed to make it easy to track your carbon credits.
Background
ICR is an initiative in Iceland to facilitate financing climate projects while safeguarding environmental integrity and contributing to a sustainable and low-carbon economy. The ICR serves as a platform for climate projects of any size where environmental integrity is promoted with credibility, consistency, and transparency of quantification, monitoring, reporting, validation, and verification. ICR recognizes the need to scale and accelerate the decarbonization of the economy, with climate financing for climate projects avoiding or reducing GHG emissions and sequestering or removing GHG from the atmosphere. ICR also recognizes the need to bring prominent technologies and nature-based solutions to light that have yet to establish a methodology according to the CDM or other GHG Programs but need the financial support of the emerging carbon markets to be viable. Therefore, the ICR is based on ISO standards, resulting in a more flexible, effective and efficient adoption of innovative climate solutions.
ICR's mission is to build confidence in the carbon market for investors, project developers, corporations, the environmental community, authorities, and the public based on the application of ISO standards. The goal is to facilitate the necessary scaling of the voluntary carbon markets and the underlying climate solutions and utilize the market mechanism for real climate impacts. By that, financing climate projects viable for a fast transition to a low-carbon economy can be accelerated.
ICR program structure
Project cycle
Quick links
Everything you need to know about the ICR program, governance, principles a climate project must conform to, required documentation, validation and verification, and the process of registering with the International Carbon Registry (ICR) is available on this site, in addition to downloadable pdf and docx files.
Project development
Requirements are the criteria all projects must conform to in order to be validated and are set out under the Criteria section.
Methodology development
Requirements for developing a new methodology must conform to
Validation and verification
Validation and verification provide an independent and transparent process for ensuring the integrity and credibility of greenhouse gas emission reductions and removals.
Registry user guide
To get you familiarized with the platform and registration please read our user guide.
Terms and conditions
Using the registry and the ICR program is subject to terms and conditions. Here you can find our Terms and Conditions.
Document library
All current and previous versions of documentation of the ICR program can be downloaded from the Document Library.
About ICR
Read about the background of the ICR program, its governance and procedures.
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