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SOCIALCARBON StandardStandard for certification of carbon offset projects
March, 2011
ECOLOGICA INSTITUTE
Ecologica Institute (EI) is a non-profit organization focused on climate change active in the Amazon rainforest since 2000.Visit our website: www.ecologica.org.br
• Climate change: 460,000 tons of carbon reduced. • Scientific Research: 46 studies on climate change and
conservation.• Forest: 2,323 native ha preserved and 300 ha of forest restored.• Community development: 6,480 people trained and 110 families
included in the market of sustainable products.
SOCIALCARBONThe SOCIALCARBON Standard is an additional certification to guarantee that carbon offset projects are sustainable and result in social and environmental benefits. Visit our website: www.socialcarbon.org
• 43 projects certified in Brazil, China, Turkey and Indonesia. • tCO2e: 5 Million issued + 14 Million (next 10 years)• Future projects: forest and composting Latin America and
Africa
Developed during the implementation of a community-based forest Project in Brazil to include local stakeholder’s perspectives and monitor the results (i.e. activities to generate income: Agro-forestry systems)
Its framework is based on the Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA), a world wild methodology used in planning and assessing the contribution that development activities have made to sustaining livelihoods.e.g. International NGOs:
• CARE• Save the Children• OXFAM • ITDG (Intermediate
Technology Development Group)
e.g. Bilateral:• DANIDA• SIDA• DFID
e.g. Multilateral :• UNDP• FAO
• WFP
• IFAD• World BankSource IFAD: Background of Sustainable Livelihoods
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD APPROACH
1998 Forest project in Brazil 2006
Switching fuel projects (biomass in small industries)
2007HPP, both large and small scale
2008- SOCIALCARBON Standard published- First project certifyed
2010-Over 43 projects certified in Brazil, China India, Turkey2000
Development of the Social Carbon concept and methodology
2003Publication of the book: Social Carbon: adding value to sustainable development
2003 - …All Ecologica Institute’s projects use Social Carbon methodology (capacity building, sustainable products, etc.)
2010Publication of the second book: Biodiversity and Social Carbon
SOCIALCARBON Standard: certification for carbon offset projects
Social Carbon concept: methodology for community development projects
Evolution of SOCIALCARBON
SOCIALCARBON Projects
Buyers Certifying Entities Partners
SOCIALCARBON criteria
Continual improvement
Aspects SOCIALCARBON® Standard
Relation to Other Standards
• Monitors co-benefits of offset projects only, so it must be used in conjunction with a carbon-accounting standard (e.g. Voluntary Carbon Standard)
• Is an “add-on” standard – a plus for carbon offset projects to improve the project’s sustainability.
Project Type Applicability
• Accepts all projects activities.• Methodology has been applied for renewable energy, forestry,
composting and fuel-switching• Any type of project that could demonstrate an improvement in
livelihoods is eligible
Guarantee of Co-Benefits
• Project must demonstrate continual improvement or loses SOCIALCARBON® certification
• If indicators decrease in score over two consecutive monitoring periods, the project loses its status
• Improvement is assured through periodic monitoring of the project and independent verification by a DOE
Success depends on: • The project developers and stakeholders commitment in improving the sustainability of the project
Measuring Sustainability with SOCIALCARBON®
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• Six sustainability aspects measured over the 10-year lifetime of the project
• Point Zero is the baseline scenario - how sustainable is the project at the begining?
• Even at Point Zero, GHG reductions are being realized – our fellow co-developer is taking the initiative to mitigate climate change
• Clients purchase the carbon credits, neutralize their unavoidable emissions, and invest in the sustainability of the project
• That investment leads to Point 01 whereby clients can transparently see their investment making a difference
• Point 02, 0303...10 – Continual improvement is the goal, and clients make that happen
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SOCIALCARBON: Different Approach to Sustainability
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Other Standards
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Concepts & Philosophy
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• SOCIALCARBON Standard®
• Meant to be flexible, focused on problem-solving and considerate of the priorities of local people to find paths and perspectives on how to improve the sustainability of the project
Clockwise, from top-left: João tosses a sustainanbly-fired brick onto a truck to be sold in the local construction market, generating jobs; the opening where native firewood was fed into the kiln is now sealed and renewable biomass is poured in overhead; sunset in the Amazon
SOCIALCARBON® lets project developers build a bridge by which all organizations
can enter into and benefit from the carbon market to improve the livelihoods of
project stakeholders.
SOCIALCARBON: Low Carbon – High Inclusion: Latin America
