Methodologies

VCS methodologies describe either:

• The methodology to determine a projects baseline scenario emissions levels and the process to monitor emissions reductions;
• A performance standard methodology to demonstrate that a project is additional (beyond normal business activities).

Baseline & Monitoring
The following baseline scenario and monitoring methodologies are approved under the VCS:

Clean Development Mechanism methodologies

California Climate Action Registry

Methodologies approved under the VCS Program
The following methodologies and Methodology Revisions have been approved under the VCS Program. Developers can propose new methodologies and Methodology Revisions and have them approved via the VCS Double Approval Process.

Module number	Module name	Sectoral scope(s)	Validity	Documents
VMR0001	Revisions to ACM0008 to Include Pre-drainage of Methane from an Active Open Cast Mine as a Methane Emission Reduction Activity	8, 9	From 31 Mar 2009	VMR0001 document DNV assesment report FE assesment report

Additionality
This section describes the approved additionality performance standard methodologies and lists the project activities that have been approved under the positive technology list.

Performance Standard Additionality Methodologies
No performance standard additionality methodologies have been approved.

Positive List
No project types have been approved under the positive technology list.