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SOCIALCARBON Standard
Standard 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
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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.
SOCIALCARBON
The 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
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD APPROACH
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: Agroforestry 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:
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CARE
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Save the Children
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OXFAM
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ITDG (Intermediate Technology
Development Group)
e.g. Bilateral:
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DANIDA
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SIDA
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DFID
e.g. Multilateral :
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UNDP
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FAO
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WFP
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IFAD
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World Bank
Source IFAD: Background of Sustainable Livelihoods
Evolution of SOCIALCARBON
1998
Forest project
in Brazil
2000
Development
of the Social
Carbon
concept and
methodology
SOCIALCARBON Standard: certification for carbon offset projects
2006
Switching fuel
projects
(biomass in
small
industries)
2007
HPP, both
large and
small scale
2008
- SOCIALCARBON
Standard
published
- First project
certifyed
2010
-Over 43
projects
certified in
Brazil, China
India, Turkey
Social Carbon concept: methodology for community development projects
2003
Publication 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.)
2010
Publication of the
second book:
Biodiversity and
Social Carbon
SOCIALCARBON Projects
Brazil
Panamá
Brazil
Brazil
China
Colômbia
Indonesia
Turkey
Brazil
Uruguay
Argentina
Buyers
Certifying Entities
Partners
SOCIALCARBON criteria
Project developers establish a baseline using the standard's assessment tools.
Developers must then demonstrate improvements in relation to this baseline through
SOCIALCARBON monitoring reports that are independently verified by certifying
entities.
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 CoBenefits
• 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®
• Six sustainability aspects
measured over the 10-year
lifetime of the project
Carbo
n
• Point Zero is the
baseline scenario how sustainable is
the project at the
begining?
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3.3
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2.4
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4.6
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4.0
0
3.1
3.4
Technolo
gy Zero, GHG
• Even at Point
reductions are being
realized – our fellow codeveloper is taking the
initiative to mitigate
climate change
3.5
3.7
Natural
• Point 02, 03...10 – Continual
improvement is the goal, and
clients make that happen
Huma
n
3.1
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That investment
2.0
leads to Point 01
whereby clients can
transparently see
their investment
3.0 3.0
making a
difference
Financi
al purchase the
• Clients
carbon credits, neutralize
their unavoidable
emissions, and invest in
the sustainability of the
project
SOCIALCARBON: Different Approach to
Sustainability
Businesses
NGOs
Governments
Businesses
NGOs
Governments
Project
Developer
Project
Developer
Local
Stakeholders
Local
Stakeholders
TopDown
Bottomlong term
Up ->
sustainability
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Concepts & Philosophy
• 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
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.
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
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overhead; sunset in the Amazon
Comprehensive:
• For local people and project proponents and buyers.
Inclusive
• Tool to improve project’s sustainability, not a check list of
criteria. Any project that can demonstrate the potential to
better livelihoods is eligible.
Practical
• Based on field experience developing forest projects
• Requires less documents and data than traditional methods
Transparent
• Progress reports are publicly available: co-benefits are
Monitored, Reported, Verified (MRV)
Bottom up
approach
• Based on Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA)
• Guaranties that results will remain in the long term.
SOCIALCARBON: Low Carbon – High
Inclusion: Latin America
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6%
94%
ARGENTINA (AR)
BRAZIL (BR)
CHILE (CL)
COLOMBIA (CO)
GUATEMALA (GT)
HONDURAS (HN)
Others
PERU (PE)
Thank you!
Cecília Michellis
[email protected]
www.socialcarbon.org