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SOCIALCARBON StandardStandard for certification of carbon offset projects
March, 2011
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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SOCIALCARBON Projects
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Buyers Certifying Entities Partners
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SOCIALCARBON criteria
Continual improvement
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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
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Measuring Sustainability with SOCIALCARBON®
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Technology
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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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Top-Down
Bottom-Up
Other Standards
-> long term sustainability
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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.
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SOCIALCARBON: Low Carbon – High Inclusion: Latin America