Emission Reduction Project Cycle:
GHG Validations and Verifications

ANSI Certifications:
Ruby Canyon’s Project and Entity Level Scope Accreditation

Project Level Group Scopes

1. GHG emission reductions from fuel combustion

hydropower, biomass energy, biomass fuels, geothermal power, solar power, wind energy, fuel cell, fuel switching, waste heat recovery, cogeneration, transportation

Validation: Approved

Verification: Approved
2. GHG emission reductions from industrial processes (non-combustion, chemical reaction, fugitive and other)

Ozone Depleting Substances Destruction

  • SF6 replacement
  • SF6 emission avoidance
  • HFC destruction/decomposition
  • PFC anode effect mitigation
  • Production of nitric acid and adipic acid
  • Reduced emissions from destruction of N2O in manufacturing

Validation: Approved

Verification: Approved
3. Land Use and Forestry

Sequestration of carbon due to afforestation, avoided deforestation, sustainable forest management, forest products)

  • Soil carbon sequestration (no-till, grass cover)

Validation: Not Approved

Verification: Not Approved

Note: RCE has partnered with ESI to provide forestry and land-use validation and verification services.
4. Carbon Capture and Storage

Emissions sources that are injected into Underground geological formations (e.g. abandoned oil and gas reservoirs, saline aquifers, or unminable coal seams)

Validation: Will submit scope extension based on project availability

Verification: Will submit scope extension based on project availability
5. Livestock
  • Methane Collection and Destruction
  • Livestock and other anaerobic digester operations
  • Agricultural methane emission reduction
  • Agricultural carbon emission reduction

Validation: Approved

Verification: Approved
6. Waste Handling and Disposal
  • Capture and destruction of Landfill gas
  • Capture and use of Landfill gas (biodigestion, aerobic treatment)
  • Methane recovery in wastewater treatment
  • Avoidance of methane production in wastewater treatment
  • Coal mine methane

Validation: Approved

Verification: Approved

ANSI Organization Level Verification Categories
1. General

Organizational inventories (corporate reporters) e.g. public administration, education, transport, storage and communications, information technology, state and local government

Approved
2. Manufacturing

Food products, household goods, textiles, wood products, pulp and paper, basic metals and fabricated metal products, electrical equipment, machinery and equipment, electrical and optical equipment, aerospace, medical devices, rubber and plastic products

Approved
3. Power Generation

Combustion of natural gas or coal, Transmission and distribution

Approved
4. Electric Power Transactions

Purchase transactions, resale transactions, wheeling

Not Approved: Will submit scope extension based on project availability
5. Mining and Mineral Production

Cement production, lime production, glass production, coal, other process uses of carbonates

Approved
6. Metals Production

Aluminum, ferroalloy, iron, steel, lead, magnesium, zinc

Approved
7. Chemical Production

Adipic acid production, ammonia production, nitric acid production, caprolactam, glyoxal and glyoxylic acid production, carbide production, titanium dioxide production, soda ash production, fluorochemical production

Approved
8. Oil and Gas Extraction, Production and Refining, included Petrochemicals

Oil and natural gas production, pipelines, and specialty organic chemical production, refining

Not Approved: Will submit scope extension based on project acceptance
9. Waste

Municipal and industrial landfills, manure management systems, wastewater

Approved
10. Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)

Removal of CO2 from the atmosphere by Forests and rangelands Emissions resulting from actions such as decomposition, harvest, conversion/development, fire, and species choice

Not Approved

Note: RCE has partnered with ESI to provide forestry and land-use validation and verification services.