LCS001 · Certification standard
The rule is published before the project begins.
General guidelines, rules and procedures for validation, verification and certification — the same for every certified project, without exception.
Key Principles
- Accuracy
- Precision in measurements and estimates of greenhouse gas emission reduction and removal.
- Practicality
- Clear and comprehensible documentation, streamlined processes, and active technical oversight.
- Materiality
- Ensuring that all data, metrics, and information are relevant, consistent, and verifiable.
- Legitimacy
- Compliance with all applicable national and international standards and regulations.
- Transparency
- Public disclosure and open access to information across all certification processes.
The certification journey
Seven stages, from registration to credit registration.
In each of them, who leads and what comes out of it. No stage is skipped, not even for a large project.
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Stage 1
Registration
The owner or their legal representative, on the platform.
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Stage 2
Feasibility Analysis
Lux Carbon reviews the documents; the developer prepares the pre-project.
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Stage 3
Validation
The audit reviews the documents and validates eligibility.
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Stage 4
Project Development
The developer builds the pre-project out into the final project.
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Stage 5
Verification
The audit evaluates the project and carries out the on-site inspection.
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Stage 6
Certification
Lux Carbon oversees the process and issues the certificate.
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Stage 7
Credit Registration
Lux Carbon registers the carbon credits using blockchain technology.
Applicable methodologies
Every project follows a published methodology, with a version and a date.
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LCS002
Emission Reductions through the Use of Renewable Energy Sources for Electricity Generation
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