# ICR Approved Methodologies, Modules and Tools v4.0

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***Summary***

ICR serves as a framework for climate projects of any size, promoting environmental integrity through accelerating credible action and ensuring credibility, consistency, and transparency in quantification, monitoring, reporting, validation, and verification

| Version no.     | 4.0           |
| --------------- | ------------- |
| Date of Version | 22. July 2024 |

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| **Sectoral scope** | **Methodology reference** | **Title**                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------ | ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 1-16               | CDM methodologies         | Projects seeking registration in the ICR Program that comply with all ICR requirements may use all currently active methodologies from the Clean Development Mechanism                     |
| -                  | CDM Tools                 | Projects seeking registration in the ICR Program that comply with all ICR requirements may use all currently active tools from the Clean Development Mechanism.                            |
| 1-16               | ISO 14064-2:2019          | Greenhouse gases - Part 2: Specification with guidance at the project level for quantification, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emission reductions or removal enhancements\[1] |

| **Sectoral scope ID** | **Sectoral scope name**                                                                    |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 1                     | Energy industries (renewable - / non-renewable sources)                                    |
| 2                     | Energy distribution                                                                        |
| 3                     | Energy demand                                                                              |
| 4                     | Manufacturing industries                                                                   |
| 5                     | Chemical industries                                                                        |
| 6                     | Construction                                                                               |
| 7                     | Transport                                                                                  |
| 8                     | Mining/mineral production                                                                  |
| 9                     | Metal production                                                                           |
| 10                    | Fugitive emissions from fuels (solid, oil and gas)                                         |
| 11                    | Fugitive emissions from production and consumption of halocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride |
| 12                    | Solvent use                                                                                |
| 13                    | Waste handling and disposal                                                                |
| 14                    | Afforestation and reforestation                                                            |
| 15                    | Agriculture                                                                                |
| 16                    | Carbon Capture and Storage / Carbon Dioxide Removal                                        |

1. Project proponents may rely on other methodologies from other GHG programs if they demonstrate conformity to the requirements of ISO 14064-2. ↑


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