70
Mitigation activities under development
3
Mitigation activities authorized
1
Mitigation activities under examination
20
VCM projects under development
5
Cooperative Approaches
Ghana Carbon Market Office (CMO)
Welcome to the Ghana carbon market office. The office is the secretariat established to provide administrative and technical services to the general public and support the implementation of the Ghana international carbon market and non-market approaches framework. Read More
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Activity & Impact Tracker
Total Mitigation Activities — 70
Potential credits seeking authorization — 402 miliion tonnes
Activities Under Article 6.2 — 48
VCM Activities — 20
Under Development — 45
VCM Activities seeking endorsement — 5
Number of Cooperative Approaches — 5
Number of Article 6.2 Initial Reports — 1
Authorized Activities — 3
Credits granted authorization — 5.9 million tonnes
Number under validation — 7
Activities Under Article 6.2 — 48
VCM Activities — 20
Under Development — 45
VCM Activities seeking endorsement — 5
Number of Cooperative Approaches — 5
Number of Article 6.2 Initial Reports — 1
Authorized Activities — 3
Credits granted authorization — 5.9 million tonnes
Number under validation — 7
Technology Scopes — 10
Clean Cooking— 14
Transport — 6
Nature Based Solution — 5
Regenerative Agriculture — 5
Landfill Gas Management— 1
Methane Avoidance — 1
Biomas Energy — 3
Water Purification — 1
Solar — 5
Transport — 6
Nature Based Solution — 5
Regenerative Agriculture — 5
Landfill Gas Management— 1
Methane Avoidance — 1
Biomas Energy — 3
Water Purification — 1
Solar — 5
Cooperative Approaches
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Government to Government Bilateral Cooperation
1. Check eligible activities from the Ghana international carbon market framework (Schedule 4, Page 52).
2. Create an account
3. Obtaining letter of authorization leading to corresponding adjustments
4. Transfer & corresponding adjustment (CA)
5. Reporting from the accounting registry to Article 6 database
2. Create an account
- Send a request to CMO to open an account on the GCR via email on cmo@epa.gov.gh
- CMO replies by informing you to complete the mitigation activity participant/ entity application form and pay the necessary fees.
- Make the necessary payment, complete, and submit the application form and attach supporting documents using the link provided in the form.
- CMO provides you with the account credentials and the procedure for activating the account, via email.
- Activate the account.
3. Obtaining letter of authorization leading to corresponding adjustments
- The activity developer submits a request letter of authorization to the Carbon Market Office using the authorization request form [Section 2.4, 3.9 of the Ghana's international carbon markets framework document].
- Carbon Market Office prepares Article 6.2 Initial Report for the mitigation activity seeking to generate ITMOs for authorization.
4. Transfer & corresponding adjustment (CA)
- Regardless of the registry on which the MOs are created and recorded, all transfers of the ITMOs to the Registry of the participating acquiring Country shall commence from the GCR.
- Carbon Market Office first transfers ITMOs to the Registry of participating acquiring Party for the Uses as defined per Decision 2/CMA.3 and the provisions in the letter of authorisation.
- Carbon Market Office cancels an equal amount of transferred ITMOs in the retirement account on the GCR.
- Retirement of carbon offset credits as part of a voluntary carbon commitment programme.
5. Reporting from the accounting registry to Article 6 database
- Carbon Market Office prepares Article 6.2 Initial Report before issuing the authorisation letter and releases an official authorisation statement for each mitigation activity.
- Carbon Market Office shall prepare the quantitative information on Article 6.2 transaction in an electronic format as Annual Report and submitted to the UNFCCC for recording in the Article 6 database
- EPA and Carbon Market Office prepares Regular Information on Ghana's Article 6.2 cooperation approach as an annexe to biennial transparency reports
Government to Private Entity Unilateral Engagement
1. Check eligible voluntary carbon market projects
2. Create an account
3. Host Party Authorisation of outcomes & use for IMP or OIMP
4. Host Party transfer and CA of units for specific IMP or OIMP use
5. Reporting from accounting registry to Article 6 database
2. Create an account
- Send a request to CMO to open an account on the GCR via email on cmo@epa.gov.gh
- CMO replies by informing you to complete the mitigation activity participant/ entity application form and pay the necessary fees.
- Make the necessary payment, complete, and submit the application form and attach supporting documents using the link provided in the form.
- CMO provides you with the account credentials and the procedure for activating the account, via email.
- Activate the account.
3. Host Party Authorisation of outcomes & use for IMP or OIMP
4. Host Party transfer and CA of units for specific IMP or OIMP use
5. Reporting from accounting registry to Article 6 database
Voluntary Carbon Markets without Corresponding Adjustment
1. Check projects Inside & outside NDC covered in GHG inventory
2. Create an account
3. Host Party’s endorsement letter for counting toward NDC
4. NO authorisation of credits for transfer
5. Reporting in Accounting registry
2. Create an account
- Send a request to CMO to open an account on the GCR via email on cmo@epa.gov.gh
- CMO replies by informing you to complete the mitigation activity participant/ entity application form and pay the necessary fees.
- Make the necessary payment, complete, and submit the application form and attach supporting documents using the link provided in the form.
- CMO provides you with the account credentials and the procedure for activating the account, via email.
- Activate the account.
3. Host Party’s endorsement letter for counting toward NDC
4. NO authorisation of credits for transfer
5. Reporting in Accounting registry
A6.4 + authorisation from the first transferring country
1. Approval and SD Letter from Host Party
2. Create an account
3. Authorisation of entity & A6.4ERs
4. First transfer from host party & apply CA
5. Reporting
2. Create an account
- Send a request to CMO to open an account on the GCR via email on cmo@epa.gov.gh
- CMO replies by informing you to complete the mitigation activity participant/ entity application form and pay the necessary fees.
- Make the necessary payment, complete, and submit the application form and attach supporting documents using the link provided in the form.
- CMO provides you with the account credentials and the procedure for activating the account, via email.
- Activate the account.
3. Authorisation of entity & A6.4ERs
4. First transfer from host party & apply CA
5. Reporting
Opening account as a VVE /carbon broker / service provider under Article 6.2
1. Send a request to CMO to open an account on the GCR via email on cmo@epa.gov.gh
2. CMO replies by informing you to complete the mitigation activity participant/ entity application form and pay the necessary fees.
3. Make the necessary payment, complete, and submit the form and attach supporting documents using the link provided in the form. Provide the following supporting documents:
5. Activate the account.
2. CMO replies by informing you to complete the mitigation activity participant/ entity application form and pay the necessary fees.
3. Make the necessary payment, complete, and submit the form and attach supporting documents using the link provided in the form. Provide the following supporting documents:
- Accreditation of VVE.
- Track record of services provided previously as a carbon broker
- Engagements as a service provider or experience in project feasibility and development; legal, regulatory, technology and financial analysis.
5. Activate the account.