1. Check eligible activities from the Ghana international carbon market framework (Schedule 4, Page 52).

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

1. Check eligible voluntary carbon market projects

2. Create an account

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 application form and attach supporting documents using the link provided in the form.
4. CMO provides you with the account credentials and the procedure for activating the account, via email.
5. 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

1. Check projects Inside & outside NDC covered in GHG inventory

2. Create an account

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 application form and attach supporting documents using the link provided in the form.
4. CMO provides you with the account credentials and the procedure for activating the account, via email.
5. 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

1. Approval and SD Letter from Host Party

2. Create an account

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 application form and attach supporting documents using the link provided in the form.
4. CMO provides you with the account credentials and the procedure for activating the account, via email.
5. Activate the account.

3. Authorisation of entity & A6.4ERs

4. First transfer from host party & apply CA

5. Reporting