Project Developers Warn Gold Standard Against Retroactive Climate Rules

Project developers, via the Project Developer Forum (representing 65+ global firms), warned Gold Standard’s Board against retroactively applying Paris Agreement alignment rules to already-registered or late-stage projects, citing risks of verification backlogs, investor uncertainty, and stalled mitigation. Gold Standard’s October framework mandates 2026+ vintage credits comply regardless of registration date, potentially requiring methodology revisions and lacking transition paths for popular approaches like solar lighting. Gold Standard clarified no past credits will be altered, applying rules only to future vintages to prevent greenwashing and align with NDCs, though developers fear cost hikes and viability issues for community projects.
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