Implementation of the monitoring plan

Once the project is operational, project participants are required to implement the monitoring plan:

Project participants shall implement the monitoring plan contained in the registered project design document, archive the relevant monitored data and report the relevant monitoring data to a designated operational entity contracted to verify the emission reductions achieved during the crediting period specified by the project participants (4/CMP.1, Annex II, paragraph 35).

Implementation of the registered monitoring plan is required for verification, certification and issuance:

The implementation of the registered monitoring plan and its revisions, as applicable, shall be a condition for verification, certification and the issuance of certified emission reductions (CERs) (4/CMP.1, Annex II, paragraph 37).

The number of CERs to be issued to the project is calculated based on the data obtained from the monitoring plan, applying the registered methodology, subtracting actual emissions and adjusting for leakage:

Subsequent to the monitoring and reporting of reductions in anthropogenic emissions, CERs resulting from a small-scale CDM project activity during a specified time period shall be calculated, applying the registered methodology, by subtracting the actual anthropogenic emissions by sources from baseline emissions, and adjusting for leakage, as appropriate, in accordance with appendix B for the relevant project category (4/CMP.1, Annex II, paragraph 38).