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Tools are used to calculate, determine, demonstrate, estimate, identify and/or test information relating to a CDM project activity and are usually referenced in an approved methodology or a form. When referenced, all or specified components of the tool are required and mandatory. You may also want to reference other CDM-related regulatory documents including: Standards; Approved methodologies; Procedures; Guidelines and Forms.

Tools - General
Sustainable developement co-benefits tool (SD Tool) Project participants and coordinating/managing entities may request for access to the SD Tool with an external UNFCCC account. Please create an account here. With the account name and password you will be able to login to online SD Tool. See the user guide form more information. For an alternative to using the online SD Tool, please complete the Word document here. To view published SDC description reports, please click here. In accordance with Decision 3/CMP.9, paragraph 7, here is the report on the evaluation of the use of the tool.

Tools - General

Sustainable developement co-benefits tool (SD Tool)

Project participants and coordinating/managing entities may request for access to the SD Tool with an external UNFCCC account. Please create an account here. With the account name and password you will be able to login to online SD Tool. See the user guide form more information. For an alternative to using the online SD Tool, please complete the Word document here.

To view published SDC description reports, please click here.

In accordance with Decision 3/CMP.9, paragraph 7, here is the report on the evaluation of the use of the tool.

Reference	Tools - Methodology - Large Scale & Small Scale	Version	EB
TOOL01	Tool for the demonstration and assessment of additionality (232 KB)	7.0.0	EB 70 annex 08
TOOL02	Combined tool to identify the baseline scenario and demonstrate additionality (440 KB)	7.0	EB 96 annex 03
TOOL03	Tool to calculate project or leakage CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion (437 KB)	3	EB 96 annex 4
TOOL04	Emissions from solid waste disposal sites (796 KB)	8.0	EB 94 annex 7
TOOL05	Baseline, project and/or leakage emissions from electricity consumption and monitoring of electricity generation (559 KB) Table to calculate baseline, project and/or leakage emissions from electricity consumption (110 kB)	3.0	EB 96 annex 5
TOOL06	Project emissions from flaring (673 KB) Spreadsheet for calculating project emissions from flaring	3.0	EB 102 annex 6
TOOL07	Tool to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system (1202 KB) Table to calculate the emission factor for an electricity system (version 04.0) (22 MB)	7.0	EB 100 annex 4
TOOL08	Tool to determine the mass flow of a greenhouse gas in a gaseous stream (534 KB) Table to determine the mass flow of a greenhouse gas in a gaseous stream (32 kB)	3.0	EB 87 annex 10
TOOL09	Determining the baseline efficiency of thermal or electric energy generation systems (406 KB)	2.0	EB 87 annex 11
TOOL10	Tool to determine the remaining lifetime of equipment (218 KB)	1	EB 50 annex 15
TOOL11	Assessment of the validity of the original/current baseline and update of the baseline at the renewal of the crediting period (187 KB)	3.0.1	EB 66 annex 47
TOOL12	Project and leakage emissions from transportation of freight (215 KB)	1.1.0	EB 70 annex 23
TOOL13	Project and leakage emissions from composting (552 KB)	2	EB 96 annex 6
TOOL14	Project and leakage emissions from anaerobic digesters (483 KB)	2	EB 96 annex 7
TOOL15	Upstream leakage emissions associated with fossil fuel use (269 KB)	2.0	EB 81 annex 12
TOOL16	Project and leakage emissions from biomass (645 KB)	4	EB 96 annex 8
TOOL17	Baseline emissions for modal shift measures in inter-urban cargo transport (465 KB)	1.0	EB 79 annex 09
TOOL18	Baseline emissions for modal shift measures in urban passenger transport (467 KB)	1.0	EB 79 annex 10
TOOL19	Demonstration of additionality of microscale project activities (291 KB)	9	EB 101 annex 15
TOOL20	Assessment of debundling for small-scale project activities (123 KB)	4.0	EB 83 annex 13
TOOL21	Demonstration of additionality of small-scale project activities (200 KB)	13.0	EB 105 annex 04
TOOL22	Leakage in biomass small-scale project activities (113 KB)	4.0	EB 83 annex 15
TOOL23	Additionality of first-of-its-kind project activities (88 KB)	3	EB 84 annex 6
TOOL24	Common practice (94 KB)	3.1	EB 84 annex 7
TOOL25	Apportioning emissions from production processes between main product and co and by-product (163 KB)	3	EB 84 annex 8
TOOL26	Accounting eligible HFC-23 (159 KB)	2	EB 84 annex 9
TOOL27	Investment analysis (317 KB)	10.0	EB 105 annex 06
TOOL28	Calculation of baseline, project and leakage emissions from the use of refrigerants (310 KB)	1	EB 96 annex 1
TOOL29	Determination of standardized baselines for energy-efficient refrigerators and air-conditioners (578 KB)	1	EB 97 annex 4
TOOL30	Calculation of the fraction of non-renewable biomass (364 KB)	2.0	EB 102 annex 7
TOOL31	Determination of standardized baselines for energy efficiency measures in residential, commercial and institutional buildings (696 KB)	1	EB 100 annex 2
TOOL32	Positive lists of technologies (182 KB)	2.0	EB 105 annex 05

Reference	Tools - Methodology - Afforestation and Reforestation	Version	EB
AR-TOOL02	Combined tool to identify the baseline scenario and demonstrate additionality in A/R CDM project activities (245 KB)	1	EB 35 annex 19
AR-TOOL03	Calculation of the number of sample plots for measurements within A/R CDM project activities (207 KB)	2.1.0	EB 58 annex 15
AR-TOOL08	Estimation of non-CO2 GHG emissions resulting from burning of biomass attributable to an A/R CDM project activity (257 KB) Note: This tool is the former "Tool for estimation of GHG emissions from clearing, burning and decay of existing vegetation due to implementation of a CDM A/R project activity".	4.0.0	EB 65 annex 31
AR-TOOL12	Estimation of carbon stocks and change in carbon stocks in dead wood and litter in A/R CDM project activities (269 KB)	3.1	EB 85 annex 23
AR-TOOL14	Estimation of carbon stocks and change in carbon stocks of trees and shrubs in A/RCDM project activities (675 KB)	4.2	EB 85 annex 22
AR-TOOL15	Estimation of the increase in GHG emissions attributable to displacement of pre-project agricultural activities in A/R CDM project activity (984 KB)	2.0	EB 75 annex 28
AR-TOOL16	Tool for estimation of change in soil organic carbon stocks due to the implementation of A/R CDM project activities (249 KB) The approved spreadsheet to facilitate the calculation of changes in soil organic carbon stocks (526 kB)	1.1.0	EB 60 annex 12
AR-TOOL17	Demonstrating appropriateness of allometric equations for estimation of aboveground tree biomass in A/R CDM project activities (270 KB)	1	EB 65 annex 28
AR-TOOL18	Demonstrating appropriateness of volume equations for estimation of aboveground tree biomass in A/R CDM project activities (187 KB)	1.0.1	EB 67 annex 24
AR-TOOL19	Demonstration of eligibility of lands for A/R CDM project activities (72 KB)	2.0	EB 75 annex 25

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