Service 01 · Carbon · RV Assurance

GCOM Project Readiness Review.

A structured 19-dimension readiness assessment against the GCOM rulebook, scored and documented with a prioritised remediation plan.

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Disclaimers

01Renewable Vision is not presented as a DNA-accredited VVB unless formal accreditation has been obtained.
02Renewable Vision may support project preparation, MRV evidence management, and coordination with accredited VVBs.
03Validation and verification opinions must be issued only by DNA-accredited VVBs.
04Any future Renewable Vision assurance activity must comply with GCOM criteria, sectoral scope accreditation, impartiality, conflict-of-interest, and quality management requirements.
05A project supported by Renewable Vision Advisory should not be validated or verified by the same legal or operational unit unless conflict-of-interest rules are fully satisfied and permitted by GCOM.

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Service 01

GCOM Project Readiness Review

Before any validation engagement is signed, project owners should know exactly where they stand against the GCOM rulebook. We run a structured 19-dimension readiness assessment, score the project 0 to 100, and produce a remediation plan with prioritised actions. Most projects close their highest-impact gaps in four to eight weeks.

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Deliverables

What you receive at the end of the engagement.

GCOM readiness score

Eligibility memo

Evidence gap list

Additionality risk assessment

Validation-readiness checklist

In scope

Project ownership and CR documentation review
Methodology applicability check against SA-DNA M1 to M5
Project boundary statement and emissions sources map
Baseline scenario assessment and emission factor sourcing
Additionality analysis (investment, barrier, common practice)
Monitoring plan completeness check
SDG contribution screening
Double-counting risk review

Not in scope

Formal validation opinion (issued only by a DNA-accredited VVB)
Detailed PDD drafting (see Service 02)
Operation of the MRV data room (see Service 03)
Buyer negotiation or sale of credits

Engagement pre-requisites

What we need from you to begin.

Project ownership documentation, CR copy, board approval if applicable
Project design summary or feasibility study
Site and capacity data, technology choice, expected COD
Any prior carbon-related disclosures or third-party assessments

GCOM rulebook references

Grounding clauses we work to.

GCOM Criteria s.3.1.1
Validation must confirm that the project meets all applicable GCOM guidelines and requirements.
GCOM Criteria s.3.1.3
VVBs must employ a thorough evaluation approach using complete, accurate, and conservative evidence.
GCOM Standards s.4
Sectoral scope of the applied methodology must be validated.

Pairs well with

Related services.

PDD and Methodology Support

Digital MRV Data Room

VVB Coordination Desk

Important disclaimer

Renewable Vision is not presented as a DNA-accredited VVB unless formal accreditation has been obtained. We support project preparation, MRV evidence management, and coordination with accredited VVBs. Validation and verification opinions must be issued only by DNA-accredited VVBs.

GCOM Project Readiness Review