Greenhouse gas Validation

Potential clients for this service

Our validation service is designed mainly for project sponsors who wish to register their project for a GHG program that requires or recommends validation by an independent third party.

A project sponsor may also need our validation service for an agreement to sell GHG reductions or to increase a project’s credibility. A project plan validated by an independent third party indicates that the project has been developed according to specific criteria and principles. Generally, credible and internationally renowned protocols and standards (ex.: ISO 14064-2, GHG Protocol) are used to define such criteria.

Enviro-access’s validation activities are based on the guidelines and specifications of internationally recognized standard ISO 14064-3. In addition, through its accreditation, Enviro-access implemented mechanisms to ensure its impartiality (see our policy on impartiality [hyperlien]) and the competency of its validation team members.

The validation process consists of four main steps: agreement on basic validation elements (goals, criterias, etc.); determination of the validation method; assessment of the GHG emissions reduction project plan; and a report of the validation opinion. First, the basic validation elements must be determined according to the specific requirements of the client and target user. Enviro-access then establishes a sampling plan and a validation plan that determines how the information provided will be assessed. Once this information is evaluated, Enviro-access can issue its opinion according to the basic elements determined at the outset. Finally, a validation notice describing these conclusions is provided to the client and target user.

Within this process, the project sponsor may be called upon during the assessment to answer questions from the validation team regarding various aspects of the project plan and greenhouse gas assertion.

Since many years, Enviro-access has focused on the development of its expertise in the management and reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Our team consists of rigorous and competent professionals who constantly exceed expectations to meet client needs.

Enviro-access is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada as a validation body under the standard ISO 14065 (Greenhouse Gas Accreditation Program) in the industry, transportation and logistics, services and “Waste Handling and Disposal” section, which includes landfill and composting facilities. Enviro-access is also pre-qualified in four other sections:, forestry and land use, livestock production, renewable energy and geological sequestration. For details on the scope of Enviro-access’s accreditation, see the Standards Council document.

Enviro-access is also on the British Columbia Pacific Carbon Trust list of resources available for validating greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects as well as those of the Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, the Environment, and Parks, and the Quebec Ministry of Transportation.

Enviro-access has developed outstanding expertise with numerous validation mandates already accomplished, including mandates within the Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, the Environment, and Parks’ program on handling organic waste through composting and biogas (Programme de traitement des matières organiques par biométhanisation et compostage). References are available upon request.

Validation enables an independent third party to evaluate a greenhouse gas project plan to ensure its quantification methodologies and monitoring protocols are relevant, adequate, and compliant with established criteria. Validation also enables you to determine whether or not it’s realistic to plan for a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as proposed by the project sponsor.

Some greenhouse gas programs require that a project be validated to be eligible and registered. In such cases, validation also seeks to determine a GHG emissions reduction project’s eligibility for a program according to its criteria.