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The RF Protocol summarizes the methods used to evaluate projects and footprints under the Registry. It is a practical climate accounting application of the climate science and methods summarized in IPCC reports, especially IPCC AR5 Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis; IPCC SR1.5 Global Warming of 1.5°, and IPCC AR6 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Its purpose is to provide a comprehensive lens through which to account for all of the factors contributing to climate change.

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The SCS Global Registry is a platform and clearinghouse for the evaluation, registration and financing of climate mitigation projects. Its focus is on projects that can contribute meaningfully to the reduction of excess planetary heat, measured as radiative forcing (RF), both in the near-term and longer-term. Our goal is to support efforts that can stabilize and ultimately restore Earth’s climate, while simultaneously providing additional human health and environmental co-benefits in concert with UN Sustainable Development Goals. SCS Global Registry is a non-profit organization, and an affiliate of Scientific Certification Systems, Inc. and its family of SCS organizations.

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