The Climate Action Reserve Program Manual summarizes the Reserve’s overarching principles, its general project accounting guidelines, and its rules and procedures for registering projects and creating offset credits. It also describes the process used by the Reserve to develop protocols for determining the eligibility of, and quantifying reductions from, carbon offset projects.

Program Manual (March 16, 2010)
Program Manual Summary of Changes (March 16, 2010)

The Climate Action Reserve Verification Program Manual provides verification bodies with a standardized approach for the independent and rigorous verification of GHG emissions reductions and removals. It gives insight into the verification process, the requirements for conducting verification (like accreditation and training), conflict of interest and confidentiality provisions, and the core verification activities expected.

Verification Program Manual (June 17, 2009)