A major initiative of the Carbon Finance Unit (CFU) was innovating and developing new tools and methodologies. It developed 42 approved methodologies across a wide range of sectors, mostly in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which benefited projects well beyond the Bank’s carbon funds’ portfolio. A large share of the CDM projects and program of activities use methodologies developed by the CFU. As of December 2017, more than 6,067 (77 percent) out of 7,889 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project activities and 136 (44 percent) out of 310 programs of activities use World Bank methodologies.
| Code | Methodology | Date Approved | Mechanism | Scale | Sector | Scope | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM0052 | Increased electricity generation from existing hydropower stations through Decision Support System optimization | 2007-05-04 | CDM | Large | Energy industries (renewable—/ nonrenewable sources) | 1 | |
| ACM0005 | Increasing the blend in cement production | 2005-09-30 | CDM | Large | Manufacturing industries | 4 | |
| AMS III.BL | Integrated methodology for electrification of communities | 2015-07-24 | CDM | Small | Energy demand/distribution | 1,2 | |
| AM0010 | Landfill gas capture and electricity generation projects where landfill gas capture is not mandated by law | 2004-06-13 | CDM | Large | Waste handling and disposal | 13 | Consolidated under ACM0001: Flaring or use of landfill gas |
| ACM0016 | Mass Rapid Transit Projects | 2009-10-16 | CDM | Large | Transport | 7 | |
| AMS III R | Methane recovery in agricultural activities at household/small farm level | 2007-10-19 | CDM | Small | Agriculture | 15 | |
| VM0015 | Methodology for Avoided Unplanned Deforestation | 2011-07-12 | Verra | Large | Agriculture, Forestry, Land Use | 14 | |
| AM0026 | Methodology for zero-emissions grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources in Chile or in countries with merit order based dispatch grid | 2008-11-28 | CDM | Large | Energy industries (renewable—/ nonrenewable sources) | 1 | |
| AM0041 | Mitigation of Methane Emissions in the Wood Carbonization Activity for Charcoal Production | 2006-11-02 | CDM | Large | Manufacturing industries | 4 | Consolidated under ACM0021: Reduction of emissions from charcoal production by improved kiln design and/or abatement of methane |
| AM0048 | New cogeneration project activities supplying electricity and heat to multiple customers | 2007-05-04 | CDM | Large | Energy industries (renewable—/ nonrenewable sources) | 1 |