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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACM0003 | Partial substitution of fossil fuels in cement or quicklime manufacture | 2005-05-13 | CDM | Large | Manufacturing industries | 4 | |
| AM0060 | Power saving through replacement by energy efficient chillers | 2007-05-30 | CDM | Large | Energy demand | 3 | |
| AMS III AJ | Recovery and recycling of materials from solid waste | 2010-03-26 | CDM | Small | Waste handling and disposal | 13 | |
| AR-AM0001 | Reforestation of degraded land | 2005-11-28 | CDM | Large | Afforestation and reforestation | 14 | |
| AR-AM0004 | Reforestation or afforestation of land currently under agricultural use | 2006-09-29 | CDM | Large | Afforestation and reforestation | 14 | Consolidated under AR-ACM0003: Afforestation and reforestation of lands except wetlands |
| AR-AM0002 | Restoration of degraded lands through afforestation/reforestation | 2006-05-19 | CDM | Large | Afforestation and reforestation | 14 | Consolidated under AR-ACM0003: Afforestation and reforestation of lands except wetlands |
| AM0035 | SF6 emission reductions in electrical grids | 2006-09-29 | CDM | Large | Fugitive emissions from production and consumption of halocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride | 11,1 | |
| AM0003 | Simplified financial analysis for landfill gas capture projects | 2004-01-12 | CDM | Large | Waste handling and disposal | 13 | Consolidated under ACM0001: Flaring or use of landfill gas |
| AM0005 | Small grid-connected zero-emissions renewable electricity generation | 2004-04-14 | CDM | Large | Energy industries (renewable—/ nonrenewable sources) | 1 | Consolidated under ACM0002: Grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources |
| AMS III B | Switching fossil fuels | 2002-11-01 | CDM | Small | Energy industries (renewable—/ nonrenewable sources) | 1 |