Rainbow Documentation Home

Welcome to the Rainbow Documentation Hub—your go-to resource for everything related to our carbon registry: standard rules, procedures, and methodologies. Whether you are a project developer, partner, or carbon credit buyer, this platform is designed to provide you with all relevant information you might look in a efficient navigation system.

Why this documentation?

At Rainbow, we believe that consistency, transparency, and adherence to well-defined standards are the cornerstones of trustful and success Voluntary Carbon Markets.

Our documentation is providing detailed guidance, rules and structured approaches to all processes of our carbon standard and registry.

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Rainbow Standard Documents

Our Riverse Standard Document section covers the essential rules and guidelines that govern our standard and registry across all methodologies and project types.

Riverse Standard Rules

Sets the general requirement for Project Developers for registering and operating Rainbow projects and issuing Rainbow Carbon Credits (RCC).

Riverse Procedures Manual

Describes the rules and procedures for documentation management, methodology development and updates, registering and operating carbon projects.

Double counting policy

Outline the requirements set by the Rainbow Standard to ensure that carbon credits are unique, following the No Double Counting criteria in the Rainbow Standard Rules

Procedural templates

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Rainbow Methodologies

Each methodology gives specific requirements and quantification methods per project types.

Biogas from anaerobic digestion

Biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS)

Refurbishing of electronic devices

Biobased construction materials

Battery second life