Support for newer protocol or module requirements may be dependent on your project’s pathway. Your Registry Operations Manager will be able to advise you on PDD drafting during your onboarding.
Project requirements
Certify consolidates the requirements for your project into a single structured checklist. Requirements are derived from:- The Isometric Standard
- The protocol your project will be credited under
- Any protocol modules that apply to your project
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Requirement sections
Requirements are presented in a list view and grouped into the following sections:- Project setup
- Protocol & monitoring
- Environmental & social
- Stakeholder input
- Pathway specific
PDD drafting
Follow the steps below to draft and submit your PDD for review.1
Draft responses
Open the response form for each requirement by clicking into it.You can format responses using rich-text markup, including:
- Headings
- Lists
- Tables
- Section breaks
- Hyperlinks
- Inline images
- Equations
- References (use the forward slash
/command to add a reference)
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Upload source files
To attach more detailed evidence to a response, click the Upload file button and upload your source files. You’ll be asked to provide a category (e.g. lab report, affidavit), the reason for attachment, and the relevant pages in the document.
Full list of source categories
Full list of source categories
- Plan / Assessment Monitoring plans, MRV plans, implementation plans, baseline assessments, additionality assessments, risk assessments, sensitivity analyses, counterfactual analyses, leakage analyses, closure plans, EIAs, SIAs, LCAs, HSE plans
- Technical Drawing / Diagram P&IDs, process flow diagrams, reactor diagrams, plant layouts, installation drawings, mass balance diagrams, heat/mass flow diagrams, chain of custody diagrams, leakage diagrams, LCA boundary diagrams
- Specification Equipment specs and manuals, technical data sheets, safety data sheets (SDS)
- Lab Result Biochar/feedstock characterisation, XRD spectra, ICP-MS/OES results, carbon/sulfur analysis, soil test reports, emissions testing reports
- Operational Record Delivery records, weigh scale tickets, bills of lading, transport/shipping logs, sampling logs, feedstock tracking records, production batch records, monitoring data logs, calibration records
- Model / Calculation Carbon models, GHW worksheets, emissions factors, LCA calculations, financial models, cash flow models, carbon sequestration estimates, uncertainty quantification workbooks
- Permit / Certificate Environmental permits, EIA licenses, construction/fire/mining permits, ATC permits, OSHA certificates, ISO certifications, lab accreditation (ISO 17025), FSC/PEFC certificates, incorporation certificates
- Contract / Affidavit Purchase/offtake/supplier/storage agreements, farmer contracts, land leases, carbon credit agreements, feedstock/counterfactual/carbon rights/credit ownership affidavits, waste partner affidavits
- Stakeholder Record Meeting reports, consultation records, attendance forms, minutes, community engagement documentation, grievance mechanisms, stakeholder engagement plans
- Reference / Evidence Academic papers, technical reports, allometric equations, site/facility/feedstock photos, screenshots, geospatial files (GeoJSON, maps, satellite imagery, elevation models), invoices
- Other Documents which do not neatly fit in the above categories
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Track completion
Use the progress bar at the bottom of the Project Design page to track outstanding responses. Certify highlights the tasks remaining until you can unlock the next stage of validation, for example “Complete all requirements”. Clicking on a task will filter to the relevant requirements.Additionally, you can track completion of responses by updating the drafting stage of requirements from each requirement page, for example to Peer Review to manage internal signoff and to Complete when it is finished.
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Run Remi reviews
Remi, Isometric’s AI agent, gives you early feedback on draft submissions before the pre-screen stage. For requirements where Remi is available, you must run it and address issues during drafting.Run Remi on a single requirement, or on multiple, by selecting multiple requirements from the list view and clicking Run Remi review. Suggested issues will appear on your submission and in the central Log of Issues page. Re-running the review after making the requested updates will automatically resolve the issue.To see which requirements support Remi, select Needs Remi review in the Filter menu. Issues must be resolved or disputed in order to submit the Project Design for pre-screen review.
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Submit for Validation
When all remaining tasks are completed, the Request validation button in the bottom right of the screen will be enabled. You can then submit your PDD draft for pre-screen review.Isometric will review your submission and, once all issues are addressed, send it to the verifier for validation.
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Address feedback
On review, your responses will either be accepted, or issues may be raised by the reviewer (Isometric’s internal team for pre-screen or your assigned Verifier for project validation). When issues are logged, you will be notified by email with a daily digest.You can use the Filter menu to filter all responses down to those with issues assigned to you.After redrafting any responses with an open issue, mark the relevant issues as addressed. If you disagree with an issue, you can instead mark it as disputed and provide a comment explaining your rationale. You can also comment on any issue to ask for clarification or further guidance from the reviewer.
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Re-submit for review
Once all issues have been addressed or disputed, click submit to re-submit your response for review.
PDD publication
Once the PDD has passed through pre-screen, your Registry Operations Manager will agree any required redactions of sections containing commercially sensitive or personal information, before publishing a copy to Isometric’s registry for the project’s public comment period.Product walkthroughs
Project Design drafting
A video walkthrough of the process of drafting and submitting a Project Design Document
Addressing issues
Addressing issues and requesting re-review in Certify