Project Design Document (PDD) Creation for Carbon Projects
Verra and Gold Standard PDDs built to pass validation, with defensible baselines, additionality, leakage, permanence, and digital MRV.
FG Capital Advisors develops audit-ready Project Design Documents for AFOLU, energy, waste, and blue carbon projects. We handle baselines, additionality, MRV, GIS, and registry submissions so your project clears validation without back-and-forth.
We work with developers and corporate sponsors who need a bankable, registry-compliant PDD that stands up to VVB scrutiny. Our process covers boundary mapping, scenario analysis, uncertainty treatment, permanence risk, sampling plans, QA/QC, social safeguards, benefit sharing, and Article 6 alignment where relevant.
We draft to the requirements of Verra (VCS and CCB), Gold Standard, and ART TREES, and we structure evidence so auditors can verify quickly and cleanly.
Methodology & Project Boundary
Screening across eligible methodologies, geographic and activity boundaries, project start date, crediting period, and double-counting risks. Clear rationale for the selected pathway.
Baseline & Additionality
Baseline scenario modeling, barrier and investment analysis, grid or market factors, and demonstration of additionality with transparent assumptions and data sources.
Leakage, Permanence & Risk Buffer
Activity-shifting and market leakage assessment, permanence risk profiling, buffer pool calculations, and mitigation measures that are realistic and defensible.
MRV Plan & Sampling Design
Monitoring parameters, stratification, statistical design, uncertainty treatment, QA/QC procedures, and data custody. Built for field teams to execute without guesswork.
GIS, Remote Sensing & Stratification
Geospatial boundary files, land cover change analysis, historical reference periods, sample frame design, and map books that match registry templates.
Safeguards, Stakeholders & FPIC
E&S risk screening, stakeholder engagement plans, FPIC where applicable, grievance mechanisms, benefit sharing summaries, and community documentation.
Validation Dossier & Registry Pack
Complete PDD, calculation sheets, evidence annexes, data room structure, and responses to expected validator queries. Submission management and auditor coordination.
Claims, Article 6 & Corresponding Adjustments
Guidance on claims language, host country approvals, and corresponding adjustments where relevant, with registry eligibility checks to prevent later rework.
Our lead authors have drafted and reviewed PDDs under Verra VCS/CCB, Gold Standard, ART TREES, and legacy CDM. Experience spans ARR, IFM, REDD+, flare gas capture, landfill gas, renewable energy, and blue carbon. The team includes GIS specialists, modelers, and former VVB staff.
We are independent and registry-agnostic. You get transparent models, editable files, and a clean audit trail. No padding, no vague promises.
PDD Refresh or Retrofit
$25,000–$45,000
For stalled or legacy projects. Gap analysis, methodology remap, updated baseline and MRV sections, and a targeted validator response pack.
Full Single-Site PDD
$95,000–$180,000
End-to-end authoring with calculations, GIS, safeguards, stakeholder records, MRV design, and validation prep through registry submission.
Programmatic or Portfolio
Custom Pricing
Frameworks for multi-site rollouts, standardized modules, data room architecture, and recurring issuance planning tied to sponsor goals.
FG Capital Advisors is an independent consulting firm. We are not a verifier or registry agent and we do not guarantee validation or issuance. All services are advisory-only. Clients retain ownership of project data, models, and carbon rights unless agreed otherwise.
