{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"analysis_type":["technical criteria"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":13,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?analysis_type=technical+criteria","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"clibonds-000924","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clibonds-000924","title":"Agri-Food Deforestation and Conversion Free (DCF) Sourcing Criteria - Background Paper","publisher":{"name":"Climate Bonds Initiative","organization":"climate-bonds-initiative"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2024-04-12","source_url":"https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/background-doc-agri-food-dcf-sourcing-120424.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document outlines the technical requirements for agri-food entities to be certified as deforestation and conversion free (DCF). It establishes a cut-off date of 31 December 2020, mandates geolocation traceability for high-risk origins and specific commodities, and requires rigorous due diligence and annual verification. The criteria align with the EU Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR) and the Accountability Framework Initiative (AFi), extending protections to all natural ecosystems beyond forests.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000924#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Certification is available to agri-food entities that generate more than 50% of their revenue from agri-food commodity supply chains, including traders, processors, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000924#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The criteria expand upon the EUDR by including the conversion of any natural ecosystem, not just deforestation, and applying to all sourced agri-food commodities regardless of origin risk.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000924#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Full geolocation traceability to the original production land plot is required for all commodities from high-risk origins and for specific high-risk commodities (cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, pulp and paper, and soy) regardless of origin.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000924#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"For commodities from low-risk origins (excluding the high-risk list), traceability to the country of origin or primary processing facility is sufficient until 1 January 2030, when full geolocation will be required for all.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000924#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The criteria prohibit the use of mass-balance supply chain models, requiring instead that DCF commodities be segregated from non-DCF commodities at every step.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000924#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate Bonds uses a risk classification for countries based on Global Forest Watch data; a country is deemed high-risk if the ratio of natural forest land lost between 2018-2022 relative to 2000 cover is higher than 1%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000924#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Annual verification by approved verifiers involves sampling at least 10% of procured volumes and 10% of total suppliers for both high-risk and low-risk commodities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000924#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Certification requires entities to have existing programs that include producer-level human rights and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) safeguards, recognizing frameworks such as Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000924#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Third-party certifications can serve as a proxy for compliance only if they use a cut-off date of 31 December 2020 or earlier and apply to fully segregated or identity-preserved supply chains.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000924#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","climate finance","climate bond","land-use change","human rights","indigenous people","greenhouse gas emissions"],"geography_discussed":["European Union"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy framework","technical criteria","certification standard"]},{"id":"clibonds-000635","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clibonds-000635","title":"Electrical Utilities Criteria","publisher":{"name":"Climate Bonds Initiative","organization":"climate-bonds-initiative"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":"2024-03","source_url":"https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/cbs-electrical-utility-criteria-v1_0.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Electrical Utilities Criteria provide a framework for certifying entities and debt instruments based on their emission intensity and transition pathways. 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Issuers must provide evidence of measures to manage these to avoid adverse impacts on aquatic ecosystems.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-001069#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Nature-based solutions (NBS) are prioritized based on a hierarchy: first using existing and intact ecosystems, then restoring existing ones, and finally creating new ecosystems, particularly at brownfield sites.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-001069#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Certain assets are explicitly excluded from the Water Infrastructure Criteria, including hydropower (which has its own forthcoming criteria), mining operations, nuclear power, and assets that directly support fossil fuels, such as Integrated Water and Power Plants (IWPP).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-001069#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The certification process requires issuers to score a minimum of 60 percent pass for all sections of the resilience checklist, including sections on allocation, governance, and eco-hydrological qualities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-001069#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate bond","water distribution system","climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation","nature-based solutions","emission intensity","water management","greenwashing"],"geography_discussed":["United States","South Africa","Middle East","North Africa","East Asia","South Asia","People's Republic of China","European Union"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy framework","technical criteria","market analysis"]},{"id":"clibonds-000945","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clibonds-000945","title":"Land Transport Criteria Version 2","publisher":{"name":"Climate Bonds Initiative","organization":"climate-bonds-initiative"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020-10","source_url":"https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/CBI_Background%20Doc_Transport_25Nov2020%20.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Land Transport Criteria Version 2 establishes a framework for certifying green bonds in the transport sector, focusing on quantitative emissions thresholds and the exclusion of fossil-fuel-intensive assets. It prioritizes zero-direct-emissions vehicles and infrastructure, while setting specific benchmarks for passenger and freight transport to align with the Paris Agreement and the EU Taxonomy. 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