Intervention activities
General Information & Description
3.1.1-3.1.6, Description of Stand-alone Intervention or Program
Intervention & Intervention Activity
This section of the lesson will focus on intervention and intervention activity within Scope 3. As these terms can have several meanings, we define how they are used in relation to this particular topic below:
(STAND ALONE) INTERVENTION: A broad term for any action that introduces a change to a Scope 3 activity, including if this change impacts multiple activities. An Intervention may include changes to several activities that reduce or remove emissions in different ways and that may or may not be included within the Scope 3 Inventory.
INTERVENTION ACTIVITY: An intervention activity refers to any technology or action that reduces or removes GHG emissions as part of an intervention. Therefore, it is possible that a single intervention may have multiple activities. However, these activities are limited to one geographical location, so if you were undertaking the same task in France and Argentina, it would count as two activities.
It is also important to define the term programmatic approach in relation to Scope 3:
PROGRAMMATIC APPROACH: A Program of Interventions ‘Program) refers to an unlimited number of interventions, grouped together as an umbrella program, where each activity complies with a validated Quantification Approach. A Program is designed together with one or more initial interventions.
Key Differences Between Stand-Alone and Programmatic
| Type | Frequency of Verification / Validation | Sampling Approach | Geography | Quantification Approach | Changes to a Program / Stand Alone | Scale | Costs | Claims |
| Stand Alone Intervention | Annual* (verification), every 5 years (validation) | Allowed. | Single geographic location | QA established for each activity in a single intervention | A design change is required if there is permanent change | Limited to one geography and one intervention | Each Intervention is validated with new interventions incurring validation fees | Annual verification could result in Level 1 or Level 2 Claims |
| Program of Interventions | Annual* (verification), every 5 years (validation).All the interventions in the program undergo validation. | Allowed. | No limit in including varying geographies | QA established for all activities under each intervention. | A design change is required if there is permanent change | New interventions can be included at any point in time but must comply with a set of inclusion criteria | Entire program validated with fees for adding interventions | Annual verification could result in Level 1 or Level 2 Claims |
Summary
WHY: Purpose of Intervention or Program of Interventions
HOW: Describe all intervention activities
WHEN: Define start dates, expected start dates, and duration of activities
WHO: Define how the certificate holder is causing the intervention to occur relative to BAU (causality)
WHAT: Describe the amount of goods (yield) expected to be impacted in the defined supply shed(s) and by intervention.
WHERE: Location is detailed in section 3.2, but if useful to illustrate start dates, causality, yield impacted etc., location can be indicated in this section as well.
- This section is a summary of the key elements of the Intervention or Program (1 Page Max)
- In the provided text consider referencing IDD sections to provide more detail on a topic and justify summary statements.
- Consider drafting this section last since it summarizes the other sections of the IDD / Program DD
Key Questions
- Are you able to clearly articulate your proposed Intervention or Program of Interventions?
- Can you further articulate what activities your intervention(s) consists of?
- Can you justify how the proposed activities aim to reduce or remove emissions?
- What are the implementation start dates and expected start dates?
- What is the expected duration of the interventions?
- Can you describe the amount of yield (i.e. coffee) that is expected to be impacted by the activities?
- How will you ensure that yield and any material changes in yield (functional and service equivalence) are monitored throughout the duration of the Program?
- Even if yield data is not known at the moment, please indicate how this data will be collected and monitored in the baseline and intervention scenario.