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AMS-III.S — Introduction of low-emission vehicles/technologies to commercial vehicle fleets

About this methodology

Projects introduce or retrofit commercial vehicles to use lower-emission energy sources. The method measures reductions against comparable passenger or freight transport using higher-emission vehicles.

Issued by
CDM (UNFCCC) · issuer's site
Version
4.0 · source ·
Status
Active at CDM / UNFCCC · source ·
Climate outcome
Emission reductions
Activity
Transport
Official page
cdm.unfccc.int ·
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How methodology v3 reads projects of this type

What CarbonMeld reads

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    Grid emission factor: the methodology sets rules for it in some cases (AMS-III.S v04.0 para 24, p. 9). CarbonMeld reads it in the project's documents. CM-F-AMS-III-S-GRID-EF

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    Leakage: the methodology sets rules for it in some cases (AMS-III.S v04.0 paras 25 and Leakage, p. 9). CarbonMeld reads it in the project's documents. CM-F-AMS-III-S-LEAKAGE

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  • A confirmed investment analysis A-INVEST

    The documents show a project-level additionality test, the validation confirmed it, and it is an investment analysis (a numeric test of the project's finances with and without carbon revenue).

Figures set against the methodology's own values

  • Integrity comparison

    The small-scale limit is 60 kt CO2e per year (p. 4). CarbonMeld compares the project's annual estimate with it. CM-F-AMS-III-S-SMALL-SCALE-LIMIT

    small-scale limit: 60 kt CO2e per year

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Set by the methodology or the programme, not assessed by our current method

  • not assessed

    Usage rate of the devices: the methodology sets rules for it (AMS-III.S v04.0 applicability para 6, p. 4). Our current method does not assess it. CM-F-AMS-III-S-USAGE

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  • not assessed

    Social safeguards and consent of communities (FPIC): any such rules come from the programme, not the methodology. Our current method does not assess it. CM-F-AMS-III-S-SAFEGUARDS-FPIC

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Not applicable to this type — never a gap in our current method

The criterion does not apply to this methodology. Our current method never counts it as a gap.

The general rules apply as well. Read the general rules.

The rules of methodology v2.2, as they were: the archived v2.2 page.

History and transitions

All 4 versions

  • v04.0adopted 23 Nov 2012source

  • v03.0adopted 2 Mar 2012source

  • v02adopted 30 Jul 2010source

  • v01adopted 30 Nov 2007source

    Initial adoption.

Projects using AMS-III.S

Browse 7 published projects using AMS-III.S, listed alphabetically. There is no ranking for this methodology yet: it appears here automatically once 5 of its projects not in the pipeline or under validation are rated. Open a project to view its registry details and the analysis available for that project.

Which registries list projects under AMS-III.S?

In CarbonMeld's data, AMS-III.S projects are on 3 registries: Gold Standard (3), CDM (2) and Verra (2). Being listed on a registry is not the same as being registered: the «Registered» column counts the projects each registry shows as registered, and credits are issued only after each verification.

RegistryProjectsRegisteredProjects list
Gold Standard (GS)33See the list
CDM (UNFCCC)21See the list
Verra (VCS)20See the list

Counts of project records in CarbonMeld's data, with or without a CarbonMeld analysis. «Registered» counts the records whose current registry status is «registered», as last read (15 November 2026); projects in a later status, such as awaiting verification approval, late to verify or completed, are not in that column.

2 of these projects have no number: additionality, quantification or both have no public grade of their type of project that applies to them yet. Their pages show the analysis.

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