A guide to the PyCCS method

You must report on the project to the Technical Governance Committee at the intervals required under the Carbon Farming Rule made under the BidCarbon (Carbon Farming) Standard 2025 (Carbon Farming Standard), which may permit reporting as frequently as monthly. Audits are required where specified in the project’s audit schedule, which the Technical Governance Committee will provide following registration of the project.

For a PyCCS project, the first report must be made between six months to two years from the date the project was declared eligible and then up to every 5 years thereafter.

Section 22 of the PyCCS Method lists the information that must be included in your project reports. Applications for BidCarbon Units can be made at the same time as you submit your project reports using the certification of entitlement including offsets report form. Full reporting, record-keeping and monitoring requirements are set out in the Carbon Farming Rule made under the Carbon Farming Standard. You should familiarise yourself with these requirements.

The Technical Governance Committee will not issue BidCarbon Units automatically on receipt of a project report.

BidCarbon Standard projects are able to generate credits throughout their crediting period. Crediting periods for each type of project are set out in Part 5 of the Carbon Farming Standard. The crediting period for an PyCCS project is 25 years.

The role of audit

Audits assess whether a project complies with the project registration, the relevant method and the Carbon Farming Standard. Audit reports must be prepared by a registered Category B Auditor.

The Technical Governance Committee recommends you engage your auditor early when developing your project to ensure the project is auditable and to assist the auditor to plan activities throughout the reporting and post-reporting periods. The costs of any audit are your responsibility or the responsibility of your organisation. You must make available to the auditor all necessary documents and information, including data records, receipts and other supporting documentation. For more information about auditing your project, see Participating in the BidCarbon Standard.