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RSB hosts webinar series to raise awareness about the crucial element of additionality in book and claim.

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RSB recently concluded its first-ever Additionality Month – a webinar series of open-discussion meetings for members of the RSB Book & Claim Platform, hosted by RSB’s Book & Claim Team and industry experts, to raise awareness about the crucial element of additionality in book and claim.

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Additionality & book and claim

In the RSB Book & Claim Manual additionality is defined as the determination of whether an intervention, such as increased demand for a product or the creation of a new project, has an effect (i.e. increased impact) when compared to the baseline (i.e. absence of such demand or project).

In the context of book and claim, additionality refers to the capacity of increased demand for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) or sustainable marine fuels (SMF) unlocked by book & claim to result into increased production and, consequently, into increased fossil fuel displacement, greenhouse gas emission reductions and a positive impact on climate change as well as broader positive sustainability impacts. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol defines additionality as a criterion for assessing whether a project has resulted in greenhouse gas emission reductions or removals in addition to what would have occurred in the project’s absence.

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As part of Additionality Month, RSB hosted four meetings in total – each with guest speakers:

  • Meeting 1 – 10th May at 6pm CEST

Speakers: Jo Howes (ERM), Javier Castro (JOVC Sustainability), Owen Hewlett (Gold Standard)

  • Meeting 2 – 22nd May at 6pm CEST

Speakers: Tom Berg (SkyNRG), Edmond Yi and Andre de Fontaine (SABA).

  • Meeting 3 – 7th June at 6pm CEST

Speakers: Gill Alker (RSB), Azim Bin Norazmi (IATA)

  • Meeting 4 – 12th June at 4pm CEST

Speakers: Quintin Barnes (Smart Freight Centre), Louise Dobler (MMMCZCS)

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If you’d like to know more about additionality, or would like to participate in the next Additionality Month, contact RSB Book & Claim Manager Gill Alker: gill.alker [@] rsb.org

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