The Standardized Crediting Framework (SCF) is an initiative by the Carbon Initiative for Development (Ci-Dev) to support the transition of its project pipeline under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to the new regulatory framework of the Paris Agreement, as well as to provide relevant inputs and lessons learned into the ongoing negotiations of Article 6. The SCF provides for a host country-led approach to crediting that simplifies scaling-up and replication of project activities within defined sectors of the economy – starting with energy access – as well as a potential transition to sectoral or sub-sectoral approaches to crediting emission reductions that go beyond the current CDM Programme of Activities (PoA) model.