### Question
How does the law define protocol?


### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 6712*, **protocol** is defined as:

> a systematic approach for generating an agriculture or forestry credit, which follows a transparent and thorough science-based methodology (including 1 or more baseline scenarios)—


(A) for the development of projects to prevent, reduce, or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (including projects to sequester carbon)

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 6712*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 96-GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE**

