Releases of the PACT Methodology are strongly informing the tech specs releases.
Therefore, this timeline page contains the release plan for both, the PACT Methodology and the PACT Tech Specs.
In addition, the tables below disclose deprecation of releases and subsequent sunset dates.
As always, the timelines are subject to change.
| Version | Draft Release | Published Release | Deprecation | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version 1 | N/A | June 2022 | Dec 31, 2023 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Version 2 | N/A | January 26, 2023 | Q1 2025 (when Framework Version 3 is released) | June 2025 |
| Version 3 | November 2024 | Feb 2025 | TBD | TBD |
Update April 2024: Release pushed from Q3 to Q4 2024 (both methodology and tech specs) given learnings in Q1 2024 requiring more time to reach consensus and alignment on all critical topics
Update June 2024: Release pushed from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 (both methodology and tech specs) given known delay in biogenic chapter and need to use the extra quarter to finalize alignment between Methodology and Technology. The release in Feb 2025 is a fixed deadline, we do not intend to push it out any longer, given we aim to release before another annual cycle of implementation.
| Version | Draft Release | Published Release | Deprecation | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.0.0 | N/A | Jun 16, 2022 | Dec 31, 2023 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| v1.0.1 | N/A | Feb 1, 2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| v2.0.0 | Feb 1, 2023 | Feb 21, 2023 | ||
| v2.1.0 | Nov 9, 2023 | Dec 7, 2023 | ||
| v2.2.0 | Jan 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 | ||
| v2.3.0 | Oct 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | ||
| v3.0.0 | Jan 2025 | Mar 2025 (w/ Methodology) |
- Draft Release
- The release of the draft, starting a period of feedback collection from the community
- Published Release
- The release of the final, stable version; all future changes to be reflected in a subsequent version
- Deprecation
- Companies are no longer encouraged to use the release (e.g. to compute and subsequently publish PCFs based on it)
- Sunset
- The release is no longer supported. Companies are discouraged to use the release (e.g. to compute and to subsequently publish PCFs based on it)