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Distribution of ONIL Stoves – Mexico, CPA 002

Standard
VCS
Methodology
AMS-II.G (CDM)
Registry
VCS-1803 ↗ · Registered
Country
Mexico
Credit type
Energy demand
Developer
Fuego Limpio S.A. de C.V. and C-Quest Capital LLC
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Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 25 Aug 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 3.4 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Analysed on 25 Aug 2026low confidence

evidence: 42/47 registry documents analyzed · 5 red flags

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How this analysis was made

Standard
Verra (VCS) How our current method reads projects of this standard
Methodology
AMS-II.G How our current method reads projects of this type
Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v2.1 · analysed on 25 Aug 2026 · 42/47 registry documents analyzed · re-assessment under v2.2 pending

Analysis

This VCS stove-distribution project in Mexico carries serious data-integrity concerns: the VVB flagged the assumed 98.96% operational rate as unrealistic, verified usage was only 33.33%, and 55,858 VCUs were issued in excess (later cancelled). While additionality was confirmed by the VVB and a 5% leakage deduction was applied, the absence of FPIC, grievance mechanisms, and safeguards documentation, combined with multiple cross-document contradictions and low extraction confidence, significantly undermines confidence in the project's crediting basis.

Red Flags

5 red flags detected — Unlock with Premium

Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label · read on 1 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    No ICVCM information

    No CCP label and no ICVCM decision found for this project's methodology.

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: methodology

    Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label · read on 1 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2017
2,0942,0940
2018
10,51610,5160
2019
13,43613,4360
2020
19,3757,59111,784
2021
23,4091,25018,686
2022
28,62600
2023
2,45600
Total99,91234,88730,470

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2017–2018AMS-II.G v3.0since replaced by v14.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2018–2019AMS-II.G v3.0since replaced by v14.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 2019–2020AMS-II.G v3.0since replaced by v14.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  4. 2020–2021AMS-II.G v3.0since replaced by v14.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  5. 2021–2023AMS-II.G v3.0since replaced by v14.0

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  6. Period not statedAMS-II.G v3.0since replaced by v14.0

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  • AMS-II.G: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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