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Re-assessment pendingGSGeothermalChinaRegistry: RegisteredAM0072

Taishan Geothermal Central Heating System

Developer: Profit Carbon Environmental Energy Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd

Methodology: AM0072 (CDM)

GS-3154 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11167

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#4538of 4744 in Renewable energy#2637of 2787 in China#2001of 2179 in Gold Standard (GS)#15of 15 in AM0072

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 6 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 4.1 / 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

Scored2026-09-06medium confidence

evidence: 18/20 registry documents analyzed · 5 red flags

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How this analysis was made

Standard
Gold Standard (GS) How our current method reads projects of this standard
Methodology
AM0072 Fossil Fuel Displacement by Geothermal Resources for Space Heating How our current method reads projects of this type
Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v2.1 · analysed on 6 Sep 2026 · 18/20 registry documents analyzed · re-assessment under v2.2 pending

Analysis

The Taishan Geothermal Central Heating System is a Gold Standard displacement project with VVB-confirmed additionality and smart-meter monitoring, but it is undermined by 34 corrective actions, two material findings (including actual heating load below design), contradictory leakage and FPIC records across documents, and a pro-rata delivery ratio of roughly 568% that raises over-crediting questions. The project's displacement nature and verified additionality provide a floor, yet the volume of unresolved data-quality issues and documentation gaps significantly erode confidence in the claimed credits.

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Findings

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On this page: the analysis of 6 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 5 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 20 registry documents (18 analyzed).

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

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

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    Pilot phase only (2021–2023)

    Eligible only for the pilot phase: not usable for the current 2024–2026 phase.

    Source: registry label · read on 2 Nov 2026

    Covers: credits of this project that carry the label on the registry — not every unit or lot

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology not approved by ICVCMAM0072

    The Integrity Council assessed this methodology as not meeting the Core Carbon Principles.

    Source: ICVCM assessment · ICVCM table read on 4 Oct 2026

    Covers: the methodology (every project using it), not this project's credits

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

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

    Source: registry label · read on 2 Nov 2026

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

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

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.

Registry labels last checked:2026-11-02

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2020
57,66941,84715,822
2021
139,432139,4320
2022
140,176134,4615,715
2023
138,63278,31560,317
2024
81,7103,18278,528
Total557,619397,237160,382

Methodology versions used

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

  1. 2020–2021AM0072 v3.0current version

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2021–2022AM0072 v3.0current version

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 2022–2023AM0072 v3.0current version

    monitoring report

    official page · verified on

  4. 2023–2024AM0072 v3.0current version

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  • AM0072: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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