AgriCapture US Rice Methane Project
#33of 108 in Water#126of 345 in United States#20of 72 in Climate Action Reserve (CAR)
Audit Analysis
The AgriCapture US Rice Methane Project is a CAR-registered soil enrichment project in Arkansas with VVB-verified additionality and no reported reversals, but it carries notable gaps: a 0% buffer pool, a project-specific modeled baseline with no documented reassessment, and three corrective actions raised by TÜV SÜD. The absence of an ex-ante lifetime emission reduction estimate, FNRB value, and CORSIA/CCP status limits the ability to fully assess over-crediting risk.
Red Flags
- Buffer pool is 0%, leaving no permanence protection against potential reversal of soil carbon stocks
- Three corrective action requests were issued by TÜV SÜD to complete verification, indicating documentation or methodology gaps at the time of review
- No ex-ante lifetime emission reduction estimate is available in the extracted record, preventing a pro-rata over/under-delivery check
- FPIC was not conducted despite the project operating on agricultural land in the US, raising safeguards concerns
- Baseline is project-specific and modeled, with no documented reassessment date, limiting confidence in baseline validity over the 10-year crediting period
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3,741 | 3,738 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 8,880 | 8,866 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 10,231 | 10,231 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 19,978 | 19,474 | 504 | |
| 2023 | 14,859 | 11,631 | 3,228 | |
| 2024 | 33,307 | 2,187 | 31,120 | |
| 2025 | 86,612 | 0 | 86,612 | |
| Total | 177,608 | 56,127 | 121,481 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-verified combined test; capture not legally required
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
0% deduction with quantified justification; rice-paddy context warrants scrutiny
Project-specific modeled baseline; no reassessment date documented
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present; FPIC not conducted
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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