PUR removal Philippines Documentazione completa General Methodology v2.0

Alcom-01-NuevaEcijaPhilippines

PUR-227253 ↗

3.5 / 10

Integrity

3.8

Transparency

3.2

Claim Safety

4.0

Documentation

2.6

Score Breakdown

Integrity

missing Additionality is not confirmed by the VVB in the verification report (2025), despite an investment test being referenced.

missing Permanence/leakage controls are not evidenced in the extracted record (no buffer pool %, no reversal events detail, and no leakage deduction/justification).

Transparency

verified A named VVB (EnergyLink Services Pty Ltd) and a defined monitoring period (2023-12-12 to 2025-05-15) are provided in the verification report (2025).

missing Claimed vs verified removals are not found in the extracted record, limiting MRV transparency.

Claim Safety

verified The project is stated as not CORSIA-eligible in the extracted record, reducing one channel of eligibility-based claims risk.

missing The verification report (2025) flags missing no-double-counting provisions and LCA calculation issues via corrective action requests, elevating over-crediting/greenwashing risk.

Documentation

missing Minimum extraction confidence is low and the evidence document list is not specific (only shown as “unknown”), reducing auditability of the record.

inferred Although 9 documents were used and a recent verification report exists (2025-07-31), multiple corrective actions indicate documentation/control weaknesses.

Detailed Analysis

Integrity

The verification report (2025) references an investment-test additionality approach, but additionality is not confirmed by the VVB in the extracted record, weakening additionality robustness. Baseline setting is only described as project-specific, and the timing of any baseline reassessment is not stated in available documents. For a biochar removal project, permanence and leakage controls are not evidenced in the extracted record (no buffer pool percentage, no reversal treatment details, and no leakage deduction or justification). The verification report (2025) also lists corrective action requests related to LCA calculations and delivery emissions, which can materially affect net removal integrity.

Transparency

The verification report (2025) provides a named VVB and a clear monitoring period (2023-12-12 to 2025-05-15), which supports basic traceability. However, total removals claimed and total removals verified are not found in the extracted record, preventing an independent check of issuance quantities. Methods for usage monitoring and key parameters (e.g., leakage treatment) are also not stated in available documents, limiting MRV transparency. Low extraction confidence further reduces confidence that all relevant MRV details were captured accurately.

Claim Safety

The extracted record states the project is not CORSIA-eligible, which reduces the risk of certain aviation-related claims. However, CCP status is not stated in available documents, leaving eligibility/quality signaling uncertain. The verification report (2025) includes a corrective action that a no-double-counting clause was not implemented, which is a direct claims-risk issue. Additional corrective actions on LCA inputs/calculations and delivery emissions (verification report, 2025) increase the risk of over-crediting if not fully resolved before credits are relied upon for claims.

Documentation

Documentation quality is constrained by low extraction confidence, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable, and the evidence document list is not specific in the extracted record. While a recent verification report date (2025-07-31) is available and 9 documents were reportedly used, the presence of multiple corrective action requests suggests gaps in recordkeeping and controls. The extracted record also lacks several core quantified fields (verified removals, leakage, buffer/pooling), which reduces completeness. Overall, the documentation trail is not strong enough to support high confidence without reviewing the underlying source files directly.

Overall

Overall quality is below average because key quantitative MRV outputs (claimed/verified removals) and core integrity controls (leakage treatment and permanence/buffer approach) are not found in the extracted record, and the verification report (2025) raises multiple corrective actions including missing no-double-counting provisions. A specific contradiction exists on whether safeguards are mentioned: a 2025-07-31 document indicates safeguards are mentioned, while a 2022-12-19 document indicates they are not. I privilege the more recent 2025 verification report for the safeguards-mention status, but the inconsistency itself reduces confidence and contributes to lower documentation and transparency scores. Note: if documentation remains below 3.0, transparency may be capped by the gate rule in downstream scoring.

Audit Analysis

This Puro biochar removal project has weak demonstrated integrity in the extracted record due to missing quantified leakage, permanence/buffer details, and unreported verified removals. A 2025 verification report lists multiple corrective action requests, including an unimplemented no-double-counting clause, which increases over-crediting and claims risk. Documentation reliability is further reduced by low extraction confidence and a safeguards inconsistency across documents.

Project Description

Alcom is a Singapore-based renewable energy and carbon project developer. We focus on renewable fuels and are heavily invested in carbon removal technologies, with a focus on developing biochar production facilities. Our team members come with decades of experience in understanding GHG emissions, carbon abatement as well as carbon removal projects. NuevaChar utilizes rice husk as feedstock for biochar production. Alcom has retrofitted a previously mothballed gasifier in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines, originally intended to produce heat. The gasifier is linked to four grain drying units managed by the Provincial Government of Nueva Ecija, where the excess heat from gasification is being directed. This project is completely local, from local engineers who worked on retrofits to on the ground production of marketing of biochar, which is intended for local farmers. The biochar from NuevaChar is being distributed to nearby farmers and Alcom has been conducting farm trials to determine the efficacy of biochar to these farmers. Based off the results, Alcom has received a written confirmation that the Provincial Government is satisfied with our farm trial results and is now distributing the biochar to local farmers within the province. Alcom has recorded 18%-20% yield increases in paddy, onion and corn and is working collectively with farmers to improve agricultural practices and increase food security within the province. Along with biochar application, we are also working on rice methane mitigation in paddy fields where we apply biochar, promoting regenerative agricultural practices across paddy farmers in Neuva Ecija. Supporting us not only benefits the environment but also local farmers and helps us achieve our goal of eventually decarbonizing the entire rice industry in the Philippines through sustainable and circular practices.

Red Flags

Verification report (2025) lists a corrective action that a no-double-counting clause was not implemented.
Key quantifications are not found in the extracted record (verified removals, leakage deduction/justification, buffer pool or reversal treatment).
Low extraction confidence indicates at least one key document was poorly readable, reducing reliability of extracted facts.

Credit Vintages Exhausted

	Issued	Retired
2023	22	22
2024	420	420
2025	132	132
Total	574	574

Cosa migliorerebbe questo punteggio

Publish (or clearly extract) the verified net removals for the monitoring period and the full MRV calculation chain, including LCA inputs, delivery emissions, and how corrective actions were closed.
Provide explicit leakage assessment (quantified deduction or justified negligible leakage) and a clear permanence/reversal management approach (e.g., buffer contribution and monitoring for reversals).

Questi suggerimenti indicano quali prove pubbliche aggiuntive potrebbero migliorare il livello di confidenza di questa valutazione. Non garantiscono un punteggio futuro più alto.