Aluminum Recycling – A Solution for CO₂ Emissions Reduction, Romania
GS-2835 ↗ · current registry ID: GS10878
#421of 1329 in Industrial#4of 7 in Romania#673of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#24of 72 in AMS-II.I
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard aluminum recycling avoidance project in Romania with VVB-confirmed additionality and no reported reversal events, but weakened by a project-specific baseline, zero leakage deduction with a thin justification, absence of a buffer pool, and multiple corrective action requests raised during verification. Several contradictions between the monitoring report and verification report (ERR figures, grid emission factor, crediting period) reduce confidence in data consistency.
Red Flags
- CAR 1 raised questioning the applicability of methodology AMS-III.AJ to this project — a fundamental design concern
- No buffer pool in place for an avoidance project with no reversal events explicitly confirmed (Q16 unanswered in the verification form)
- Zero leakage deduction justified only as 'deemed negligible' while the earlier monitoring report states leakage was 'not addressed'
- Grid emission factor initially not the official 2024 value (0.22325 used instead of 0.17972), requiring corrective action
- Crediting period differs between the PDD (2021–2026) and the verification report (2022–2027), creating ambiguity about the valid project duration
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 44,289 | 4,895 | 39,394 | |
| 2023 | 57,053 | 4,300 | 52,753 | |
| 2024 | 7,435 | 0 | 7,435 | |
| Total | 108,777 | 9,195 | 99,582 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed barrier test (2023)
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
0% deduction, 'deemed negligible' only
Project-specific, no reassessment date
FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing
CCP and CORSIA status not stated
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