American Refrigerants HFC Reclamation Project - 2023

Audit Analysis

The HFC reclamation project has a verified additionality assessment and a reputable VVB (SCS Global Services), but the monitoring report surfaced ten non-conformities including missing EPA technician certifications, absent reclamation reports, and a misclassification of emission reductions. The 0% leakage deduction rests on a thin 'deemed negligible' justification, and the project-specific baseline lacks a documented reassessment date, leaving moderate uncertainty around the robustness of the credit claims.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Ten non-conformities in the monitoring report, including missing EPA certification cards for all refrigerant-handling technicians and missing reclamation reports for the entire monitoring period, undermining the MRV chain
• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% justified only as 'deemed negligible' with no quantified analysis or supporting data in the extracted record
• ⚠Misclassification of emission reductions as ex-ante in the GHG Project Plan (NCR 6), indicating a conceptual error in the project documentation
• ⚠Crediting period dates differ between the monitoring report (2023-01-09 to 2038-01-08) and an earlier document (2023-09-01 to 2038-08-01), suggesting administrative inconsistency

Credit Vintages