AWMS METHANE RECOVERY PROJECT K1
#29of 47 in Mexico#1222of 1459 in CDM (UNFCCC)#67of 105 in AMS-III.D
Audit Analysis
The AWMS Methane Recovery Project K1 in Mexico is a CDM methane-avoidance project with a confirmed investment-test additionality assessment by TÜV SÜD, but it suffers from a severe 7× discrepancy between the PDD and validation report on claimed emissions reductions, no buffer pool or permanence mechanism for a methane project, and a contradictory leakage justification. No monitoring or verification data is available, and the low extraction confidence across six documents limits the reliability of the overall assessment.
Red Flags
- Claimed ERR differs by a factor of ~7 between the PDD (410,120 tCO₂e) and the validation report (58,589 tCO₂e), indicating a major overstatement in the project's own documentation
- No buffer pool or permanence mechanism is documented for a methane recovery project, leaving reversal risk unaddressed
- Leakage justification is contradictory: the validation report states it was 'not addressed' while an appendix describes it as 'quantified', despite a 10% deduction being applied
- No monitoring period, verified ERR, or verification report is available in the extracted record
- Low extraction confidence across all six source documents reduces reliability of the data
Credit Vintages
No issuances recorded on the registry.
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
reversal risk unaddressed
10% deduction but contradictory justification
Project-specific modeled baseline; no reassessment data
Safeguards and benefit sharing mentioned; no FPIC or grievan
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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