AWMS Methane Recovery Project MX06-S-48, Jalisco, México

Audit Analysis

This CDM methane-avoidance project from Jalisco, Mexico (2007–2017 crediting period) has VVB-confirmed additionality via a barrier test, but is undermined by a tenfold discrepancy in claimed emissions reductions between the PDD and validation report, eight corrective actions, twelve clarification requests, and a complete absence of monitoring or verified-emissions data. The project-specific modeled baseline and unquantified zero-leakage assumption further weaken the integrity of the credit claim.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Massive ERR contradiction: the PDD (March 2007) claims 95,721 tCO₂e while the validation report (January 2008) records only 9,556 tCO₂e — a roughly 10× gap that raises serious data-reliability concerns.
• ⚠Eight corrective actions and twelve clarification requests were raised during validation, including missing environmental licences, incorrect building counts, outdated IPCC factors, and incomplete direct-emissions accounting.
• ⚠No monitoring reports, verified ERR figures, or FNRB data are present in the extracted record, making it impossible to confirm that any credits were actually delivered.
• ⚠Leakage is set at 0% and simply 'deemed negligible' without a quantified justification or sensitivity analysis.

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.