Batavo Cooperativa Agroindustrial: Greenhouse emission reductions on swine production by means the installation of better waste management systems

Audit Analysis

A CDM biogas project on swine waste in Brazil with a VVB-confirmed barrier additionality test and a 10% leakage deduction, but undermined by a 7-fold discrepancy between the PDD's claimed emissions reductions (59,276 tCO₂e) and the validated figure (8,468 tCO₂e), a project-specific modeled baseline with no reassessment record, and a complete absence of monitoring-period data. The low extraction confidence and lack of any post-validation documentation further limit confidence in the project's ongoing performance.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠The PDD claimed 59,276 tCO₂e in lifetime reductions while the validation report validated only 8,468 tCO₂e — a roughly 7-fold over-claim that was resolved downward during validation, indicating the initial project design was significantly overstated.
• ⚠No monitoring-period data, verified ERR figures, or FNRB values were found in any available document, leaving the project's actual performance entirely unverified.
• ⚠No buffer pool or permanence mechanism is documented for a project whose biogas capture infrastructure could fail, creating unaddressed reversal risk.
• ⚠The leakage treatment is contradictory: the PDD describes it as quantified while the validation report records it as not addressed, despite a 10% deduction being applied.

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