BioLite Improved Cook stoves Programme - CPA 018 supported by Republic of Korea
GS-3220 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11231
#28of 202 in Industrial#4of 23 in Uganda#96of 426 in Gold Standard (GS)#5of 46 in AMS-II.G
Audit Analysis
The BioLite improved cookstoves programme in Uganda has a confirmed additionality assessment and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but suffers from a project-specific baseline, unaddressed permanence risk, and a CORSIA eligibility flag that raises dual-channel concerns. Multiple contradictions across documents—particularly in the total ERR figures and baseline method—undermine confidence in the data record, though the verified emissions reductions for the 2023 monitoring period came in below the pro-rata expectation, which is conservative.
Red Flags
- Permanence and reversal risk are explicitly not addressed in the verification report, and no buffer pool percentage is stated
- CORSIA eligibility is confirmed (true) while CCP status is not stated, creating a potential dual-channel crediting risk
- Total ERR claimed differs by 77% between the PDD (1,498,873 tCO2e) and the issuance document (2,649,011 tCO2e), both dated 2024-11-18
- FPIC status is contradictory: the validation report (2022) states it was conducted, but the more recent monitoring report (2024) states it was not
- Baseline method is inconsistent: the verification report (2024) describes a project-specific baseline while the PDD (2023) describes a jurisdictional baseline
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24,931 | 24,931 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 26,690 | 26,157 | 533 | |
| 2023 | 25,939 | 0 | 25,939 | |
| 2024 | 22,585 | 0 | 22,585 | |
| Total | 100,145 | 51,088 | 49,057 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test confirmed by VVB
Reversal risk not addressed; no buffer pool stated
5% quantified deduction with justification
Project-specific baseline; reassessed 2024
Grievance mechanism present; FPIC status contradictory
CORSIA-eligible; CCP status not stated
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