Biomass generation project, in Sheyang county, Jiangsu province, P.R. China

Audit Analysis

A CDM biomass energy project in Jiangsu, China, that was validated and monitored but exhibits significant data gaps in additionality documentation, baseline methodology, and feedstock sustainability. The project delivered only about 36% of its pro-rata expected emissions reductions for the elapsed monitoring period, and three material contradictions between the PDD, validation report, and monitoring report undermine confidence in the underlying claims.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Verified emissions reductions (132,116 tCO2e) represent only ~36% of the pro-rata expectation (~362,000 tCO2e) for the 4.6-year monitoring period, indicating substantial under-delivery against the 550,479 tCO2e lifetime claim
• ⚠Baseline method is contradictory: the monitoring report (2022) states a project-specific baseline while the appendix (2016) references a jurisdictional baseline
• ⚠Additionality test type and VVB confirmation are not stated in any available document, leaving the core additionality claim unverifiable from the extracted record
• ⚠Leakage justification is contradictory: the PDD (2016) deems leakage negligible while the monitoring report (2022) states it was quantified, yet the deduction remains 0%

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