Bussme-01-Svedala

Audit Analysis

The Bussme-01-Svedala biochar removal project in Sweden is verified by DNV under the Puro Biochar Methodology (Edition 2022 V3) with a VVB-confirmed investment-test additionality and a 2.5% buffer pool. However, the verification report identified material findings including a 7% impact on CORCs from a production-versus-shipped-volume discrepancy, and no leakage deduction or justification is documented. The project-specific baseline, absence of FNRB and usage-rate data, and a permanence-claim contradiction (100 vs 1,000 years) introduce moderate uncertainty.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Material finding: 7% impact on CORCs due to discrepancy between reported production and shipped volumes at the Svedala site (corrected by Bussme but indicates MRV weakness)
• ⚠No leakage deduction or leakage justification found in any available document for a biochar removal project where displaced soil carbon or feedstock sourcing leakage is plausible
• ⚠Permanence claim contradiction: 100 years in the 2023 verification report vs 1,000 years in the 2021 issuance document — the crediting-period basis is unclear
• ⚠Project-specific baseline with no documented reassessment date; baseline robustness depends entirely on the initial PDD assumptions

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