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Re-assessment pendingGSGeothermalChinaRegistry: RegisteredAM0072

Changdao Geothermal Central Heating System

Developer: Profit Carbon Environmental Energy Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd

GS-3277 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11256

#2576of 5070 in Renewable energy#1327of 3064 in China#621of 2169 in Gold Standard (GS)#7of 15 in AM0072

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 1 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

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01020304 Overall 5.3 / 10 Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Analysis

The Changdao Geothermal Central Heating System is a well-structured Gold Standard project with VVB-confirmed additionality and a solid delivery rate (95.5% of pro-rata expectation), but it is undermined by the absence of a buffer pool, an unaddressed reversal risk, a 0% leakage deduction with no clear justification, and material non-conformities raised during verification. Multiple contradictions across documents and low extraction confidence further erode confidence in the data record.

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On this page: the analysis of 1 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 5 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 19 registry documents (17 analyzed).

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  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    Pilot phase only (2021–2023)

    Eligible only for the pilot phase: not usable for the current 2024–2026 phase.

    Source: registry label

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology not approved by ICVCMAM0072

    The Integrity Council assessed this methodology as not meeting the Core Carbon Principles.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: registry label

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Registry labels last checked:2026-09-27

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2020
112,790112,7900
2021
365,005252,642112,363
2022
369,582363,2476,335
2023
367,0032,402364,601
2024
218,7740218,774
Total1,433,154731,081702,073

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2020–2021AM0072 v3.0current version

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  2. 2021–2022AM0072 v3.0current version

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  3. 2022–2023AM0072 v3.0current version

    monitoring report + verification report

    official page · verified on

  4. 2023–2024AM0072 v3.0current version

    verification report

    official page · verified on

  • AM0072: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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