“Commonland African Improved Cookstove Programme – VPA 01 (Peace Parks and Simalaha Community Conservancy)”
GS-2843 ↗ · current registry ID: GS10886
#417of 1329 in Industrial#10of 33 in Zambia#665of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard improved cookstove project in Zambia with a solid VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and conservative under-delivery relative to pro-rata expectations, but undermined by an unusually high volume of material findings (30+), 23+ corrective actions, and multiple cross-document contradictions that raise concerns about the robustness of the project's MRV process.
Red Flags
- 30+ material findings in the verification report include NCV calculation errors (0.015 vs IPCC default 0.0156 TJ/ton), usage rate reported as 100% instead of the 90% cap, and duplicate GPS/NRC data for two end-users raising potential double-counting risk
- Multiple contradictions between documents on fNRB method (local field vs national default), usage monitoring method (annual survey vs assumed), and ex-ante lifetime ERR (549,215 vs 698,185 tCO2e) reduce confidence in the underlying data
- Leakage deduction of 0% is justified as 'quantified' but the monitoring report (2022) records a 0.01% figure, creating an inconsistency in the leakage treatment
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9,890 | 9,890 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 78,312 | 78,312 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 56,905 | 56,905 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 42,199 | 8,199 | 34,000 | |
| Total | 187,306 | 153,306 | 34,000 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
Technology-based; no carbon-stock reversal risk
0% deduction; minor contradiction with 0.01% in MR
Project-specific; reassessment date not stated
FPIC conducted; grievance mechanism present
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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