CTR IPATINGA LANDFILL GAS PROJECT

Audit Analysis

The CTR Ipatinga landfill gas project is a VCS-registered methane destruction project with inherent permanence (no reversal risk) and a VVB-confirmed regulatory additionality test. However, the project carries significant uncertainty in methane generation and collection efficiency (up to ~50%), a project-specific modeled baseline, and a 0% leakage deduction justified only as 'deemed negligible.' Documentation is limited to a validation report and PDD with no monitoring data, and key eligibility statuses (CORSIA, CCP) are not stated.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Methane generation and collection efficiency carry inherent uncertainty of almost 50% in some cases, as noted in the validation report material findings
• ⚠Leakage deduction is 0% with justification only 'deemed negligible' — no quantified leakage analysis is documented in the validation report
• ⚠12 Corrective Action Requests and 1 Clarification Request were raised during validation, indicating significant issues in the original submission
• ⚠The 3rd engine-generator set implementation is postponed to January 2027, creating a gap between the crediting period start (Dec 2021) and full operational capacity
• ⚠CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are not stated in any available document, leaving dual-channel risk unassessed

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.