Dissemination of TLUD improved cook stoves in the Sundarbans, India, 2nd project
GS-519 ↗ · current registry ID: GS3024
#72of 202 in Industrial#194of 387 in India#188of 426 in Gold Standard (GS)#17of 46 in AMS-II.G
Audit Analysis
This Gold Standard cook-stove project in the Sundarbans has a VVB-verified combined additionality test and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but suffers from the absence of a buffer pool, unaddressed reversal risk, and a project-specific baseline. The verified ERR figure of 10,000 tCO2e for a single-year monitoring period against a 10,000 tCO2e lifetime claim over five years implies a 500% pro-rata delivery rate, raising serious over-crediting concerns. Multiple cross-document contradictions (FPIC status, carbon-content testing, ERR values, crediting period start date) further erode confidence in the data integrity.
Red Flags
- Verified ERR of 10,000 tCO2e for a 1-year monitoring period equals the entire 5-year lifetime claim of 10,000 tCO2e, implying a 500% pro-rata delivery rate and potential over-crediting
- No buffer pool percentage stated in any available document, leaving permanence risk unmitigated
- Reversal events explicitly noted as 'not addressed' in the verification report
- FPIC status contradicts between the 2024 verification report (not conducted) and the 2018 monitoring report (conducted); the more recent verification report is privileged
- Carbon-content testing status contradicts between the verification report (not tested) and the monitoring report (tested); the verification report is privileged
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8,189 | 8,189 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 10,029 | 10,029 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10,849 | 2 | 10,847 | |
| 2022 | 10,000 | 0 | 10,000 | |
| 2023 | 10,000 | 0 | 10,000 | |
| Total | 99,067 | 68,220 | 30,847 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test, VVB-verified
No buffer pool; reversals unaddressed
5% quantified deduction
Project-specific, reassessed 2021
Grievance mechanism present; FPIC not conducted
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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