Fuel Efficient Stoves for North Darfur Women
GS-507 ↗ · current registry ID: GS2896
#866of 1329 in Industrial#1281of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard cookstove project in North Darfur with verified additionality and documented safeguards, but undermined by a significant baseline error (ex-post cookstove usage of 36% versus 5% assumed ex-ante), a questionable rectification of leakage from 5% to 0%, and the absence of any buffer pool or permanence mechanism. Multiple material findings and corrective actions indicate ongoing data-quality and verification gaps.
Red Flags
- Baseline cookstove usage found to be 36% ex-post versus only 5% assumed ex-ante, suggesting substantial over-crediting of additionality
- Leakage deduction rectified from 5% to 0% with justification merely 'deemed negligible' — no quantified analysis provided
- Reversal events explicitly 'not addressed' in available documents
- Usage survey delayed by 4 months due to safety and organizational issues in North Darfur, and missing data identified in the 4th monitoring report
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,623 | 3,623 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4,956 | 4,956 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5,772 | 5,752 | 20 | |
| 2018 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9,997 | 9,997 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4,164 | 4,164 | 0 | |
| Total | 38,512 | 38,492 | 20 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed but baseline assumption off by 6×
reversals not addressed
0% deduction, justification weak and rectified
Project-specific; ex-post usage far exceeds ex-ante
FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing documented
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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