Gaziantep Landfill Gas to Energy Project, Turkey
GS-1171 ↗ · current registry ID: GS745
#7of 189 in Methane#38of 295 in Turkey#63of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#6of 159 in ACM0001
Audit Analysis
The Gaziantep Landfill Gas to Energy Project is a Gold Standard–certified methane avoidance project with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test, no material findings, and verified emissions reductions that closely match the pro-rata ex-ante expectation (~100% delivery). However, the project-specific baseline, a thin 0% leakage justification, absence of a stated buffer pool, and non-conduct of FPIC limit confidence in the integrity and safeguards framework.
Red Flags
- FPIC was not conducted despite the project's community-facing nature (landfill gas facility in a populated area)
- Leakage deduction is 0% with only a 'deemed negligible' justification and no quantified analysis in the available documents
- Two PDD versions (2013 and 2017) show the lifetime ex-ante estimate halved from 1,144,128 to 574,814 tCO₂e, raising questions about baseline robustness
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8,975 | 8,975 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 55,866 | 23,897 | 31,969 | |
| 2016 | 85,589 | 62,117 | 23,472 | |
| 2017 | 5,170 | 3,703 | 1,467 | |
| 2018 | 13,723 | 13,040 | 683 | |
| 2019 | 82,116 | 11,275 | 70,841 | |
| 2020 | 82,116 | 1,642 | 80,474 | |
| 2021 | 68,392 | 11,000 | 57,392 | |
| Total | 401,947 | 135,649 | 266,298 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
reversal risk unquantified
0% deduction, 'deemed negligible' only
Project-specific, measured; reassessed 2018
Grievance & benefit sharing present; FPIC not conducted
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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