GE Teobaldo Ceramic Fuel Switching Project
#138of 202 in Industrial#62of 104 in Brazil#484of 629 in Verra (VCS)#20of 26 in AMS-I.E
Audit Analysis
A VCS fuel-switching project in Brazil with confirmed additionality and a reasonable zero-leakage assumption, but undermined by extensive material findings including missing biomass evidence for four of seven monitoring years, a kiln-count error affecting the baseline, and significant social and environmental management gaps. The project-specific baseline, absence of FPIC, and self-reported usage monitoring limit confidence in the 30,324 tCO₂e claim.
Red Flags
- Missing Qrenbiomass evidence for 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2018 (4 of 7 monitoring years) directly undermines the carbon accounting basis
- Two Hoffman kilns found on-site versus one declared in the PDD, indicating a baseline calculation error
- FPIC was not conducted despite the project's social footprint (85% employee turnover, discrimination findings)
- No buffer pool percentage stated in any available document, leaving permanence risk unquantified
- 11 corrective actions were required by the VVB, including carbon-accounting corrections and social compliance documents
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,814 | 5,814 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 5,449 | 3,222 | 2,227 | |
| 2011 | 5,381 | 0 | 5,381 | |
| 2012 | 4,265 | 46 | 4,219 | |
| 2013 | 4,831 | 0 | 4,831 | |
| 2014 | 4,703 | 0 | 4,703 | |
| 2015 | 5,320 | 0 | 5,320 | |
| 2016 | 4,412 | 0 | 4,412 | |
| 2017 | 4,098 | 0 | 4,098 | |
| 2018 | 3,558 | 0 | 3,558 | |
| Total | 47,831 | 9,082 | 38,749 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
Avoidance project, no reversal risk
0% justified for on-site combustion
Project-specific, no reassessment date
Grievance present but no FPIC, social gaps
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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