GS11935 GS11934 RVPA-05 Promoting sustainable use of biomass energy resources in targeted communities
GS-4681 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12704
#603of 1329 in Industrial#59of 101 in Nepal#929of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard cookstove project in Nepal with VVB-confirmed additionality and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but significant gaps in permanence (no buffer pool, reversal events unaddressed), safeguards (FPIC not conducted per the most recent validation report), and monitoring detail. Multiple inter-document contradictions and low extraction confidence reduce confidence in the data record.
Red Flags
- FPIC status contradicts between the 2023 and 2024 validation reports; the more recent (2024) report states FPIC was NOT conducted, raising safeguards concerns for a community-targeted cookstove project
- No buffer pool or permanence mechanism identified, and reversal events are explicitly 'not addressed' — a material risk for a 5-year cookstove deployment where stoves can be abandoned or broken
- Usage rate assumed at 100% with no verified usage data and no end-use tracking method documented
- Low extraction confidence across the document set, combined with four inter-document contradictions, undermines reliability of the extracted record
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9,284 | 0 | 9,284 | |
| 2024 | 2,321 | 0 | 2,321 | |
| Total | 11,605 | 0 | 11,605 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
reversals unaddressed
5% quantified deduction
Project-specific; reassessment not stated
Grievance mechanism present; FPIC not conducted (2024)
CORSIA and CCP status both unstated
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