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GS-4685 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12708
#497of 1329 in Industrial#38of 101 in Nepal#795of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard cookstove project in Nepal with a VVB-verified combined additionality test and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but undermined by a direct contradiction on whether FPIC was conducted, the absence of any buffer pool or permanence mechanism, and a 100% usage-rate assumption with no independent monitoring data yet available. The project relies on a project-specific baseline and a national-default fNRB, which are acceptable under the simplified methodology but leave moderate over-crediting risk.
Red Flags
- FPIC status directly contradicts between two validation reports (conducted vs. not conducted); the more recent 2024 report states it was NOT conducted
- Claimed and 'verified' ERR figures are identical (48,067 tCO2e), indicating no independent ex-post monitoring verification has yet taken place
- Usage rate assumed at 100% with no verified usage-rate data available
- Low extraction confidence on at least one key document, reducing reliability of the extracted record
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7,850 | 0 | 7,850 | |
| 2024 | 2,357 | 0 | 2,357 | |
| Total | 10,207 | 0 | 10,207 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-verified combined test
low inherent risk for cookstoves
5% quantified deduction
Project-specific; no reassessment date stated
FPIC not conducted per 2024 report; grievance mechanism present
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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