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ScoredGSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticMalawiRegistry: RegisteredGeneral Methodologyv2.1

GS1247 VPA 98 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Dowa Boreholes, Malawi

Developer: CO2balance UK ltd

GS-1474 ↗ · current registry ID: GS5338

#1241of 1383 in Industrial#69of 85 in Malawi#1692of 1869 in Gold Standard (GS)

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 3.9 / 10 Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Analysis

This Gold Standard borehole project in Malawi has VVB-verified additionality and no reversal events, but is undermined by an exceptionally long list of material findings (over 50 items) covering calculation errors, missing data, parameter inconsistencies, and sampling design gaps. The exact match between claimed and verified ERR (99,056 tCO₂e) despite these discrepancies raises serious concerns about verification rigour. Twelve cross-document contradictions further erode confidence in the data integrity of the credit claim.

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Findings

Risk Indicators

Additionality

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Permanence

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Leakage

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Baseline

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Safeguards

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Double-claim

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Evidence

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology approved by ICVCMGS TPDDTEC

    The methodology meets the Core Carbon Principles; this project's credits do not carry the CCP label yet.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: registry label

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Registry labels last checked:2026-09-27

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2016
6,2476,2470
2017
10,00010,0000
2018
10,000010,000
2019
10,00010,0000
2020
9,4689,4680
2021
9,0595,0514,008
2022
9,2549,070184
2023
1,6341,60232
Total65,66251,43814,224

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Analysis ProvenanceGeneral Methodologyv2.1

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