CDMLandfill gasSouth KoreaAMS-III.G

Gwangju metropolitan city sanitary landfill LFG power plant CDM project

CDM-4294 ↗

#42of 189 in Methane#10of 24 in South Korea#605of 1459 in CDM (UNFCCC)#10of 34 in AMS-III.G

5.3/ 10
Integrity
5.5
Transparency
5.0
Claim Safety
5.0
Documentation
6.0

Scored2026-08-31medium confidence Latest verified monitoring: 2021-02-20

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Audit Analysis

A 10-year CDM landfill gas project in South Korea with VVB-confirmed additionality via an investment test, but undermined by a contradiction between the PDD and validation report on whether gas capture was legally required. Numerous material findings (12 corrective action requests) were identified and resolved, and the project-specific modeled baseline with a 0% leakage deduction is reasonable for LFG but lacks independent verification of the verified ERR figure.

Red Flags

  • Contradiction between the PDD (2015) stating capture is legally required and the validation report (2011) stating it is not — if the PDD is correct, additionality is fundamentally undermined
  • Nine material findings including incorrect equipment specifications, wrong units in the monitoring plan, and an investment analysis period mismatch (20 vs 15 years) indicate weak initial documentation quality
  • Verified ERR figure is not present in the extracted record, preventing independent cross-check of claimed credits
  • Grid emission factor of 0.6018 tCO2/MWh is dated to 2008, predating the crediting period start in 2011

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2016
152,8760152,876
2017
51,742051,742
2018
36,638036,638
2019
19,821019,821
2020
18,305018,305
2021
38,699038,699
Total318,0810318,081

Risk Indicators

Additionality

VVB-confirmed but legal-requirement contradiction

Permanence

LFG consumed on-site, no reversal risk

Leakage

0% deduction, quantified justification

Baseline

Project-specific modeled baseline, no reassessment date

Safeguards

Safeguards and benefit sharing mentioned, FPIC/grievance not

Double-claim

CORSIA and CCP status not stated

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-08-31AMS-III.G. ver.06; AMS-I.D. ver.16
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