Hebei Wuji biomass combined stoves and heaters (BCSH) Project 1

Audit Analysis

A CDM household biomass stove project validated in 2011 with a confirmed barrier-test additionality assessment, but the available record is limited to validation-era documents with no monitoring data. A ten-fold discrepancy in the claimed emission reduction figure between the PDD and the validation report, combined with an unresolved Further Action Request on verifying actual household switch from coal stoves, raises significant concerns about the reliability and safety of the claimed credits.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Ten-fold discrepancy in total claimed ERR: the validation report states 11,756 tCO2e while the PDD states 117,561 tCO2e — a factor-of-10 difference that cannot be reconciled without further documentation
• ⚠One Further Action Request (FAR) was raised during validation regarding verification of household switch from coal stoves, indicating the VVB could not fully confirm the core project activity was implemented as designed
• ⚠Twelve Corrective Action Requests and ten Clarification Requests were raised during validation, suggesting substantial issues in the project design that required correction before approval
• ⚠No monitoring reports, verified ERR figures, or FNRB data are present in the available record, making it impossible to assess actual delivery against claims

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.