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ArchivedVCSavoidanceChinaRegistry: RegisteredAMS-I.C

Heqing Solar Cooker Project

Developer: Clean Air Trade Inc

VCS-1859 ↗

This rating is archived — the project is no longer listed or its registry data has changed. This is the last published analysis (2026-09-02).

Assessment

Historical analysis — archived

01020304 Overall 4.6 / 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%.

Archived — historical analysis · 2026-09-02

Analysis

The Heqing Solar Cooker Project is a straightforward avoidance project (solar cookers replacing fossil-fuel stoves) with VVB-confirmed additionality and reasonable pro-rata delivery (~109% of expectation). However, the verification report carries eight material findings and ten corrective actions, the leakage treatment is a 0% deduction justified only as 'deemed negligible,' and the baseline is project-specific without a stated reassessment date, collectively undermining confidence in the robustness of the claim.

Red Flags

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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

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 under ICVCM assessmentAMS-I.C

    The Integrity Council has not decided on this methodology yet.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

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

    Source: project sector

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label

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
7,5157,5150
2017
154,366135,48918,877
2018
151,91787,49864,419
2019
156,0290156,029
2020
164,3830164,383
2021
120,8350120,835
Total755,045230,502524,543

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