Hifadhi Improved cook-stoves in Embu County, Kenya
GS-508 ↗ · current registry ID: GS2898
#3of 1329 in Industrial#1of 157 in Kenya#24of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A long-running Gold Standard cookstove project (2013–2023) with VVB-confirmed additionality, locally measured FNRB, and quantified leakage deductions. The verified ERR for the short monitoring window (71,984 tCO₂e) exceeds the pro-rata lifetime expectation by roughly 41%, indicating conservative ex-ante assumptions. Key gaps include the absence of a stated buffer pool, a project-specific baseline last reassessed in 2014, and unconfirmed CORSIA/CCP status.
Red Flags
- The PDD (2014) characterises leakage as 'deemed negligible' while the 2024 verification report quantifies it at 148 tCO₂e (transport, repairs, secondary stove); the earlier PDD language is inconsistent with the project's actual leakage profile.
- FPIC (Free, Prior and Informed Consent) is not documented in the extracted record, despite the project distributing stoves to rural households in Embu County.
- CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are both unstated, leaving dual-channel or double-claiming risk unassessed.
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26,313 | 25,707 | 606 | |
| 2014 | 85,969 | 84,016 | 1,953 | |
| 2015 | 150,485 | 146,839 | 3,646 | |
| 2016 | 218,553 | 213,872 | 4,681 | |
| 2017 | 260,968 | 229,297 | 31,671 | |
| 2018 | 238,056 | 207,101 | 30,955 | |
| 2019 | 245,977 | 189,775 | 56,202 | |
| 2020 | 246,992 | 154,843 | 92,149 | |
| 2021 | 259,191 | 94,053 | 165,138 | |
| 2022 | 257,791 | 54,863 | 202,928 | |
| 2023 | 71,984 | 7,710 | 64,274 | |
| Total | 2,062,279 | 1,408,076 | 654,203 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed barrier test
reversal risk unquantified
Quantified at 148 tCO₂e with itemised deductions
Project-specific; last reassessed 2014
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present; FPIC not documented
CORSIA and CCP status both unstated
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