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Re-assessment pendingGSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticSouth AfricaRegistry: RegisteredGS-COAL-IGNITION

Highveld Air Quality - Seme project

Developer: Nova Institute

GS-1298 ↗ · current registry ID: GS992

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#1297of 1735 in Industrial#95of 136 in South Africa#1698of 2172 in Gold Standard (GS)#1of 13 in GS-COAL-IGNITION

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 5 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 4.5 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
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%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Scored2026-09-05low confidenceLatest monitoring period ends: 2016-04-30

evidence: 21/23 registry documents analyzed · 5 red flags

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Analysis

The Highveld Air Quality – Seme project is a Gold Standard energy-efficiency initiative promoting an alternative ignition technique for domestic coal fires in Standerton, South Africa. While additionality is confirmed by the VVB via an investment test and the project has a structured monitoring framework, it is undermined by a 40.9% deviation rate in re-interviews, exclusion of multiple target areas without explanation, a project-specific baseline, a 0% leakage deduction, and a very large volume of material findings and corrective actions. The verified emission reductions for the latest monitoring period (1,740 tCO₂e) represent only a small fraction of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation, suggesting significant under-delivery and raising questions about baseline realism.

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Findings

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On this page: the analysis of 5 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 5 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 23 registry documents (21 analyzed).

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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)

    No ICVCM information

    No CCP label and no ICVCM decision found for this project's methodology.

  • 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
2010
2,6542,6540
2011
4,8454,8450
2012
7,7397,72019
2013
5,5725,5720
2014
4,5474,5470
2015
1,6711,6710
2016
2212210
Total27,24927,23019

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Profile & governance

Analysis ProvenanceProgramme, baseline and monitoring methodology for the introduction of an alternative ignition technique as measure to improve the energy efficiency of domestic coal fires
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