Highveld Air Quality - Standerton project
GS-36 ↗ · current registry ID: GS1040
#1022of 1329 in Industrial#37of 59 in South Africa#1457of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
The Standerton domestic coal-fire efficiency project has a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and verified emissions reductions that align with the pro-rata lifetime expectation, but is undermined by a project-specific baseline with missing survey data, a 0% leakage deduction for a behavior-change project, no buffer pool, and an extensive list of material findings and corrective actions that raise serious concerns about the robustness of the underlying evidence.
Red Flags
- CAR#06 in the verification report notes the latest additionality tool was not used and cost parameters are unsupported, weakening the investment test despite VVB confirmation
- CAR#05 flags missing baseline survey data and project start date support, undermining the project-specific baseline
- Leakage deduction of 0% is justified as 'deemed negligible' in the 2014 monitoring report, which is questionable for a household behavior-change project where displaced coal purchases are plausible
- Over 30 material findings and 30 corrective actions were raised by the VVB, including missing PDD/Passport versions, absent household survey signatures, and undocumented physical safety monitoring
Credit Vintages Exhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 854 | 854 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 286 | 286 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,140 | 1,140 | 0 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed but tool and cost parameters flagged
low inherent reversal risk
0% deduction deemed negligible; justification thin for behavior project
Project-specific; survey data flagged as missing
Grievance and benefit-sharing present; FPIC and safety monitoring gaps
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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