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Holsum Elm Dairy

Developer: Holsum Dairies, LLC

CAR-1153 ↗

#1131of 1794 in United States#748of 1012 in Climate Action Reserve (CAR)#37of 107 in ARB-LIVESTOCK

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 19 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Crediting ended

The crediting period has ended. Credits already issued exist; no new ones will be issued unless the crediting period is renewed.

Climate Action Reserve: “Completed”

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 4.4 / 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%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Analysis

The Holsum Elm Dairy methane-destruction project operates under the CAR Livestock Protocol and was verified by Agri-Waste Technology, Inc., but the verification report (March 2021) records nine material findings related to meter calibration, QA/QC gaps, and periods without a functioning meter. Additionality, baseline method, and leakage treatment are not stated in the available documents, and the verified ERR for the 2019–2020 monitoring period (7,054 tCO₂e) is roughly 60% of the 11,739 tCO₂e verified in the prior period, indicating significant year-to-year variability. Overall, the project rests on a standardised protocol but the MRV deficiencies and documentation gaps limit confidence in the credit claim.

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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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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

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  • 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

    Not determined

    The registry data do not say whether these credits are removals or reductions.

  • 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:2026-10-11

Credit Vintages Exhausted

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2016
21,78200
2017
13,51000
2018
13,18900
2019
11,73900
2020
7,05400
Total67,27400

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Analysis ProvenanceLivestock Protocol (November 14, 2014)

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