Impact Carbon and myclimate Safe Water and Improved Cookstoves Global PoA - Uganda VPA

Audit Analysis

This Gold Standard energy-efficiency project (improved cookstoves and water purifiers in Uganda) has been operating since 2013 and is in its second crediting period. The latest verification report (July 2026) confirms cumulative emissions reductions of 843,008 tCO₂e, but the verification process surfaced over 30 material findings and corrective actions, numerous parameter contradictions across documents, and a low extraction confidence rating. The project's avoidance-type design limits permanence risk, but the volume of data inconsistencies and the shift from a 5% to a 0% leakage deduction warrant caution.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Over 30 material findings and 30+ corrective actions identified in the 2026 verification report, including discrepancies between the monitoring report and sales database, inconsistent ex-ante ER calculations, and missing survey data
• ⚠Leakage deduction reduced from 5% (PDD, 2014) to 0% (2026 verification) with only a 'deemed negligible' justification, while the 2025 verification had described leakage as 'quantified'
• ⚠Additionality verification status contradicts between the February 2025 verification report (confirmed) and the October 2025 validation report (not confirmed)
• ⚠Safeguards documentation is inconsistent: the most recent verification (2026) does not mention safeguards, while the 2025 verification did
• ⚠Low extraction confidence across the document set, indicating at least one key document was poorly readable or incomplete

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