Improved Cook Stoves In Pastoral And Agro-Pastoral Communities In Southern Ethiopia
GS-580 ↗ · current registry ID: GS3422
#1082of 1329 in Industrial#28of 36 in Ethiopia#1525of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
This Gold Standard cookstove project in Southern Ethiopia has a reasonable methodology foundation and documented safeguards (FPIC, grievance mechanism), but suffers from significant data gaps including an unconfirmed VVB, missing buffer pool information, and a dramatic verified usage-rate decline from 99% to 63% between 2018 and 2020. Multiple material findings and outstanding corrective actions further erode confidence in the project's integrity and claim safety.
Red Flags
- Verified usage rate dropped from 99% (2018 verification report) to 63% (2020 monitoring report), a 36-percentage-point decline that undermines the assumed 80% usage rate used in credit calculations
- No buffer pool percentage stated in any available document, leaving permanence risk unquantified for a project with no stated reversal events
- VVB name not stated in any extracted document, making independent verification status unverifiable
- Three corrective actions remain outstanding, including proof of credit ownership transfer and justification of stakeholder consultation adequacy
- Crediting period end date is not stated, preventing full pro-rata delivery assessment
Credit Vintages Exhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 795 | 795 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4,954 | 4,954 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 8,479 | 8,479 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1,761 | 1,761 | 0 | |
| Total | 45,989 | 45,989 | 0 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test present but VVB confirmation not stated
reversal events not reported
0% deduction, deemed negligible — reasonable for cookstoves
Project-specific baseline; no reassessment date stated
FPIC conducted, grievance mechanism present, safeguards documented
CCP and CORSIA status both not stated
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