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Re-assessment pendingGSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticLao People's Democratic RepublicRegistry: RegisteredGS-TPDDTEC

Improved Cookstove Program in Lao PDR

Developer: ASSOCIATION FOR RURAL MOBILISATION AND IMPROVEMENT (ARMI)

GS-717 ↗ · current registry ID: GS4233

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#1360of 1735 in Industrial#28of 36 in Laos#1769of 2172 in Gold Standard (GS)#232of 313 in GS-TPDDTEC

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

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 4.4 / 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

Scored2026-09-05medium confidence

evidence: 25/27 registry documents analyzed · 5 red flags

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Analysis

The Improved Cookstove Program in Lao PDR has VVB-confirmed additionality and no reversal events, but is burdened by an extensive list of material findings and corrective actions spanning data quality, calculation errors, and monitoring gaps. Cumulative verified emissions reductions already exceed the lifetime ex-ante estimate, raising over-crediting concerns. Multiple contradictions between documents on key parameters (usage rate, fNRB method, FPIC status) further erode confidence in the project's data integrity.

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Findings

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Evidence

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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 27 registry documents (25 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)

    Methodology approved by ICVCMGS TPDDTEC

    The methodology meets the Core Carbon Principles; this project's credits do not carry the CCP label yet.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • 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
2014
4,8714,8710
2015
18,50018,5000
2016
34,55334,256297
2017
32,36332,3630
2018
44,03344,0330
2019
51,17150,929242
2020
63,75163,7510
2021
95,53711,38884,149
2022
136,84429,920106,924
2023
79,13777,5551,582
Total560,760367,566193,194

Retired by

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Analysis ProvenanceTechnologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption (TPDDTEC)
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