GS Biogas - Electricity India Documentazione completa General Methodology v2.0

Installation of Biogas Plant by INSEDA Members & Partners

GS-1140 ↗

5.2 / 10

Integrity

5.8

Transparency

4.6

Claim Safety

4.8

Documentation

5.2

Score Breakdown

Integrity

verified Additionality was confirmed by the VVB, and the project used a barrier test under the small biodigester methodology.

missing Leakage is not addressed, and no buffer pool or reversal protection is evidenced in the extracted record.

Transparency

verified The verifier is named as DNV Climate Change Services AS, and the project documents include a validation report and PDD.

missing The monitoring period, claimed versus verified emission reductions, and other core MRV quantities are not stated in the available record.

Claim Safety

verified The project is not shown to be CORSIA-eligible, and CCP status is not mentioned, which avoids a clear dual-claim signal in the extracted facts.

missing The baseline is project-specific rather than a clearly standardized or recently reassessed baseline, and leakage treatment is missing.

Documentation

verified Three evidence documents were used, and the validation report date is available, giving some documentary basis for review.

missing Extraction confidence is only medium, and several important fields such as monitoring period, buffer pool, and verified reductions are not found in the record.

Detailed Analysis

Integrity

The validation report from DNV Climate Change Services AS confirms additionality through a barrier test, which is a positive sign for project integrity. At the same time, leakage is explicitly not addressed, and there is no evidence of a buffer pool or any reversal management in the extracted facts. The baseline is described as project-based, but the record does not show a reassessment date or other robustness checks.

Transparency

Transparency is limited by missing MRV detail in the extracted record. The project has a named verifier and the evidence set includes a validation report and PDD, but the monitoring period, total claimed versus verified emission reductions, and other key quantities are not stated. The annual survey usage monitoring method is noted, but without quantified results it is hard to assess completeness.

Claim Safety

Claim safety is weakened by the absence of leakage treatment and by the use of a project-specific baseline. The record does not show CORSIA eligibility, and CCP status is only not mentioned, so there is no explicit dual-claim evidence but also no strong exclusion signal. Because the verified emission reduction figures are not available, over-crediting risk cannot be checked well from the extracted facts.

Documentation

Documentation quality is moderate rather than strong. Three documents were used, the verifier is identified, and the validation report date is available, but the extraction confidence is only medium. Important fields such as the monitoring period, buffer pool percentage, reversal details, and verified emission totals are not found in the available record, which limits confidence in the file completeness.

Overall

Overall, the project shows some credible elements, especially VVB-confirmed additionality and documented safeguards, but the evidence base is incomplete on several core quality dimensions. There are no contradictions listed in the extracted facts, so no document hierarchy conflict needed to be resolved. The main reason for the middling score is the combination of missing leakage treatment, absent permanence evidence, and limited MRV transparency.

Audit Analysis

The project has some positive integrity signals, including VVB-confirmed additionality, a named verifier, and documented safeguards such as FPIC and a grievance mechanism. However, key risk controls are weak or missing in the extracted record: leakage is not addressed, permanence protections are not evidenced, and several core monitoring details are not stated, which limits confidence in the crediting claims.

Project Description

Developer: First Climate Markets AG Type: Biogas - Electricity Size: Small Scale Methodology: Not provided Crediting period: 2009-08-24 → 2019-08-23 Estimated annual credits: 24170 tCO2e SDGs: Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Red Flags

Leakage is explicitly marked as not addressed, with no deduction or justification shown in the extracted record.
No buffer pool, reversal history, or quantified monitoring results are available in the extracted facts, leaving permanence and issuance quality uncertain.

Credit Vintages Exhausted

	Issued	Retired
2009	8,464	8,464
2010	23,763	23,763
2011	23,629	23,629
2012	23,450	23,450
2013	23,315	23,315
2014	23,194	23,194
2015	23,166	23,166
2016	23,200	23,200
2017	23,178	23,178
2018	21,343	21,343
2019	12,103	12,103
Total	228,805	228,805

Cosa migliorerebbe questo punteggio

Provide quantified monitoring results, including the monitoring period and verified emission reductions, with a clear reconciliation to claimed credits.
Document leakage assessment and permanence protections, including any buffer contribution, reversal monitoring, and how the baseline was periodically reviewed.

Questi suggerimenti indicano quali prove pubbliche aggiuntive potrebbero migliorare il livello di confidenza di questa valutazione. Non garantiscono un punteggio futuro più alto.