Installation of high efficiency wood burning cookstoves in Laos – Project 2
#50of 150 in Cookstoves#5of 10 in Lao#535of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#39of 103 in VMR0006
Audit Analysis
A VCS-registered cookstove project in Laos with a solid additionality assessment and quantified 5% leakage deduction, but significant gaps in permanence safeguards (no buffer pool stated), absence of any verified monitoring data, and a project-specific baseline that limits confidence in the 12.2 MtCO2e lifetime claim. The validation report carries 15 corrective actions and a crediting-period discrepancy with the PDD, indicating the documentation was still being refined at the time of registration.
Red Flags
- No monitoring report or verified ERR figure is available; the 12.2 MtCO2e lifetime claim remains entirely unvalidated against actual performance
- 15 corrective actions were required at validation, including missing evidence for the 5% drop-out rate and parameter sources, suggesting the PDD was not fully substantiated at registration
- Crediting period differs between the PDD (2023-06-01 to 2033-05-31) and the validation report (2024-02-17 to 2034-02-16), creating ambiguity about the actual project duration
Credit Vintages
No issuances recorded on the registry.
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
drop-out evidence pending
5% quantified deduction with justification
Project-specific baseline, reassessed 2021
FPIC, grievance mechanism, and benefit sharing documented
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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