Ituiutaba Ceramic Fuel Switching Project

Audit Analysis

The Ituiutaba Ceramic Fuel Switching Project is a VCS-registered avoidance project (AMS-I.E.) that switches industrial kiln fuel to biomass. Additionality is VVB-confirmed and leakage is quantified at 5%, but the project-specific baseline, 13 closed corrective action requests, and numerous cross-document data inconsistencies temper confidence in the underlying data quality. The project delivered approximately 124% of the pro-rata emission reduction expectation for the elapsed monitoring period, suggesting no over-crediting.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠13 Corrective Action Requests were raised during verification, covering baseline data consistency, biomass tonnage errors, production record revisions, and SOCIALCARBON indicator miscalculations — all closed but indicating significant data-quality issues
• ⚠FPIC status is contradictory: the 2013 validation report states no FPIC was conducted, while the 2018 monitoring report states it was — the inconsistency is unresolved in the extracted record
• ⚠Additionality test type is inconsistent across documents: the 2013 validation report records a barrier test, while the 2024 monitoring report references a combined test
• ⚠Leakage treatment changed from 'deemed negligible' (0%, 2013) to 'quantified' (5%, 2024), suggesting the earlier assessment was insufficient
• ⚠Usage monitoring method, CORSIA eligibility, and CCP status are all not stated in the available documents

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