J L Silva Ceramic Fuel Switching Project
#123of 1329 in Industrial#19of 211 in Brazil#269of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#10of 60 in AMS-I.E
Audit Analysis
A VCS fuel-switching project in Brazil's ceramic sector that replaces fossil fuel with biomass in kilns, verified by RINA Services. Additionality is VVB-confirmed via a barrier test and no material findings were reported, but the project-specific baseline, self-reported usage monitoring, 12 outstanding corrective actions, and a contradiction on FPIC status temper confidence in the underlying data quality.
Red Flags
- Twelve corrective actions remain open, including Qrenbiomass values inconsistent with supporting evidence for multiple months (May/Oct 2014, Apr 2015, Jan 2016) and missing biomass receipts and environmental licenses
- FPIC status is contradictory: the 2012 verification report states it was not conducted, while the 2018 monitoring report states it was — unresolved discrepancy
- Usage monitoring relies entirely on self-reporting with no independent verification of biomass consumption
- Leakage deduction is 0% with a 'quantified' justification label, which is internally inconsistent — a quantified assessment should yield a specific non-zero figure or an explicit zero with supporting calculation
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7,009 | 7,009 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 28,280 | 28,280 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 27,797 | 27,797 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 28,005 | 28,005 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 21,472 | 21,472 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 20,907 | 20,907 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 23,948 | 7,192 | 16,756 | |
| 2013 | 28,246 | 18,561 | 9,685 | |
| 2014 | 28,093 | 14,046 | 14,047 | |
| 2015 | 28,868 | 14,434 | 14,434 | |
| 2016 | 27,980 | 10,333 | 17,647 | |
| 2017 | 26,892 | 0 | 26,892 | |
| 2018 | 26,029 | 0 | 26,029 | |
| 2019 | 26,109 | 0 | 26,109 | |
| 2020 | 27,628 | 0 | 27,628 | |
| 2021 | 24,809 | 0 | 24,809 | |
| Total | 402,072 | 198,036 | 204,036 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed barrier test
Avoidance project, no reversals
0% deduction, justification inconsistent
Project-specific, reassessed 2018
Grievance present, FPIC contradictory
Not CORSIA-eligible, CCP not stated
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