Ji’an Swine Farm Animal Manure Management System GHG Mitigation Project

Audit Analysis

A Gold Standard biogas project on swine farms in China with VVB-confirmed additionality and no material findings, but undermined by an extensive list of 30+ corrective actions on the monitoring report, a project-specific modeled baseline, and unresolved contradictions on FPIC and additionality test type. The project delivered 183% of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the 5-month monitoring period, which is notable but may reflect a conservative lifetime estimate. Overall, the project is functional but carries moderate data-quality and documentation risks.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠30+ corrective actions on the monitoring report covering missing QA/QC procedures, meter installation gaps at 9 of the treatment plants, incomplete measurement methods, and a missing baseline scenario — indicating systemic MRV documentation weaknesses
• ⚠Contradiction on FPIC: the validation report (Feb 2022) confirms FPIC was conducted, while the stakeholder consultation record (Oct 2020) indicates it was not — the earlier record may reflect a pre-validation gap, but the inconsistency is unresolved
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage or permanence mechanism stated in the extracted record, leaving reversal risk for the biogas system unquantified
• ⚠Additionality test type is inconsistent across documents: 'combined' in the monitoring report versus 'investment' in the financial document

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