Jintudi Composting Project in Zhucheng City

Audit Analysis

The Jintudi Composting Project is a registered VCS project using the simplified AMS-III.F methodology, with additionality confirmed by the VVB via an investment test. However, the verification report identified 13 material findings and 12 corrective actions spanning additionality calculations, baseline parameters, and MRV procedures, all of which were subsequently closed. The verified ERR of 103,959 tCO₂e for the ~21-month monitoring period aligns closely with the pro-rata expectation derived from the lifetime ex-ante estimate of 588,520 tCO₂e, but multiple inter-document contradictions (FPIC status, leakage treatment, baseline type) and the project-specific modeled baseline limit confidence in the overall robustness.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠13 material findings and 12 corrective actions raised during verification, including use of an incorrect CDM TOOL05 version (v8.0 instead of v3.0), missing regulatory surplus demonstration, and inconsistent IRR values between text and table in the PDMR
• ⚠Contradiction between the validation report (FPIC conducted) and the PDD (FPIC not conducted) on the same date (2024-05-08), creating uncertainty about free, prior, and informed consent
• ⚠Leakage treatment is contradictory: the verification report states leakage was 'deemed negligible' while the monitoring report describes it as 'quantified', yet the deduction is 0% in both cases
• ⚠Baseline is project-specific and modeled rather than jurisdictional or measured, with B0,LT,y and MCF values not sourced from the 2019 IPCC Refinement as required
• ⚠Methodology reference inconsistency: the project is registered under AMS-III.F but the verification report section 1.4 references AMS-III.D, and sectoral scope 15 appears in the PDMR but not in the applicable methodologies

Credit Vintages

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