Keeping Thermal Coal in the Ground via sequestration for a mine in Bell and Knox County Kentucky.
#49of 115 in United States#7of 32 in Intl. Carbon Registry (ICR)
Audit Analysis
This ICR coal-mine sequestration project in Kentucky presents a conceptually straightforward avoidance claim (coal kept in the ground via deed restrictions) with a quantified 6.8% leakage deduction and no reported reversal events. However, the absence of an identified verification body, no verified monitoring data, a 100-year crediting period without a buffer pool, and low document extraction confidence create significant evidence gaps that limit confidence in the 128.76-million-tonne claim.
Red Flags
- No verification body (VVB) is identified in any available document, so the independence and quality of the additionality assessment cannot be confirmed
- A 100-year crediting period is claimed with no buffer pool and no verified monitoring-period ERR to validate the 128.76-million-tonne ex-ante estimate
- Low extraction confidence on source documents means key verification and monitoring data may be missing from the record rather than genuinely absent
- Project-specific baseline with no stated reassessment date and no jurisdictional or standardised benchmark for comparison
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2025 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2026 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2027 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2028 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2029 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2030 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2031 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2032 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2033 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2034 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2035 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2036 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2037 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2038 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| 2039 | 8,047,620 | 0 | 8,047,620 | |
| Total | 128,761,920 | 0 | 128,761,920 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test present but VVB verification unconfirmed
Low inherent reversal risk but no buffer pool over 100-year
6.8% quantified deduction with justification
Project-specific baseline, no reassessment date stated
FPIC and benefit sharing documented; grievance mechanism not
CORSIA and CCP eligibility both unstated
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