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ScoredCDMCoal bed/mine methaneMexicoRegistry: RegisteredACM0008

Mimosa Coal Mine Methane Project

Developer: Minerales Monclova, S.A de C.V. (MIMOSA)

CDM-3751 ↗

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#10of 550 in Methane#4of 396 in Mexico#383of 4472 in CDM (UNFCCC)#1of 30 in ACM0008

Assessment

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01020304 Overall 6.5 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Scored2026-09-23medium confidenceLatest verified monitoring: 2014-10-15

evidence:6/6registry documents analyzed · 5red flags

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Analysis

The Mimosa CMM project in Mexico is a first-of-its-kind commercial-scale coal mine methane capture and power generation project with a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and a measured project-specific baseline. The verified emissions reduction of 85,177 tCO₂e for the first monitoring year represents only ~29% of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation, indicating a conservative (under-delivering) outcome. Several documentation contradictions and a high volume of validation-stage corrective actions temper confidence, but all were resolved and conservative assumptions were applied where data gaps existed.

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Findings

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Eligibility & market

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  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    No ICVCM information

    No CCP label and no ICVCM decision found for this project's methodology.

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: project sector

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2015
85,177085,177
Total85,177085,177

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