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Re-assessment pendingGSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticMyanmarRegistry: RegisteredGS-SIMPLIFIED-COOKSTOVES

Myanmar Stoves Campaign - Soneva in Myanmar - VPA No. 018

Developer: Soneva Foundation

GS-3648 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11644

#880of 1735 in Industrial#17of 29 in Myanmar#1207of 2172 in Gold Standard (GS)#124of 202 in GS-SIMPLIFIED-COOKSTOVES

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 5 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.0 / 10 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%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Analysis

The Soneva Myanmar cookstove project is a Gold Standard energy-efficiency avoidance project with a quantified 5% leakage deduction and a named VVB (SustainCERT), but it is undermined by a critical contradiction in which the verification report does not confirm additionality (contradicting the earlier validation report), a project-specific baseline with no stated reassessment, and an extensive list of 30+ corrective actions and 14 material findings indicating significant calculation and documentation errors. The project over-delivered relative to its pro-rata ex-ante expectation (181%), which is positive for claim safety, but the reliability of the underlying data is questionable given the numerous corrections.

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Findings

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On this page: the analysis of 5 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 4 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 24 registry documents (22 analyzed).

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology rejected for some versionsGS The Gold Standard Simplified Methodology

    The Integrity Council rejected some versions of this protocol; other versions are still under assessment: check which version the project uses.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • 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.

Registry labels last checked:2026-09-27

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2021
2,97802,978
2022
6,39306,393
Total9,37109,371

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Analysis ProvenanceThe Gold Standard Simplified Methodology for Efficient Cookstoves

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