PUR removal Germany Documentazione completa General Methodology v2.0

Novocarbo Ruhr/Tyssenkrupp

PUR-798006 ↗

4.5 / 10

Integrity

5.2

Transparency

4.6

Claim Safety

4.3

Documentation

3.1

Score Breakdown

Integrity

verified The verification report confirms additionality using an investment test and was validated by bio.inspecta AG.

missing The verification report lists multiple corrective actions related to supply chain evidence and emissions calculations, raising over-crediting risk.

Transparency

verified A specific monitoring period is stated (27 Jan 2023 to 31 May 2024) in the verification report.

missing Verified removal totals and key quantifications (e.g., leakage deduction) are not found in the extracted record, limiting MRV transparency.

Claim Safety

missing CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are not stated in the extracted record, increasing uncertainty for downstream claims.

missing A contradiction on the crediting period and corrective actions on emissions calculations elevate greenwashing/over-crediting risk.

Documentation

verified A recent verification report is available (25 Sep 2024) and identifies the VVB (bio.inspecta AG).

missing Minimum extraction confidence is low and the evidence document list is not clearly identified, reducing document completeness and reliability.

Detailed Analysis

Integrity

The verification report (25 Sep 2024) confirms additionality via an investment test and indicates it was assessed by the VVB bio.inspecta AG. However, several integrity-critical quantitative items are not found in the extracted record, including any buffer/buffer pool contribution, leakage deduction percentage, and any verified total removals. Integrity is further weakened because the verification report includes corrective actions requesting supply-chain linkage evidence, supply distance documentation, and correction of potential emissions calculation errors—each of which can materially affect net credited removals.

Transparency

The verification report provides a defined monitoring period (27 Jan 2023 to 31 May 2024) and identifies the applied methodology as Puro.earth Biochar Methodology v3.1. Transparency is limited because the extracted record does not include total verified removals (or claimed removals), nor the quantified leakage deduction value despite stating leakage was quantified. Low extraction confidence also reduces confidence that all relevant MRV details were captured consistently from the source documents.

Claim Safety

Claim safety is constrained by missing eligibility signals: neither CORSIA eligibility nor CCP status is stated in the extracted record, so buyers cannot easily position the credits against common integrity benchmarks. The verification report’s corrective actions—especially the request to correct emissions to the end consumer if a calculation mistake occurred and the concern about choosing higher but less accurate carbon content data—indicate potential over-crediting pathways. The contradiction in the crediting period also increases the risk of misrepresentation of what timeframe the issued credits actually cover.

Documentation

Documentation quality is mixed: there is a recent verification report (25 Sep 2024) and the VVB is named (bio.inspecta AG), and the extraction indicates seven documents were used. However, the minimum extraction confidence is low, implying at least one key document was poorly readable, and the evidence document list is not clearly identified (shown as "unknown"). The presence of multiple corrective actions in the verification report also suggests documentation gaps were identified during assurance.

Overall

Overall confidence is moderate-to-low because key quantitative outputs (verified removals, leakage deduction) are not found in the extracted record and the verification report flags several corrective actions tied to supply chain evidence and emissions calculations. A material contradiction exists on the crediting period: one document set indicates 2023-01-01 to 2024-09-04 (dated 25 Sep 2024) while another indicates 2022-11-02 to 2022-11-25 (dated 22 May 2023). I privilege the more recent period (2023–2024) because it aligns with the stated monitoring period and comes from the later-dated record, but the inconsistency still reduces scores due to data reliability concerns. Note: if documentation were scored below 3.0, transparency would be capped by the gate rule; integrity is above 4.0 so the overall cap would not apply.

Audit Analysis

This Puro biochar removal project has VVB-confirmed additionality via an investment test, but several key quantifications needed to judge credit robustness are missing from the extracted record (notably verified removals and leakage deduction). The verification report lists multiple corrective actions tied to supply chain evidence and emissions calculations, which increases over-crediting and reliability risk. Low document readability/extraction confidence and a contradiction on the crediting period further reduce confidence in the claims.

Project Description

Carbon removal through industrial pyrolysis technology We sequester atmospheric carbon into biochar and put that valuable carbon to use: in healthy, fertile soil, blue green infrastructure to substituting fossil carbons in circular economy concepts. We actively remove carbon from the atmosphere through biochar by converting high volumes of biogenic residues into sustainable carbon removal on an industrial scale. Once incorporated into soil the carbon it contains is removed from the natural cycle for centuries: The most stable and safest CO2 sink and the only commercially proven Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) technology becomes reality. Novocarbo GmbH The Novocarbo GmbH leverages a breadth of knowledge and experience to lead the way to developing a strong and sustainable biochar industry. We are a leading operator of pyrolysis plants and an international trading platform for biochar and its derivatives, Novocarbo draws from an extensive network of strong partnerships and collaboration with research institutions to push the frontiers in biochar applications. Our highly customizable biochar solutions can be used across a number of industries, such as a soil amendment, water treatment and as an additive to decarbonize industrial products such as textiles or sustainable building materials. We provide biochar solutions to various green city projects and construction sites throughout Europe. SWISS BIOCHAR With our company Swiss Biochar we bring 10 years of experience in developing high-performance substrates. Here we refine our biochar with a scientifically proven high-quality process for green/blue infrastructure and agriculture applications which can be tailored to the customers’ needs. Novocarbo's goal is to participate in the mitigation of climate change actively. We are constantly striving to gather and generate new vital knowledge in regard to products, market dynamics and development.

Red Flags

Corrective actions in the verification report request supply-chain linkage evidence, supply site/distance documentation, and correction of potential emissions calculation mistakes—issues that can directly affect credited removals.
Leakage is described as quantified, but the actual leakage deduction percentage is not found in the extracted record.
Contradictory crediting period dates across documents (2023–2024 vs a short 2022 period) create uncertainty about what period the credits cover.
Low extraction confidence indicates at least one key document was poorly readable, weakening reliability of extracted figures.

Credit Vintages Exhausted

	Issued	Retired
2023	339	339
2024	12	12
Total	351	351

Cosa migliorerebbe questo punteggio

Publish/confirm the verified net removals for the monitoring period and the full calculation breakdown, including the explicit leakage deduction percentage and its inputs.
Resolve the crediting-period discrepancy by citing the authoritative registry entry and the specific document pages/sections defining the crediting period, and ensure all project documents are consistent.
Close out the verification corrective actions with documentary evidence (certificate holder–supplier linkage, supply sites and distances, and corrected end-consumer emissions calculations) and make the final dispositions publicly accessible.

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