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Re-assessment pendingCARAdipic AcidUSVintage 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024Registry: RegisteredCAR-US-ADIPIC-ACID

Phlogiston Phase I

Developer: Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC

CAR-1480 ↗

#700of 1794 in United States#449of 1012 in Climate Action Reserve (CAR)

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 19 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.2 / 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

Phlogiston Phase I is a CAR-registered industrial process project (adipic acid production) with VVB-confirmed additionality and a measured project-specific baseline, but the verification report issues a Modified Opinion with three corrective actions on CEMS calibration and certification. Contradictions in reported emission reduction figures between two verification reports (March and May 2026) and the absence of a stated functional new reference baseline value raise data-reliability concerns. Safeguards (FPIC, grievance mechanism) are documented, though an inconsistency between the 2023 monitoring report and the 2026 verification report on FPIC status warrants clarification.

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Findings

Risk Indicators

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Permanence

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Leakage

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Baseline

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Safeguards

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Double-claim

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Eligibility & market

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  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    Eligible — first phase 2024–2026

    Airlines can use these credits for their international CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    CCP-labelled credits

    The registry marks these credits with the Core Carbon Principles label of the Integrity Council.

    Source: registry label

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

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

    Source: registry label

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label

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:2026-10-11

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2021
2,092,8211,788,233304,588
2022
4,399,8464,027,395372,451
2023
4,993,1303,440,0051,553,125
2024
5,778,413800,8304,977,583
2025
5,076,930391,1904,685,740
2026
2,058,91953,8032,005,116
Total24,400,05910,501,45613,898,603

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Profile & governance

Analysis ProvenanceU.S. Adipic Acid Production Protocol

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