Project Terre Boost: Biochar for a Better Tomorrow

Audit Analysis

A newly registered VCS biochar project in India with VVB-confirmed additionality and documented feedstock sustainability, but significant gaps in permanence risk management (no buffer pool stated, reversal events not addressed) and a 0% leakage deduction with minimal justification. The project is in its first crediting period with no monitoring data yet, and the validation report flagged multiple material findings that were subsequently resolved.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠No buffer pool percentage stated in available documents despite a 100-year permanence claim for a biochar project
• ⚠Reversal events marked as 'not addressed' in the extracted record, with only a qualitative reference to a permanence factor derived from IPCC and lab reports
• ⚠Validation report (2025-06-24) listed material findings including 'Insufficient evidence to demonstrate project's eligibility' and 'Insufficient evidence to demonstrate applicability conditions'
• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% justified only as 'deemed negligible' without quantified analysis for a biochar production project
• ⚠No monitoring report available; total ERR verified is not stated in any document

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.