Proyecto Carbono CAS

Integrity

The monitoring report (2023-06-22) indicates a 15% buffer pool and reports no reversal events, which supports permanence management for a removal project. Additionality is stated as confirmed by the VVB in the extracted record, but the type of additionality test is not found, limiting robustness. The baseline method and the date of any baseline reassessment were not found in the extracted record, which is a major integrity gap for quantifying removals. Leakage is described as negligible in the monitoring report (2023-06-22), but no leakage deduction percentage is provided in the extracted record.

Transparency

The monitoring period is clearly defined (2017-11-30 to 2022-09-14) in the monitoring report (2023-06-22), and the VVB is identified as ICONTEC. However, total claimed and total verified removals/ERR values were not found in the extracted record, preventing an external reader from reconciling issuance quantities to monitoring outcomes. The registry is listed only as "other" and CCP status was not found in the extracted record, limiting completeness for third-party checks.

Claim Safety

CORSIA eligibility is explicitly false in the extracted record, which reduces the risk of aviation-aligned claims. At the same time, the baseline approach is not found in the extracted record and leakage is not quantified beyond being deemed negligible in the monitoring report (2023-06-22), both of which elevate over-crediting risk. Contradictions between the validation and monitoring reports on FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing, and safeguards increase reputational risk because social claims may be overstated or inconsistently evidenced.

Documentation

The document set includes a PDD, a validation report (2023-06-14), and a monitoring report (2023-06-22), and extraction confidence is high, supporting basic documentation completeness. No material findings or corrective actions are reported in the extracted record, which is positive but should be interpreted cautiously given other gaps. The crediting period is long (2008-11-30 to 2028-11-28) relative to the monitoring period provided, and key quantitative outputs (total ERR) are not found in the extracted record, reducing practical usability of the documentation.

Overall

Key integrity elements are present (VVB involvement, buffer pool, and no reversals reported), but missing baseline and quantified leakage treatment constrain confidence in the credited removals. For contradictions, the monitoring report (2023-06-22) was privileged over the validation report (2023-06-14) for reversal and leakage statements because it is later and reflects monitored implementation; this supports using "no reversals reported" and "leakage deemed negligible" while still penalizing the lack of quantification. For safeguards, FPIC, grievance mechanism, and benefit-sharing, the contradiction is material: the validation report indicates these are present while the later monitoring report indicates they are not; the later monitoring report was privileged as the more current operational account, and scores were reduced due to the inconsistency itself. Note: gate rules may apply post-scoring if integrity or documentation fall below thresholds.