*Proyecto Mirador enhanced distribution of efficient woodstoves

Audit Analysis

A Gold Standard cookstove project in Honduras with VVB-confirmed additionality and a quantified 2% leakage deduction, but significant permanence concerns due to the absence of a stated buffer pool and unaddressed stove-abandonment reversals. Multiple contradictions across documents—including shifting FNRB values, leakage justifications, and usage-monitoring methods—undermine confidence in the data trail. CORSIA eligibility introduces dual-channel risk, and no verified ERR figure was found in the extracted record.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠No buffer pool percentage is stated in any available document, leaving reversal risk (stove abandonment or modification) unmitigated
• ⚠The 2014 verification report marks reversal events as 'not addressed,' while the 2011 report had reported them—suggesting a regression in permanence oversight
• ⚠CORSIA eligibility is confirmed while CCP status is not mentioned, creating potential dual-channel crediting risk
• ⚠Usage monitoring shifted from an annual survey (2014) to self-report (2017 monitoring report), weakening MRV rigor
• ⚠No verified ERR figure was found in the extracted record; only a claimed figure of 129,911 tCO2e (2014 monitoring report) is available

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