SCG

Audit Analysis

The SCG Biochar Facility in Thailand has a VVB-confirmed investment additionality test and a recent verification report, but the project carries significant unresolved concerns: a still-open corrective action on methane emissions in the LCA model, ten material clarifications raised by the VVB, no stated leakage treatment, no buffer pool percentage disclosed, and FPIC not conducted. For a biochar project where permanence and accurate carbon accounting are central, these gaps materially weaken confidence in the integrity and safety of the 668.8 tCO₂e credits issued.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠One corrective action (CAR 01) remains open: traceable calculation of methane emissions in the LCA model was not provided at the time of verification
• ⚠Ten material clarifications (CL 01–CL 10) were raised by the VVB, covering IRR inconsistency, LCA parameter evidence, biomass sustainability, and monitoring equipment calibration
• ⚠Leakage deduction and justification are entirely absent from the extracted record for a biochar project where off-site emissions (transport, feedstock sourcing) are expected
• ⚠Buffer pool percentage is not stated, leaving permanence risk for the biochar product unquantified
• ⚠FPIC was not conducted despite the project operating in a community context in Thailand

Credit Vintages Exhausted