Shelter Hill Forest
#5of 345 in United States#2of 59 in City Forest Credits (CFC)
Audit Analysis
Shelter Hill Forest is a 40-year urban tree preservation project under the CFC standard with a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test, a quantified 18.3% leakage deduction, a 10% buffer pool, and no reported reversal events. The main weaknesses are the project-specific (non-jurisdictional) baseline, the absence of documented FPIC and grievance mechanisms, and the lack of stated CORSIA/CCP eligibility. Overall, the project presents a moderate-to-good carbon credit with standard safeguards for a tree-preservation methodology.
Red Flags
- Baseline is project-specific rather than jurisdictional or standardised, increasing sensitivity to local assumptions
- FPIC and grievance mechanism are not documented in any available record, leaving community safeguards unverified
- CORSIA and CCP eligibility are not stated, creating ambiguity about dual-channel or double-claiming risk
- ERR discrepancy between the PDD (3,460 tCO₂e) and the verification report (3,114 tCO₂e) indicates the ex-ante estimate was revised downward before verification
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,114 | 13 | 3,101 | |
| Total | 3,114 | 13 | 3,101 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test, VVB-confirmed
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
18.3% quantified deduction
Project-specific, not jurisdictional
Mentioned but FPIC/grievance undocumented
CORSIA & CCP status not stated
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