GSSolar Thermal - HeatChinaAMS-I.C

Shifosi Solar Cooker Project

GS-2230 ↗ · current registry ID: GS7605

#88of 150 in Cookstoves#775of 1084 in China#1100of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#42of 115 in AMS-I.C

4.8/ 10
Integrity
5.5
Transparency
4.5
Claim Safety
4.5
Documentation
4.0

Scored2026-09-06high confidence

Generated by CarbonMeld Analysis Pipeline · Methodology · Editorial Policy · About the System
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Audit Analysis

The Shifosi Solar Cooker Project is a Gold Standard solar thermal cooking project in China with VVB-confirmed additionality and no reversal events, but it is undermined by a project-specific baseline, a 0% leakage deduction, a 10.3% gap between assumed and verified usage rates, and over 30 corrective actions spanning the PDD, monitoring reports, and verification report. Multiple contradictions between documents on leakage treatment, usage monitoring method, and crediting period boundaries reduce confidence in the data record.

Red Flags

  • Over 30 corrective actions required across PDD, monitoring reports, and verification report, indicating systemic documentation quality issues
  • Usage rate assumed at 100% in the validation report but verified at only 89.7% in the verification report — a 10.3% over-estimation of actual use
  • Leakage treatment contradicts between documents: the verification report (2023) states leakage was 'quantified' while the monitoring report (2020) states it was 'not addressed', yet the deduction is 0%
  • CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are both unstated, leaving dual-channel risk unassessed

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2019
102,619100,4542,165
2020
103,61624,96178,655
2021
97,48295,8211,661
2022
97,04595,1051,940
2023
14,22913,945284
Total414,991330,28684,705

Risk Indicators

Additionality

VVB-confirmed investment test

Permanence

no reversals reported

Leakage

0% deduction; contradictory justification across docs

Baseline

Project-specific; reassessment timing not stated

Safeguards

FPIC, grievance mechanism, and safeguards documented

Double-claim

CORSIA and CCP status both unstated

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-09-06AMS-I.C
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