Taiqian County MSW Landfill Site LFG Comprehensive Utilization Project
#532of 1084 in China#626of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#13of 34 in AMS-III.G
Audit Analysis
A VCS landfill gas capture and utilization project in China verified by Applus+ Certification, with a well-established AMS methodology and a conservative delivery rate (66% of pro-rata expectation). However, five cross-document contradictions—including a critical discrepancy on whether LFG capture is legally required—undermine confidence in the additionality claim and data reliability. Material findings on baseline justification and monitoring parameters further moderate the assessment.
Red Flags
- Contradiction on whether LFG capture is legally required: the verification report (Oct 2023) states it is, while the validation report (Nov 2022) states it is not—directly threatening the additionality claim
- Grid emission factor differs by 50% between the monitoring report (0.57025) and the verification report (0.8587), raising questions about which value was actually used in the ERR calculation
- Four material findings at verification, including a required baseline justification due to GB 50869-2013 and incorrect monitoring parameters per the methodology
- Permanence/reversal risk dismissed as 'not applicable as a renewable project' without a buffer pool or quantified reversal analysis, which is atypical for a finite-resource LFG project
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7,149 | 0 | 7,149 | |
| 2022 | 25,287 | 0 | 25,287 | |
| 2023 | 24,432 | 0 | 24,432 | |
| Total | 56,868 | 0 | 56,868 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test, but legal-requirement contradiction unresolved
Reversal dismissed as N/A
0% deduction with quantified justification in verification report
Project-specific modeled baseline; reassessment not yet due under VCS 10-year rule
Safeguards and grievance mechanism mentioned; FPIC not stated
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
⚑ Dispute this rating
Are you the project owner?
Metadata correction (free)
Name, country, marketplace or links incorrect? Let us know.
Does not modify the score.
[email protected] →Pipeline re-run with new documents
Have updated documentation not yet included? You can request a new run of the pipeline with the new inputs.
Submit Documents →Share this rating
