GSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticIndiaAMS-II.G

The Breathing Space Improved Cooking Stoves Programme, India - VPA No. 11 Envirofit

GS-891 ↗ · current registry ID: GS5046

#737of 1329 in Industrial#673of 975 in India#1106of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#119of 189 in AMS-II.G

4.8/ 10
Integrity
5.2
Transparency
4.5
Claim Safety
4.5
Documentation
5.0

Scored2026-09-06medium confidence Latest verified monitoring: 2020-07-31

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Audit Analysis

The Breathing Space cookstove project has VVB-confirmed additionality and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but suffers from a significant usage-rate overestimation (95% assumed vs 81.2% verified), an unaddressed buffer pool, unresolved material findings (5 CLs, 3 CARs), and a CORSIA-eligible status that creates dual-channel risk. The absence of a verified ERR figure prevents independent confirmation of the 323,452 tCO₂e claim.

Red Flags

  • Usage rate assumed at 95% in the PDD but verified at only 81.2% in the 2018 monitoring report — a 14.5-point overestimation that inflates claimed reductions
  • Five non-conformities (CLs) and three corrective action requests (CARs) raised by the DOE during verification, indicating recurring quality issues in the MRV process
  • CORSIA eligibility confirmed while CCP status is not mentioned, creating potential dual-channel crediting risk
  • Total verified ERR is not available in the extracted record, making it impossible to independently confirm the 323,452 tCO₂e lifetime claim

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2015
2,9142,85856
2016
34,82934,8290
2017
36,32127,8998,422
2018
37,34237,3420
2019
36,25836,2580
2020
20,98220,9820
Total168,646160,1688,478

Risk Indicators

Additionality

VVB-confirmed combined test

Permanence

reversals unaddressed

Leakage

5% quantified deduction

Baseline

Project-specific; reassessment timing not stated

Safeguards

FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing documented

Double-claim

CORSIA-eligible; CCP status not confirmed

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