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ScoredCDMBiomass EnergySouth AfricaRegistry: RegisteredAMS-I.C

Tugela Mill Fuel Switching Project

Developer: Sappi Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd

CDM-0795 ↗

#266of 753 in Biomass#15of 76 in South Africa#2264of 4472 in CDM (UNFCCC)#39of 187 in AMS-I.C

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.3 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Scored2026-09-25medium confidenceLatest verified monitoring: 2012-03-31

evidence:17/17registry documents analyzed · 4red flags

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Analysis

The Tugela Mill Fuel Switching Project is a CDM biomass fuel-switching activity (coal to biomass) with VVB-confirmed additionality and a reasonable 0% leakage deduction, but it is undermined by a project-specific baseline, multiple material findings (unregistered gas usage, monitoring plan gaps), and the absence of feedstock sustainability and carbon-content verification. The project delivered roughly half of its pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the monitored period, which is conservative but highlights baseline uncertainty.

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Findings

Risk Indicators

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Evidence

Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish CORSIA eligibility per project.

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    No ICVCM information

    No CCP label and no ICVCM decision found for this project's methodology.

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: project sector

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2011
23,081023,081
2013
81,857081,857
Total104,9380104,938

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Analysis ProvenanceAMS-I.C.
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