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#2of 44 in Biochar#3of 115 in United States#2of 109 in Puro.earth (PUR)
Audit Analysis
The Takachar Novato biochar project presents a fundamentally sound removals credit with strong permanence (carbon locked in soil) and VVB-verified additionality, but is held back by a project-specific baseline, absent leakage quantification, and a cluster of documentation gaps that were flagged and resolved during verification. The exact match between claimed and verified ERR figures is reassuring, yet the absence of CORSIA/CCP status and several monitoring details limits full confidence in the claim.
Red Flags
- Project-specific baseline with no stated reassessment date; no jurisdictional or standardised baseline referenced in any available document
- Leakage deduction and justification are entirely absent from the extracted record despite the project type warranting at least a qualitative treatment
- Six material findings (MSDS, LCA/CORC discrepancies, air permit, registration, public funding, calibration) were raised during verification, indicating initial documentation was incomplete
- CORSIA eligibility and CCP status are not stated in any available document, leaving double-claiming risk unassessed
Credit Vintages Exhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 117 | 117 | 0 | |
| Total | 117 | 117 | 0 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed investment test
Biochar in soil; no reversal risk
Not quantified in available docs
Project-specific; no reassessment date
Mentioned but FPIC/grievance not detailed
CORSIA/CCP status not stated
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