Village Of Lombard Illinois Forest Carbon Offsets
#69of 345 in United States#35of 59 in City Forest Credits (CFC)
Audit Analysis
A small urban forestry project (350 trees in Lombard, IL public rights-of-way) under the CFC Protocol v12 with VVB-verified additionality, a jurisdictional baseline, and a 5% buffer pool. The project delivered approximately 102% of its pro-rata expectation for the elapsed monitoring period, indicating no material over-crediting. However, a material finding of 50 perished trees (≈14% of the cohort) and the absence of any documented leakage treatment are notable integrity concerns.
Red Flags
- 50 of 350 project trees (≈14%) perished during spring mulching and were removed in 2025; replacement is only scheduled for 2026, creating a gap in carbon storage
- No leakage deduction or justification is stated in any available document, despite the urban context where displaced planting or maintenance activity could shift emissions
- Crediting period is inconsistent between the verification report (26 years, 2021–2047) and the validation report (6 years, 2024–2050), creating ambiguity about the project's actual permanence commitment
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 228 | 0 | 228 | |
| Total | 228 | 0 | 228 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test, VVB-verified
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
No deduction or justification stated
Jurisdictional baseline
Safeguards mentioned; FPIC and grievance mechanism not stated
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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