VPA 10 - GHG Emission Reduction through use of Bondhu Chula (Improved Cook Stoves) in Bangladesh
GS-747 ↗ · current registry ID: GS4375
#284of 1329 in Industrial#41of 121 in Bangladesh#467of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A long-running Gold Standard cookstove project in Bangladesh with confirmed additionality and in-place safeguards, but undermined by extensive data-quality findings, a project-specific baseline, and unresolved inconsistencies in reported emission reduction figures. The verified ERR exceeding the claimed ERR in the same monitoring cycle raises questions about calculation integrity, and the absence of a buffer pool or stated permanence mechanism leaves residual risk unaddressed.
Red Flags
- Verified ERR (262,185 tCO₂e, 2023 verification report) exceeds claimed ERR (157,839 tCO₂e, same monitoring report), an inversion that is atypical and unexplained in the extracted record
- 26 corrective actions and over 30 material findings logged in the 2023 verification report, including internal inconsistencies in emission reduction values, missing sample calculations, and mismatched parameters between the monitoring report and ER worksheet
- Crediting period stated as 2014–2024 in the 2023 verification report but 2021–2026 in the 2022 validation report, creating ambiguity about the actual validity window
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,781 | 2,781 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7,292 | 7,292 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3,420 | 3,420 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3,308 | 606 | 2,702 | |
| 2019 | 3,204 | 0 | 3,204 | |
| 2020 | 524 | 0 | 524 | |
| Total | 30,529 | 24,099 | 6,430 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
low inherent risk for cookstoves
Quantified at 0.95% with justification
Project-specific; reassessment date not stated
FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing documented
CCP-eligible; CORSIA status not stated
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