VPA 22 - GHG Emission Reduction through use of Bondhu Chula (Improved Cook Stoves) in Bangladesh

Audit Analysis

A Gold Standard improved cook-stove project in Bangladesh with a VVB-confirmed additionality assessment and CCP eligibility, but undermined by an extensive list of 30+ material findings, 24 corrective actions, a project-specific baseline with no reassessment record, and a significant contradiction in the leakage deduction (0.95% in the verification report versus 5% in the monitoring report). The overall data quality and internal consistency of the monitoring and verification documents raise meaningful concerns about the robustness of the claimed emission reductions.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage deduction contradicts between the verification report (0.95%) and the monitoring report (5%) — a five-fold discrepancy that materially affects the net credit quantity
• ⚠30+ material findings and 24 corrective actions identified by TÜV NORD CERT, including inconsistent emission reduction values, inconsistent DFb,Stove,y values, and missing sample calculations
• ⚠No buffer pool percentage or reversal-event data found in any available document, leaving permanence risk unquantified for a project where stoves can fail or be replaced with traditional cookstoves
• ⚠Crediting period stated as 2014–2024 in the verification report but 2021–2026 in the validation report, creating ambiguity about the applicable project duration
• ⚠total_err_exante_lifetime is not stated in any document; the 262,185 tCO₂e figure may be a per-period value rather than the lifetime estimate, preventing a reliable pro-rata delivery check

Credit Vintages