VPA 34 - GHG Emission Reduction through use of Bondhu Chula (Improved Cook Stoves) in Bangladesh
GS-773 ↗ · current registry ID: GS4399
#583of 1329 in Industrial#76of 121 in Bangladesh#899of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
The Bondhu Chula cookstove project in Bangladesh has a verified additionality assessment and quantified leakage deduction, but suffers from significant gaps: no verified emissions figure is available, the assumed usage rate exceeds the verified rate by 13.3%, reversal risk is unaddressed, and four corrective actions were raised by the VVB. The project carries moderate over-crediting risk and limited transparency on actual delivery.
Red Flags
- Usage rate assumed at 0.99 but verified at only 0.858 — a 13.3% over-estimation that inflates claimed credits
- Reversal events explicitly 'not addressed' in a cookstove project where stoves can break or be replaced with traditional stoves, and no buffer pool is stated
- Four corrective actions (CAR 01–04) and nine material findings (including 3 CLs and 2 FARs) were raised in the verification report, indicating unresolved compliance issues
- No verified total ERR figure is available in the extracted record, making it impossible to confirm actual emissions delivery
- CCP eligibility is contradictory: the PDD (2023-04) states 'eligible' while the verification report (2023-10) does not mention CCP status
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6,023 | 6,023 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6,032 | 6,032 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 293 | 293 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 283 | 283 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 275 | 0 | 275 | |
| 2020 | 45 | 0 | 45 | |
| Total | 12,951 | 12,631 | 320 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
5% quantified deduction
Project-specific, reassessment not stated
FPIC, grievance, benefit sharing documented
CORSIA-eligible; CCP status contradictory
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