VPA 5 - GHG Emission Reduction through use of Bondhu Chula (Improved Cook Stoves) in Bangladesh

Audit Analysis

This Gold Standard cookstove project in Bangladesh has a confirmed additionality assessment and quantified leakage, but is undermined by an extensive list of over 30 material findings and 25+ corrective actions identified by the VVB, a project-specific baseline, and no stated buffer pool. The data quality issues across monitoring reports and ER worksheets, combined with contradictions in leakage percentages and crediting period dates, significantly erode confidence in the robustness of the claimed reductions.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Over 30 material findings and 25+ corrective actions identified by TÜV NORD CERT, including inconsistencies in ER values, missing sample calculations, and data transfer errors between survey forms and ER worksheets
• ⚠Leakage deduction contradiction within the same reporting period: the 2023 verification report states 0.95% while the 2023 monitoring report states 5%
• ⚠Crediting period contradiction: the 2023 verification report states 2014–2024 while the 2022 validation report states 2021–2026
• ⚠No ex-ante lifetime emission reduction estimate found in any document, preventing a pro-rata over- or under-delivery check

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