VPA 51 - GHG Emission Reduction through use of Bondhu Chula (Improved Cook Stoves) in Bangladesh
GS-3810 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11748
#133of 1329 in Industrial#20of 121 in Bangladesh#252of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard improved cookstove project in Bangladesh with VVB-verified additionality, a quantified 5% leakage deduction, and conservative usage assumptions (0.9 assumed vs 0.9833 verified). However, the project carries moderate risk from a project-specific baseline, absence of a stated buffer pool, a contradiction on FPIC (more recent verification report indicates it was not conducted), and a large number of corrective actions—mostly documentation-related but some touching on stakeholder engagement and grievance mechanism implementation.
Red Flags
- FPIC contradiction: the 2024 verification report states FPIC was not conducted, while the 2023 validation report states it was; the more recent document is privileged, leaving a safeguards gap for a household-level project
- No lifetime ex-ante emission reduction estimate was found in the extracted record, preventing a reliable pro-rata over/under-delivery check
- Multiple corrective actions remain open, including confirmation of grievance expression books at branch offices and clarification of why category-B stakeholders were not invited to consultation
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 456 | 456 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9,783 | 9,761 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 8,438 | 8,270 | 168 | |
| Total | 18,677 | 18,487 | 190 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test, VVB-verified (2024)
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
5% quantified deduction with justification
Project-specific baseline, no reassessment date found
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present; FPIC not conducted per 2024 report
CCP eligible; CORSIA eligibility not stated
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