GSEnergy Efficiency - DomesticBangladeshGeneral Methodologyv2.1

VPA 55 - GHG Emission Reduction through use of Bondhu Chula (Improved Cook Stoves) in Bangladesh

GS-3815 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11752

#812of 1329 in Industrial#99of 121 in Bangladesh#1208of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)

4.7/ 10
Integrity
5.5
Transparency
5.0
Claim Safety
3.0
Documentation
5.0

Scored2026-09-07high confidence Latest verified monitoring: 2023-11-14

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Audit Analysis

This Gold Standard cookstove VPA in Bangladesh has a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test and a reasonable 5% leakage deduction, but is undermined by an extraordinary 53× over-delivery of verified emissions reductions relative to the ex-ante lifetime estimate, the absence of a stated buffer pool, and a contradiction showing FPIC was not conducted. Multiple cross-document inconsistencies in key parameters (usage rate, FNRB method, safeguards) further erode confidence in the data integrity.

Red Flags

  • Verified ERR of 523,571 tCO₂e is approximately 53× the pro-rata ex-ante expectation of ~9,829 tCO₂e for the one-year monitoring period out of a five-year crediting period, raising serious over-crediting concerns
  • FPIC was not conducted per the 2024 verification report, despite this being a domestic cookstove project affecting household users in Bangladesh
  • Eleven contradictions across documents on key parameters including ERR figures, usage rate, FNRB method, additionality test type, and safeguards status

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2021
4564560
2022
9,7839,7749
2023
8,4388,270168
Total18,67718,500177

Risk Indicators

Additionality

Combined test, VVB-confirmed

Permanence

no reversal events recorded

Leakage

5% quantified deduction with justification

Baseline

Project-specific; no reassessment date found

Safeguards

Grievance mechanism present; FPIC not conducted

Double-claim

CCP eligible; CORSIA status not stated

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-09-07General Methodology v2.1
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