VPA 85 - GHG Emission Reduction through use of Bondhu Chula (Improved Cook Stoves) in Bangladesh

Audit Analysis

A Gold Standard cookstove project in Bangladesh with VVB-confirmed additionality and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but significant documentation gaps including no stated buffer pool, contradictory FPIC findings across documents, and 18+ corrective actions raised by the VVB. The project is CCP-eligible and uses conservative usage-rate assumptions, but the absence of a lifetime ex-ante ERR figure and a project-specific baseline limit confidence in long-term claim robustness.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠FPIC status contradicts between the validation report (conducted) and the 2024 verification report (not conducted); the more recent verification report indicates FPIC was not carried out
• ⚠18+ corrective actions required by the VVB, including unresolved questions on double-counting prevention (unique serial numbers), credit ownership transfer evidence, and stakeholder consultation compliance
• ⚠No lifetime ex-ante ERR figure found in any document, preventing a meaningful pro-rata over/under-delivery assessment
• ⚠Baseline is project-specific with no reassessment date stated, and the PDD dates from 2015/2020

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