Waste Management at Six Locations in India
#946of 1329 in Industrial#5of 9 in IN#62of 154 in Intl. Carbon Registry (ICR)#42of 72 in AMS-II.I
Audit Analysis
This ICR-registered waste management project in India has a VVB-verified additionality assessment and no reported reversals, but is undermined by 16 material findings, a 0% buffer pool, a project-specific modeled baseline, and a significant discrepancy between the validation report's ERR (452,941) and the issuance record (778,776). The project delivered roughly 45% of its pro-rata lifetime expectation for the elapsed monitoring period, reducing over-crediting risk but raising questions about the robustness of the ex-ante estimate. The volume of corrective actions (21) and the Puducherry land-use issue (reclaimed land used for fresh waste dumping without methane recovery) are serious integrity concerns.
Red Flags
- 16 material findings (NC 01–NC 16) spanning additionality, baseline, monitoring, and documentation, with 21 corrective actions required before the validation report could be finalised
- ERR contradiction: the validation report (2026-08-04) records 452,941 tCO₂e while the issuance record (2026-08-03) shows 778,776 tCO₂e — a 72% gap that is unexplained
- 0% buffer pool for a 10-year crediting period in a waste-management project, with no reversal-risk hedge
- Puducherry site: reclaimed land was provided for fresh waste dumping without methane recovery (NC 01), undermining the baseline avoidance claim
- Leakage deduction of 0% justified only as 'deemed negligible' with no quantified analysis in a project type where off-site disposal or transport leakage is plausible
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 282,150 | 0 | 282,150 | |
| 2022 | 334,973 | 0 | 334,973 | |
| 2023 | 362,890 | 0 | 362,890 | |
| 2024 | 362,890 | 0 | 362,890 | |
| 2025 | 362,890 | 0 | 362,890 | |
| 2026 | 362,890 | 0 | 362,890 | |
| 2027 | 362,890 | 0 | 362,890 | |
| 2028 | 362,890 | 0 | 362,890 | |
| 2029 | 362,890 | 0 | 362,890 | |
| 2030 | 362,890 | 0 | 362,890 | |
| 2031 | 362,890 | 0 | 362,890 | |
| Total | 3,883,133 | 0 | 3,883,133 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-verified but gaps in Level 2a/3 demonstration (NC 03, NC 12)
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
0% deduction, 'deemed negligible' only, no quantified analysis
Project-specific modeled baseline, no reassessment date, Puducherry issue (NC 01)
FPIC conducted, grievance mechanism present, benefit sharing described
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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