Waste to Compost Project Using MSW in Agra
#588of 1329 in Industrial#3of 9 in IN#36of 154 in Intl. Carbon Registry (ICR)#21of 43 in AMS-III.F
Audit Analysis
A small-scale methane-avoidance composting project in Agra, India, registered under the Indian Carbon Registry using the AMS-III.F methodology. The project shows a combined additionality test and no material findings, but lacks a buffer pool, uses a project-specific baseline, and has no verified monitoring data in the available record. A 12% discrepancy in claimed ERR between the PDD and an appendix, combined with the absence of a monitoring report, limits confidence in the credit figures.
Red Flags
- No buffer pool or permanence safeguard is stated in any available document, leaving the project exposed to reversal risk if composting operations cease.
- Total ERR claimed differs by approximately 12% between the PDD (60,353 tCO₂e) and an appendix (53,671 tCO₂e), with no explanation provided for the discrepancy.
- No monitoring or verification report with verified ERR figures was found in the extracted record, despite the monitoring period running through August 2025.
- Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) was not conducted, despite the project handling municipal solid waste in a community setting.
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,622 | 0 | 1,622 | |
| 2021 | 9,582 | 0 | 9,582 | |
| 2022 | 16,291 | 0 | 16,291 | |
| 2023 | 22,129 | 0 | 22,129 | |
| 2024 | 27,302 | 0 | 27,302 | |
| 2025 | 31,957 | 0 | 31,957 | |
| 2026 | 36,196 | 0 | 36,196 | |
| 2027 | 40,094 | 0 | 40,094 | |
| 2028 | 43,704 | 0 | 43,704 | |
| 2029 | 47,068 | 0 | 47,068 | |
| 2030 | 2,321 | 0 | 2,321 | |
| Total | 278,266 | 0 | 278,266 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test applied but VVB confirmation not explicitly stated
no reversals observed but no safeguard in place
0% deduction with generic 'deemed negligible' justification
Project-specific baseline; no reassessment date recorded
Grievance mechanism present; FPIC not conducted
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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