WWF Meigu High Efficient Cook Stove Project

Audit Analysis

The WWF Meigu cookstove project has a solid additionality foundation (VVB-confirmed investment test) and no reversal events, but is undermined by a project-specific baseline, a zero leakage deduction that was reduced from the PDD's 5%, and a verified emission reduction figure roughly five times the pro-rata expectation for the monitoring period. Multiple contradictions across documents—particularly in the fuel-to-N2O ratio, usage rate, and leakage treatment—erode confidence in the data chain.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Verified ERR of 45,990 tCO2e is approximately 5.3× the pro-rata expectation (~8,728 tCO2e) for the one-year monitoring period against the 87,282 tCO2e lifetime ex-ante estimate, raising over-crediting concerns.
• ⚠Verified ERR (45,990) exceeds the proponent's claimed ERR (19,301) for the same verification cycle, an unusual inversion that suggests a data or scope inconsistency.
• ⚠Leakage deduction was reduced from 5% in the PDD (2016) to 0% in the monitoring report (2025) with only a 'deemed negligible' justification, despite the project type (cookstove distribution) carrying inherent leakage risk.
• ⚠Eight contradictions across documents, including the FNRB value (88.9 vs 0.889), FNRB method (local field vs national default), and usage rate (90% vs 100%), indicate inconsistent data management.

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