Xinhangdao AWMS GHG Mitigation Project In Shangqiu City
#538of 1084 in China#630of 1339 in Verra (VCS)#16of 43 in AMS-III.F
Audit Analysis
The Xinhangdao swine manure project (VCS-4558) is a registered avoidance project with VVB-confirmed additionality and a well-instrumented monitoring system, but it carries moderate risk from a project-specific modeled baseline, an unconfirmed buffer pool, and two inter-document contradictions (leakage treatment and verified ERR figures). The project delivered roughly 68% of its ex-ante expectation for the first monitoring period, which is conservative but the low extraction confidence and 11 material findings during validation temper confidence in the overall data quality.
Red Flags
- Contradiction between the PDD (leakage 'quantified') and the validation report (leakage 'not addressed') creates ambiguity about whether leakage was properly treated in the baseline calculation
- Eleven material findings were raised during validation (including investment analysis, monitoring plan gaps, and stakeholder consultation issues), indicating a weak initial submission
- Minimum extraction confidence is rated 'low', meaning at least one key document was poorly readable and some facts may be incomplete or misread
Credit Vintages Exhausted
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 0 | |
| Total | 30,100 | 30,100 | 0 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test, VVB-confirmed
no reversals reported
Quantified in MR but contradicted in validation report
Project-specific, modeled; reassessment not yet due
Grievance mechanism present; FPIC not stated; consultation i
CORSIA and CCP status both unstated
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