GSWindChinaACM0002

Yunxiao Zengjiang Wind Farm

GS-3508 ↗ · current registry ID: GS11556

#1139of 1935 in Renewable energy#661of 1084 in China#905of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)#890of 1287 in ACM0002

5.0/ 10
Integrity
5.5
Transparency
5.0
Claim Safety
4.5
Documentation
4.5

Scored2026-09-10high confidence

Generated by CarbonMeld Analysis Pipeline · Methodology · Editorial Policy · About the System
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Audit Analysis

The Yunxiao Zengjiang Wind Farm is a Gold Standard wind project with VVB-confirmed additionality and no material findings, but it is undermined by an extensive list of 30+ corrective actions, an unaddressed leakage justification, and a dramatic drop in verified emissions reductions in 2024 (only ~16% of the pro-rata annual expectation). The project-specific baseline and missing CORSIA/CCP status further limit confidence in the credit's robustness.

Red Flags

  • 2024 verified ERR of 5,428 tCO2e is only ~16% of the pro-rata annual expectation (~34,477 tCO2e derived from the 172,386 tCO2e lifetime ex-ante estimate over a 5-year crediting period), indicating severe under-delivery or a potential issue with the ex-ante estimate
  • Leakage deduction of 0% with justification recorded as 'not addressed' in the 2023 verification report, despite leakage being a standard requirement even for renewable energy projects
  • 30+ corrective actions required in the verification report, spanning SDG reporting, monitoring plan inconsistencies, baseline validity, grid emission factor sourcing, and project boundary documentation
  • Grid emission factor changed from 0.690825 (2023 verification report) to 0.593415158 (2024 monitoring report), a ~14% reduction that directly affects the calculated ERR

Credit Vintages Exhausted

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2020
38,98738,9870
2021
3,6953,6950
Total42,68242,6820

Risk Indicators

Additionality

VVB-confirmed investment test

Permanence

Wind project — no carbon-stock reversal risk

Leakage

0% deduction, justification not addressed

Baseline

Project-specific baseline, reassessed 2022

Safeguards

Grievance mechanism present, FPIC not conducted

Double-claim

CORSIA and CCP status not stated

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Analysis ProvenanceScored2026-09-10ACM0002
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