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Re-assessment pendingCDMN2OSouth KoreaRegistry: RegisteredACM0019

„Reduction of N2O emissions from the new nitric acid plant #5 of Hu-Chems Fine Chemical Corp.“

Developer: Hu-Chems Fine Chemical Corp

CDM-6637 ↗

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#50of 84 in South Korea#2506of 5740 in CDM (UNFCCC)#4of 18 in ACM0019

Score from methodology v2.1 (analysis of 25 Sep 2026). Re-assessment under v2.2 pending.

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 5.4 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Re-assessment pending · v2.1

Scored2026-09-25medium confidenceLatest monitoring period ends: 2021-07-25

evidence: 29/29 registry documents analyzed · 3 red flags

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

This CDM N2O abatement project at a South Korean nitric acid plant has a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test and a reputable verifier (TÜV SÜD), but is undermined by six material findings raised during validation, a project-specific modeled baseline, a thin 0% leakage justification, and notable contradictions in ex-ante and crediting-period figures across documents. The project delivered roughly 84% of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation for the monitored period, which is within a reasonable range but does not fully offset the documentation quality concerns.

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Findings

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Evidence

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On this page: the analysis of 25 Sep 2026, marked “Re-assessment pending”. Per-dimension scores, risk indicators, 3 red flags, score factors, detailed analysis, and 29 registry documents (29 analyzed).

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Eligibility & market

Transactions in the CDM registry are discontinued as of 31 December 2026 (UNFCCC, checked 6 October 2026). The UNEP-CCC Article 6 Pipeline lists a request to move this activity to the Article 6.4 mechanism of the Paris Agreement. This page keeps the project's record and our analysis.

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  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    Not published

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  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    No ICVCM information

    No CCP label and no ICVCM decision found for this project's methodology.

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: methodology

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2014
230,3750230,375
2015
556,0700556,070
2016
475,8460475,846
2017
403,9550403,955
2018
450,2900450,290
2019
241,9820241,982
2020
382,3470382,347
2021
127,9960127,996
Total2,868,86102,868,861

Methodology versions used

The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.

  1. 2013ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  2. 2013–2014ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  3. 2015ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  4. 2015–2016ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  5. 2016ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  6. 2016ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  7. 2017ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  8. 2017ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  9. 2017ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  10. 2017–2018ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  11. 2018ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  12. 2018ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  13. 2018ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  14. 2018–2019ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  15. 2019ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  17. 2019ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  18. 2019–2020ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  19. 2020ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  20. 2020ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  21. 2020ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  22. 2020ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  23. 2021ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  24. 2021ACM0019 v1.0since replaced by v4.0

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  • ACM0019: Active (CDM / UNFCCC) · official page · verified on

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