carbonmarketwatch-ji-sverdlovsk-8be8af579199c02d.pdf

Carbon Market Watch challenges the validity of a JI project in Ukraine's Sverdlovsk district, arguing that the project's claim of additionality is not credible because it was operational for 4.5 years before the Letter of Approval was issued. The organization also contends that emission reductions are likely exaggerated due to a lack of supporting coal production data and flawed baseline assumptions regarding the spontaneous burning of waste heaps. Additionally, the document criticizes the project's physical boundaries for being insufficiently defined, noting that the project allows for the addition of new waste heaps and complexes during the monitoring period.

• The project's claim of additionality is questionable because it began operations on November 15, 2007, yet the Letter of Approval (LoE) was not issued until July 16, 2012, meaning the project operated for 4.5 years without the JI support it claims was a decisive factor for feasibility.
• The project participants incorrectly attempted to justify additionality by referencing a similar project (UA1000327) registered under JI Track 1, which Carbon Market Watch asserts is inapplicable because Track 1 projects are not subject to the verification procedures of the Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee required for Track 2.
• Estimated emission reductions appear exaggerated and lack supporting coal production data; the baseline calculations rely on an imprecise assumption that waste heaps will burn at 'some point in time', creating high uncertainty regarding the crediting year.
• The baseline emission calculations use a correction factor (ΡWHB) of 0.78 for the Luhansk region and a carbon oxidation factor (OXIDсoal) of 0.963, both of which Carbon Market Watch argues are incorrectly applied to the volume and process of waste heap burning.
• The physical project boundaries are insufficiently defined, as the PDD does not specify which waste heaps are in the legal use of Slavutich MChTPP and suggests that new waste heaps and beneficiation complexes could be added during the monitoring period.

APA

Kollmuss, A. (2012). carbonmarketwatch-ji-sverdlovsk-8be8af579199c02d.pdf. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CarbonMarketWatch-JI-Sverdlovsk.pdf

Chicago

Kollmuss, Anja. carbonmarketwatch-ji-sverdlovsk-8be8af579199c02d.pdf. Carbon Market Watch, 2012. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CarbonMarketWatch-JI-Sverdlovsk.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{kollmuss2012carbonmarketwatchjisverdlovsk8be8af579199c02dpdf, author = {Kollmuss, Anja}, title = {{carbonmarketwatch-ji-sverdlovsk-8be8af579199c02d.pdf}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2012}, month = jan, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CarbonMarketWatch-JI-Sverdlovsk.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }