Africa > UN floats new way to calculate cookstove project emissions cuts, receives criticism

UN floats new way to calculate cookstove project emissions cuts, receives criticism

Published 19:30 on October 17, 2023  /  Last updated at 19:30 on October 17, 2023  / Tom Woolnough /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Switzerland, Voluntary

UN-backed research to calculate emissions reductions from cookstove carbon projects has been put out for consultation as part of global efforts to address over-crediting concerns, though the work seems to have angered some government authorities and experts.
UN-backed research to calculate emissions reductions from cookstove carbon projects has been put out for consultation as part of global efforts to address over-crediting concerns, though the work seems to have angered some government authorities and experts.


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