Africa > Ghana on collision course with UN as it presses ahead with cookstoves emissions calculation

Ghana on collision course with UN as it presses ahead with cookstoves emissions calculation

Published 15:43 on February 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 20:56 on February 9, 2024  / Paddy Gourlay /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, Switzerland, Voluntary

Ghana will press ahead with its own calculation for crediting emissions reductions from cookstoves projects by the end of the second quarter, the African country revealed this week, in a move that could clash with UN plans to create a global carbon standard for the thorny issue.
Ghana will press ahead with its own calculation for crediting emissions reductions from cookstoves projects by the end of the second quarter, the African country revealed this week, in a move that could clash with UN plans to create a global carbon standard for the thorny issue.


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