Africa > Cookstove offset projects in firing line after paper claims rife over-crediting

Cookstove offset projects in firing line after paper claims rife over-crediting

Published 19:54 on March 14, 2023  /  Last updated at 19:03 on May 12, 2023  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Other APAC, South & Central, Voluntary

An academic study has claimed cookstove projects are more than six times over-credited, reigniting criticism of the voluntary carbon market that is still dousing the flames from January’s damning reports of hot air in the REDD+ avoided deforestation sector.
An academic study has claimed cookstove projects are more than six times over-credited, reigniting criticism of the voluntary carbon market that is still dousing the flames from January’s damning reports of hot air in the REDD+ avoided deforestation sector.


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