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CARBON PROJECT

Improved biomass cookstoves for returnees in Burundi

Gold Standard · GS11140 · Burundi

Credits issued
2,185,104
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
626,948
29% of issued
Remaining
1,558,156
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The project aims to provide returning refugees and IDPs (returnees ) with a locally produced efficient or improved cookstove (ICS) as part of a package provided by aid agencies to returnees. The ICS distributed through this project will encourage returnees to replace the prevailing inefficient three-stone fire place or traditional cookstoves that are predominantly used across the region. The ICS provides for an efficient use of the thermal energy generated though the combustion of biomass while cooking and there is a more efficient transfer of this thermal energy to the cooking pot. There is thus a resultant reduction in both biomass consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

The record

Project ID
GS11140
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
GS TPDDTEC Reduced emissions from cooking and heating – technologies and practices to displace decentralized thermal energy consumption v3.1
Developer
AERA Group · 16 projects
Country
Burundi
First vintage
2020
Crediting period
2020-07-05 to 2025-07-04
Estimated yearly credits
378,335
Scale
Large Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.

Registry documents (the project design document and validation report) normally cover consultation and benefit-sharing; open the record in the registry to read them.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2020
Crediting period
2020-07-05 to 2025-07-04
Credits issued
2,185,104 (retired 626,948)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Country only The registry gives the country only, so the project is not drawn on the map

The registry gives Burundi as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.

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Credit totals and status are as compiled in the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0) and change as the registries update. Please check the registry record before you quote a figure.
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