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CARBON PROJECT

Uplifting communities through clean energy in the DRC - VPA 2

Gold Standard · GS12620 · Democratic Republic of the Congo

All projects Open in the registry
Credits issued
0
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
—
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
In the pipeline
Listed

About this project

The lack of access to clean cooking remains very acute in sub-Saharan Africa with only 17% population having clean cooking access. The vast majority of people in sub-Saharan Africa thus rely on gathering biomass for cooking, in particular in rural areas, which dramatically damages health and impairs productivity improvements. Almost 490,000 premature deaths per year are related to household air pollution from the lack of access to clean cooking facilities, with women and children the worst affected. Forest degradation, sometimes leading to deforestation, is another serious consequence of the unsustainable harvesting of fuelwood.

The record

Project ID
GS12620
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 V4.0
Developer
EcoNetix GmbH · 9 projects
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2024-03-01 to 2029-02-28
Estimated yearly credits
684,840
Scale
Large Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 15: Life On Land
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

householdswomen
Basis: Project description (Gold Standard registry). This lists who the project describes working with; it is not a check of benefit-sharing.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 15: Life On Land

Status and timeline

Registry status
Listed (In the pipeline)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2024-03-01 to 2029-02-28
Credits issued
0 (retired 0)

Location

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

The registry gives Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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