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CARBON PROJECT

Promotion of Improved and Efficient Cooking Practices in the host country of Uganda

Gold Standard · GS23170 · Uganda

All projects Open in the registry
Credits issued
10,714
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
0% of issued
Remaining
10,714
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The proposed GS4GG project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by distributing fuel-efficient Improved Cook Stoves (ICS) to the needy communities of Uganda. In Uganda, less than 6% of the population has access to clean cooking. Specifically, 11.9% and 3.1% of Uganda's urban and rural residents have access to clean cooking fuels. This accounts for around 95% of households relying on either wood or charcoal as their primary energy source for cooking. Breaking this down further, about 68% of the Ugandan population use firewood as their primary source of cooking fuel, primarily in urban and peri-urban regions. The scenario in rural areas is more devastating, with 85% of the population using firewood as their cooking fuel. This heavy dependency on biomass has significantly burdened Uganda’s forest, contributing to one of the highest deforestation rates in Sub-saharan Africa. The country’s forest cover stands at 11.66%, but it is decreasing at an annual rate of 1.44%. A 2016-2017 National Household Survey found that 63% of firewood users collected the fuel from forests. Moreover, indoor air pollution from biomass use in residential cooking poses a serious health risk, leading to increased air-borne diseases and premature deaths. In 2022, around 3.7 million premature deaths were mainly attributed to household pollution from cooking smoke. While these stoves will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, they also provide co-benefits to users.

The record

Project ID
GS23170
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
PERSISTENTCLIMATE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED · 2 projects
Country
Uganda
First vintage
2024
Crediting period
2024-01-25 to 2029-01-24
Estimated yearly credits
90,781
Scale
Large Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 1: No Poverty
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

householdslocal communities
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 5: Gender Equality · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 1: No Poverty

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2024
Crediting period
2024-01-25 to 2029-01-24
Credits issued
10,714 (retired 0)

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 Uganda 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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