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GS10789-GS10790-RVPA-92: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Zambia

Gold Standard · GS23595 · Zambia

Credits issued
0
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
—
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
In the pipeline
Listed

About this project

This VPA deploys efficient improved cookstoves (ICS), reducing woody biomass consumption for Urban and peri-urban households in the Republic of Zambia. The scenario existing prior to the implementation of the project is the use of very inefficient traditional cookstoves or 3- stone fires, consuming a lot of non-renewable charcoal and firewood. The high biomass consumption has negative impacts on the environment leading to deforestation and land degradation, Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) emissions, loss of soil fertility and soils’ reduced ability of water retention. Further, indoor air pollution through health-damaging pollutants while combusting firewood and charcoal result in diseases like e.g. pneumonia, stroke, ischemic heart diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and lung cancer.

The record

Project ID
GS23595
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
Save Forest 4 Ltd · 1 project
Country
Zambia
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2026-07-01 to 2031-06-30
Estimated yearly credits
190,572
Scale
Large Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 4: Quality Education
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

households
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 1: No Poverty · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 4: Quality Education

Status and timeline

Registry status
Listed (In the pipeline)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2026-07-01 to 2031-06-30
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 Zambia 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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