*Improved Household Charcoal Stoves in Ghana
Gold Standard · GS413 · Ghana
About this project
The project will reduce greenhouse emissions by disseminating fuel-efficient charcoal stoves. The improved charcoal stove reduces fuel consumption by introduction of a ceramic liner that increases combustion efficiency and retains heat. Currently, inefficient and polluting cooking regimes are deeply entrenched in Ghanaian culture. Carbon finance provides a means to increase affordability of stoves by significantly lowering their retail price, while introducing quality guarantees and an ongoing monitoring and evaluation component.
The record
- Project ID
- GS413
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Cookstoves · Household & Community
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- GS Methodology for Improved Cookstoves and Kitchen Regimes v1.
- Developer
- E+Carbon Inc · 1 project
- Country
- Ghana
- First vintage
- 2007
- Crediting period
- 2007-08-31 to 2017-08-31
- Estimated yearly credits
- 65,563
- Scale
- Large Scale · Standalone
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2007
- Crediting period
- 2007-08-31 to 2017-08-31
- Credits issued
- 1,534,448 (retired 1,531,729)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
- Coordinates
- 5.5590, -0.1980
- Source
- Gold Standard registry (public API), corrected
- Note
- Registry gave latitude 5.559, longitude 0.198 (flip lon); corrected to the only variant that falls inside Ghana
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