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GS1247 VPA 138 BioLite Improved Stove Programme Uganda
Gold Standard · GS6344 · Uganda
Credits issued
29,110
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
23,980
82% of issued
Remaining
5,130
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
About this project
The VPA involves the distribution of fuel-efficient cook stoves to households throughout Uganda. The programme is implemented in conjunction with CO2Balance UK Ltd., who is the CME of the PoA.
The record
- Project ID
- GS6344
- 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 v 1.
- Developer
- Erik Wurster · 1 project
- Country
- Uganda
- First vintage
- 2017
- Crediting period
- 2017-01-22 to 2024-01-21
- Estimated yearly credits
- 5,861
- Scale
- Micro Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land
- 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 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2017
- Crediting period
- 2017-01-22 to 2024-01-21
- Credits issued
- 29,110 (retired 23,980)
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.