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CARBON PROJECT

Meru Improved Cook Stoves

Gold Standard · GS976 · Kenya

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Credits issued
180,964
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
176,034
97% of issued
Remaining
4,930
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

This project will introduce energy efficient cook stoves into the Meru area and will reduce fuel use and associated greenhouse gas emissions by end users. Other benefits will include contributions to local sustainable development issues such as deforestation and illnesses caused by smoke inhalation. This is in line with the stated aims of the GS The villages in Meru face all the problems of peri urban and rural areas all over Africa. The distribution of improved cook stoves will result in greenhouse gas emissions reductions by reducing the combustion of non-renewable biomass. It is estimated that each improved stove distributed will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 3 tonnes CO2 per year. These bemission reductions are expected at least for an initial stove life span of 7 years, extendable up to 21 years in total. As the stoves are being distributed at no charge, without the finance provided by the project developers, it would not be possible

The record

Project ID
GS976
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
CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
Country
Kenya
First vintage
2011
Crediting period
2012-02-01 to 2019-02-01
Estimated yearly credits
75,000
Scale
Small Scale · Standalone
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

villages
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)
2011
Crediting period
2012-02-01 to 2019-02-01
Credits issued
180,964 (retired 176,034)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
-0.3031, 37.7186
Source
Gold Standard registry (public API)
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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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