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Efficient and Clean Cooking for Households in Nigeria

Operated by BURN, described on its own registry listing as Africa's leading cookstove company, this Gold Standard-registered project promotes the transition of Nigerian families to the Jikokoa fuel-efficient charcoal stove. Since its 2021 launch, the developer reports 590,000 tonnes of CO2e avoided, 119,000 households reached and 304 local jobs created.

Nationwide, NigeriaFuel-efficient charcoal cookstove (Jikokoa)Gold Standard GS11671
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OperatorKey Carbon Limited / BURN
EcosystemFuel-efficient charcoal cookstove (Jikokoa)
StandardGold Standard GS11671
StatusActive
LocationNationwide, Nigeria
Overview

Inside the project

This project promotes the transition of families to BURN's Jikokoa, described by the developer as one of the world's most fuel-efficient charcoal stoves.

The project is operated by BURN, which the Gold Standard listing describes as Africa's leading cookstove company; Key Carbon Limited is the listed developer.

590,000 tCO2e
CO2e avoided (operator)
119,000 households
Households with access
304 jobs
Local jobs created

Objectives

  • Transition Nigerian households to the Jikokoa fuel-efficient charcoal stove
  • Reduce emissions and create local manufacturing jobs

Approach

  • The project is registered under Gold Standard (GS11671) and distributes BURN's Jikokoa charcoal stove, with Key Carbon Limited as the listed developer.

Published documents

Monitoring report: Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Nigeria (VPA 61), Gold Standard registry entry (GS 11671) →

Sources

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  1. marketplace.goldstandard.org ↗https://marketplace.goldstandard.org/products/key-carbon-limited-efficient-and-clean-cooking-for-households-in-nigeria

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