Clean cookingActive

Utsil Naj, Guatemala

Microsol's Utsil Naj programme, active in Guatemala since 2013 and Gold Standard certified, distributes clean cooking technology across five departments. Its own materials state households used an average of 24 kg of firewood daily before intervention.

Chiquimula, Chimaltenango, Guatemala, Quiché and Sacatepéquez departmentsInsulated-combustion-chamber cookstoveGold Standard certified
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Camotán Valley. Chiquimula, Guatemala Geographic context.Location context · LBM1948 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2004 · Resized; display cropImage source ↗Licence ↗
OperatorMicrosol
EcosystemInsulated-combustion-chamber cookstove
StandardGold Standard certified
StatusActive
LocationChiquimula, Chimaltenango, Guatemala, Quiché and Sacatepéquez departments
Overview

Inside the project

Families in Guatemala use clean cooking technology to improve their quality of life and fight against climate change.

The programme, established in 2012 and active in Guatemala from 2013, has generated roughly 177,000 euros in low-carbon grants issued to local partners.

24 kg/day
Pre-intervention firewood use
177,000 EUR
Low-carbon grants issued

Objectives

  • Reduce household firewood consumption through clean cooking technology
  • Generate low-carbon grants for local partners

Approach

  • Microsol distributes insulated-combustion-chamber cookstoves across five Guatemalan departments, certified under the Gold Standard.

Sources

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  1. microsol-int.com ↗https://microsol-int.com/en/utsil-naj/utsil-naj-guatemala/

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