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🗞️ Driving the news: BURN, a leading clean cookstove manufacturer in Africa, is set to issue the first-ever cookstove carbon credits certified under the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) by early July
• The credits, verified under the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) framework, aim to raise standards for transparency, credibility, and climate integrity in the voluntary carbon market.
🔭 The context: The CCP certification was launched by the ICVCM in March 2025 to standardize high-quality carbon credits following recommendations from the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets
• BURN’s alignment with CCP builds on its long-standing adherence to Gold Standard verification and rigorous Kitchen Performance Tests (KPTs), ensuring its projects generate measurable and durable emissions reductions
🌍 Why it matters for the planet: Clean cookstove initiatives reduce deforestation and household air pollution while lowering greenhouse gas emissions
• CCP-labelled credits enhance market trust and could unlock more finance for climate-resilient technologies in underserved regions
• With over 5.2 million stoves distributed, BURN's work addresses key sustainable development goals, including health, energy access, and climate mitigation
⏭️ What's next: BURN expects to issue its CCP-labelled credits by July, targeting buyers seeking high-integrity offsets compliant with Article 6, CORSIA, or voluntary market standards
• As demand for verifiable climate impact rises, this move may spur more projects to adopt CCP certification, reshaping investor confidence and buyer preferences in the carbon credit market
💬 One quote: “We’re proud to lead the sector with some of the first CCP-Labelled cookstove credits,” — Chris McKinney, Chief Commercial Officer, BURN
📈 One stat: Since 2011, BURN has distributed over 5.2 million clean cooking appliances across Africa
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