UN carbon market tightens rules on cookstove projects to account for tree loss

The UN's Article 6 carbon market regulator rejected exemptions for cookstove initiatives, now requiring them to insure against future destruction of forests they claim to protect through reduced fuelwood demand.

First covered Oct 12, 2026 · 10:53 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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29d Climate Home News UN carbon market forces cookstove projects to protect against forest loss — Despite lobbying for an exemption, the UN regulator has for the first time made cookstove projects cover the risk that the trees they save are later destroyed…

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unfccc.int Clean Cooking Projects Gain Access To Un Carbon Market (unfccc.int)

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Appeared in: 2026-10-13 (#11)

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