Cookstove carbon offset projects

More than 96% of the approximately 60 million people in Tanzania rely on biomass – mostly firewood and charcoal- as their primary fuel for cooking. Most rural households use the three stone fireplaces to cook their meals, whereas low quality charcoal cookstoves are used in urban and peri-urban households.

The project aims at contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions derived using fossil fuel for cooking and deforestation through the promotion of alternative cooking among rural households in Tanzania.

The project developer has partnered with a local manufacturer, legally registered in Tanzania, which has experience in the production of cookstoves to provide the cookstoves for the project.