Cookstove carbon credits under pressure after report alleges ‘pervasive over-crediting’

Cookstove carbon credits can be used to finance cleaner and more efficient ways of cooking in developing countries. But research has raised doubts about their contribution to emissions reduction

Around 2.3bn people around the world still rely on polluting fuel, such as charcoal or wood, for cooking, according to the World Health Organisation, and cookstoves using traditional “dirty” fuels produce household air pollution that is linked to lung cancer and childhood pneumonia, and causes around 3.2mn deaths a year.