Nigeria Improved Cookstoves
Improved Cookstoves
Energy Efficiency
プロジェクト概要
This project enables access to the highly fuel-efficient charcoal stoves (BURN Jikokoa) in Nigeria, improving health in households and reducing deforestation and emissions. Its impact on eight sustainable development goals (SDGs) has been verified by Gold Standard.
The use of open fires and solid fuels for cooking is one of the world’s most pressing health and environmental problems, directly impacting close to half the world’s population and causing 132,000 premature deaths in Nigeria each year. The cooking sector accounts for 2% of annual global carbon emissions estimates. Today, 83% of Nigerians lack access to clean cooking, with 31% of the population living on less than $2.15 a day.
This project allows clean and efficient cookstoves to be distributed at a subsidized price, enabling access to Nigerian families who otherwise could not afford them. The stoves result in a ~85% reduction in indoor air pollution and ~60% reduction in fuel consumption, meaning improved health outcomes, reduced deforestation, $6 per week in savings per family, and cooking time saved.
The project is operated by BURN, the largest cookstove company in Africa. Since 2013, BURN stoves have impacted over 20 million lives, and BURN operates the only modern cookstove manufacturing facility in Nigeria. BURN won the Environmental Finance "Best Project Developer, Energy Efficiency 2023" award. BURN's impact has been independently verified by Giving Green, University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), University of Chicago, and Yunus Social Business.
The project is sole-financed by Key Carbon, a Canadian entity with a mission to unlock climate action.