The government of Nigeria has granted a formal Letter of Authorization (LOA) to BURN, allowing the clean cooking company to sell carbon credits generated from its projects in the country to the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
The approval, issued by the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, authorizes the international transfer of emissions reductions from BURN’s clean cooking initiatives.
The credits can be supplied to the aviation sector through CORSIA, a flagship initiative of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The authorization will enable BURN and its partners, including Key Carbon, to generate and transfer about 5.2 million carbon credits tied to the distribution of fuel-efficient cookstoves across Nigerian households.
The project aims to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while improving health and reducing reliance on traditional fuels such as firewood and charcoal.
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According to BURN, the approval is the first authorization of its kind in Nigeria, signaling the country’s plans to participate more actively in international carbon markets and attract climate finance.
It follows the launch of the Nigeria Carbon Market Activation Policy and a national carbon market framework intended to support investment in low-carbon projects.
Dr. Omotenioye Majekodunmi, director-general of the National Council on Climate Change, said the authorization reflects Nigeria’s efforts to develop a transparent carbon market that delivers both emissions reductions and development benefits.
“Nigeria is committed to building a transparent and high-integrity carbon market that channels climate finance into real development outcomes for our people,” she affirmed.
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Clean cooking remains a major challenge in Nigeria, where roughly 80% of households rely on biomass fuels for daily cooking.
Since entering the Nigerian market, BURN and its partners have invested more than $9.6 million in the country, including building a clean stove assembly facility in Kano that produces about 40,000 appliances each month.
Through carbon finance, the company has distributed nearly one million fuel-efficient stoves nationwide, subsidizing prices by up to 100% and making modern cooking technologies more accessible to low-income households.
