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Carbon Credits and Climate Integrity

October 12 , 2026 10 hrs 0 min 31 0

At least 130 civil society organisations urged the United Nations (UN) carbon market body to suspend carbon credits issued for a cookstove project in Myanmar, the first project approved under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement to receive credits in February 2026.
Article 6.4 establishes a UN-supervised mechanism for generating carbon credits through emissions-reduction projects, which can be transferred between countries under specified rules.
The project, managed by South Korea’s Climate Change Center (CCC), distributes fuel-efficient cookstoves intended to reduce firewood consumption and carbon emissions.
Earlier analyses estimated that the project may have received 14 times more credits than justified under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and seven times more under Article 6.4.
The organisations raised concerns about independent verification, human rights safeguards, women’s participation and the possibility of financial benefits reaching Myanmar’s military authorities.