Rising costs of cooking gas in Nigeria are pushing households back to wood and charcoal, increasing deforestation and respiratory health risks. Stakeholders are now calling for international carbon finance to lower the cost of eco-friendly stoves for low-income families. To attract this investment, experts emphasize the need for digital Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems. Moving away from manual surveys to real-time data is seen as the only way to provide the transparency required by global carbon investors.
