The UN's Article 6.4 Supervisory Body has approved two methodologies for clean cooking projects to generate carbon credits under the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism. One covers energy efficiency improvements in household stoves, the other supports broader shifts to cleaner cooking technologies and fuels. The body also adopted a tool to assess reversal risks from reduced use of non-renewable biomass. Around 2.1 billion people still cook with polluting fuels, and household air pollution was linked to an estimated 2.9 million deaths in 2021. The new rules give projects a standardized way to measure and monitor emissions savings, which could help channel climate finance into cleaner cooking. Actual credit issuance will depend on project implementation, monitoring quality, and buyer demand. The Supervisory Body is expected to report to countries at COP31, where the mechanism's next steps will be discussed.
