This represents approximately 75 million households in India using inefficient cookstoves for cooking and heating purposes, each of them releasing over 10 tons of toxic gases annually, which conver...

In rural regions of South America, many people still rely on traditional cooking methods that harm both their health and the environment. SSM’s innovative stoves are designed to address these chall...

After COP29, the carbon market is expected to experience significant growth and transformation. There is increasing momentum for the establishment of more robust and transparent global carbon marke...

SSM is the world's largest manufacturer of clean burning cook stoves specializing in stoves made for carbon credit projects. Since 1979 we have sold 6 million stoves worldwide. SSM manufactures ten...

Biomass cook stoves are often used indoors without chimneys. They are not usually closed boxes. Primary air cannot be limited when the fuel door is open. Cook stoves are also short, so the residenc...

Carbon project developers and the voluntary carbon markets share a symbiotic relationship, each essential to the success of the other. These markets serve as platforms where the results of develope...

Carbon project developers are individuals or organizations that develop and manage carbon offset projects. These projects are designed to reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphe...

The developers aren’t limited to just one type of project or place. They work in all sorts of areas and industries, wherever emissions need to be reduced. This could mean building huge wind farms i...

Additionality refers to the amount of emission reductions that wouldn’t have been achieved without carbon credit sales. Because traditional cookstoves are such a major driver of climate change — ea...

Leakage in carbon credit projects refers to the possibility that the carbon emissions avoided will “leak” to another area. For cookstove projects, leakage occurs when the old stoves continue to be ...

With any cookstove project, adoption and usage are vital to establishing emission reductions. If the new stove is only used part of the time, for instance, then the maximum level of calculated carb...

Each method of developing an emissions baseline for cookstoves comes with benefits and trade-offs between cost and conservativeness. For instance, the most accurate method is a Kitchen Performance ...

Typically, carbon credits for cookstoves are quantified by determining an accurate baseline against which emissions can be measured. That involves calculating the total emissions associated with tr...

Choosing the best firewood stove largely depends on your specific needs, whether for camping, home heating, cooking, or emergency preparedness. However, some key factors universally contribute to a...

The benefits of using clean energy stoves for women are significant, especially considering the role many women play in household duties across various cultures worldwide. Here are some key advanta...

In remote areas, utilizing clean energy stoves brings substantial benefits tailored to the unique challenges faced there. Some key advantages include:Health Advantages: Clean-burning stoves signifi...

To persuade those who haven't tried clean energy cookstoves before to give them a try, you can approach it comprehensively by highlighting practical benefits alongside long-term impacts. Here are s...

Clean cookstoves are essential where traditional cooking methods using solid fuels—like wood, charcoal, dung, and crop residues—are prevalent. These areas often include rural and remote regions in ...

Too often, clean cooking is not seen as the policy priority it is. While a lot of progress has been made in the past decade when it comes to access to electricity – with the share of people lacking...

In some parts of the world, collecting firewood for cooking is a leading driver of deforestation and environmental degradation. Traditional cooking stoves, which are inefficient in terms of combust...

In many communities, the burden of household duties disproportionately falls on women. As a result, it is women who pay the highest social and health cost of the lack of access to clean cooking. An...