India has expanded its list of eligible projects under the Paris Agreement's Article 6 mechanisms to include clean cooking initiatives. This addition, made public by the government on 7 June, joins the initial 13 activities under Article 6.2.
Indian woman preparing a meal for her family. AI generated picture.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) also finalised the list for Article 6.4, mirroring the projects listed under Article 6.2. Now totalling 14, the eligible activities encompass renewable energy with storage, offshore wind, green hydrogen, compressed biogas, and innovative mobility solutions like fuel cells.
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These initiatives aim to foster the adoption and transfer of emerging technologies over the next three years, with the potential for future revisions. The specified clean cooking projects will utilise renewable energy at scale.
However, only government or public-private partnership projects are currently eligible, excluding purely private sector endeavours. Prantik Mitra, co-founder of the climate-tech startup ClimateQuantum, suggests expanding eligibility to private projects for greater impact and sustainability.
Further details on the types of eligible cookstoves are still needed. An Indian voluntary carbon market trader highlighted the necessity for clarity on whether biomass or biogas cookstoves, in addition to solar induction cookstoves, qualify under this new provision.
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The Indian government's move towards including clean cookstoves in its carbon reduction strategy under the Paris Agreement marks a significant step forward. By leveraging renewable energy technologies, India aims to enhance sustainability and advance its climate goals.
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