Carbon credit financing emerges as Africa’s biggest bet for expanding clean cooking

A Nairobi mother swapped a smoky charcoal stove for an induction cooker — it’s faster, cleaner, safer for her kids, and costs less to run.
Clean stoves are becoming affordable because carbon-credit financing helps subsidize prices, letting companies spread payments.
Still, nearly 1 billion Africans rely on wood or charcoal, and experts warn relying only on carbon credits to scale the switch is risky.