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UN approves first carbon credit to Myanmar woodstove project
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UN approves first carbon credit to Myanmar woodstove project

France 24 · Feb 26, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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The UN on Thursday announced the approval of the first carbon credits to a South Korean company distributing efficient wood-burning cookstoves in Myanmar. The UN-run market, established under the Paris climate accord, allows companies and countries to offset their excess emissions by financing projects that cut greenhouse gases in other nations.

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