Our clean cooking business is powered by Global Cookstoves, our joint venture with Burn Manufacturing, where we develop and deliver innovative cookstove solutions that reduce emissions, improve health, and provide significant savings for consumers. As one of the largest project developers in the cookstove sector, we connect carbon finance to transformative impact on the ground, ensuring every stove contributes to a sustainable, low-carbon future.
Global Cookstoves
Powering Clean Cooking at Scale
Global Cookstoves is a leading clean cooking project developer joint venture between Key Carbon and Burn Manufacturing. As one of the largest and most impactful cookstove developers in the world, Global Cookstoves is transforming lives by delivering efficient, low-emission cooking solutions to households that need them most.
With 1,714,304 cookstoves already deployed or currently being distributed under active project rollouts, Global Cookstoves is at the forefront of sustainable development, driving climate mitigation, health improvement, and community empowerment.
A Proven Leader in Clean Cooking
As a co-owned subsidiary of Key Carbon and Burn, Global Cookstoves represents one of the largest-scale impact developers of its kind that connects carbon finance directly to transformative action on the ground.
Our Impact So Far
- 1.7 million cookstoves distributed — one of the largest cookstove deployment footprints globally.
- 17 active projects across multiple countries — each carefully designed to meet the highest standards of integrity, community impact, and climate benefit.
- 200,000 electric stoves in the pipeline — representing a groundbreaking step toward clean, renewable-powered cooking solutions. These binding agreements position Global Cookstoves at the cutting edge of sustainable cooking technology.
Our Projects
Global Cookstoves is the project developer behind multiple Gold Standard-registered initiatives.
These projects are recognized under the Gold Standard for their rigorous methodologies, measurable climate benefits, and deep community impact. They represent some of the most credible, large-scale clean cooking interventions in the carbon market today. As a dedicated developer, Global Cookstoves ensures each project delivers high-quality carbon credits while empowering local communities and driving sustainable development on the ground.
Why Global Cookstoves?
End-to-End Development
As the project developer, Global Cookstoves controls the entire lifecycle — from design and financing to implementation and verification. This ensures the highest level of quality, accountability, and impact.
Co-Ownership
Global Cookstoves is a joint venture between Key Carbon and Burn, giving us a direct stake in every project’s success. This unique structure means we’re not just investing — we’re building, scaling, and operating projects ourselves.
Gold Standard Certification
Every project developed under the Global Cookstoves brand is registered with the Gold Standard, the leading benchmark for carbon credit integrity. This guarantees that every credit represents real, additional, and verifiable climate benefits.
A Clean Cooking Revolution
With binding agreements to develop 200,000 electric stoves, Global Cookstoves is pioneering the next generation of clean cooking. These projects will reduce dependence on biomass, cut indoor air pollution, and advance access to modern energy solutions.
Beyond Carbon
At Global Cookstoves, our impact extends far beyond carbon credits. Our cookstove and electric stove programs:
Improve Health
By reducing household air pollution, a leading cause of respiratory illness and early death.
Protect Forests
By cutting demand for wood fuel, reducing deforestation, and supporting biodiversity.
Enhance Livelihoods
Through job creation, local manufacturing, and training opportunities that build resilient communities.
Our Vision
At Global Cookstoves, we envision a world where every household has access to safe, sustainable cooking solutions — and where carbon finance is a catalyst for change, not just a commodity. We’re building partnerships that span the globe, connecting finance with frontline impact to accelerate the transition to clean energy and healthier lives.
