In plain English
Energy Efficiency & Fuel Switch (Cookstoves)
Energy Efficiency & Fuel Switch (Cookstoves) is a reduction method run by Verra Verified Carbon Standard. People often refer to it by its code, VMR0006. It works in the clean cooking space.
In short
Revision for metered + measured improved-cookstove and fuel-switch projects.
What it is
VMR0006 is a revision of CDM small-scale methodology AMS-II.G that credits energy efficiency and fuel switch measures in thermal applications such as cookstoves, ovens, and dryers, and it must be used together with the latest version of AMS-II.G. The base methodology reduces consumption of non-renewable biomass, and this revision expands the scope to include switching from fossil fuel to renewable biomass. Each credit, issued as a Verified Carbon Unit, represents one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent reduced. Verra replaced VMR0006 with VM0050 as of 9 October 2024.
What it rewards
The reward is a credit called a Verified Carbon Unit (VCU). One credit stands for one tonne of carbon dioxide kept out of the atmosphere (or taken back out of it). One tonne of CO₂-equivalent verified-and-issued. A whole period of work is issued as one batch of credits at a time, in the same way a registry issues a batch.
What gets measured
To earn VCU credits, a project has to measure and prove a few things. An independent reviewer checks the evidence before any credits are issued.
The baseline: what would most likely have happened to the land or the emissions if the project had not gone ahead.
The activity data for the period, with clear units and a clear source for every number.
The net result actually achieved, checked by an independent reviewer before any credits are issued.
Who takes part
Standard Registry. Owns the policy, approves participants, anchors each issuance to its evidence.
Project Proponent. Registers the project and submits monitoring reports.
Validation & Verification Body. Independently validates the design and verifies monitored data.
How it works
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The project team registers the project and its plan.
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An independent reviewer checks that the plan is sound and that the benefit is real and would not have happened anyway.
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The team looks after the site and measures the agreed indicators over time.
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The independent reviewer verifies those measurements.
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Credits are issued for the verified result, and a buyer can retire a credit to claim the benefit once.
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