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Honduras

Honduras enters a critical juncture, navigating a complex transition following the intensifying climate pressures. As a focal point of Central America’s “Dry Corridor,” the nation is currently grappling with erratic rainfall and above average temperatures that threaten to significantly reduce crop yields for the season. This environmental volatility is catastrophic for the 82% of the rural population living in poverty, whose food security and livelihoods depend on climate sensitive agriculture. With nearly 80% of these communities still relying on traditional wood-fire cooking, the country faces a dual crisis of health and deforestation that requires urgent, scalable energy solutions.

UN SDGs met:
1: No poverty
2: Zero hunger
3: Good health & well-being
4: Quality education
7: Affordable & clean energy
8: Decent work & economic growth
11: Sustainable cities & communities
12: Responsible consumption & production
13: Climate action
15: Life on land
16: Peace, justice & strong institutions

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Zambia

Over 700 million Africans cook on open fires, which are extremely inefficient and a primary cause of deforestation across the continent. Open fire cooking is also the leading source of household air pollution (HAP), causing over 4 million premature deaths each year, more than tuberculosis and HIV combined. Improved cook stoves (ICS) can reduce HAP by up to 50% and fuel use by up to 70%. TASC has distributed over 145,000 stoves in rural Zambia and reduced CO2 emissions by over 750,000 tonnes to date.

UN SDGs met:
1: No poverty
3: Good health & well-being
5: Gender equality
7: Affordable & clean energy
8: Decent work & economic growth
12: Responsible consumption & production
13: Climate action

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India

The project activity generates electricity using renewable solar energy. The generated electricity is exported to the regional grid system, which is under the purview of the INDIAN electricity grid of India. The project activity reduces anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases estimated to be approximately 694,471 tCO2e per year, thereon replacing 732,874 MWh/year amount of electricity with renewable energy. The project diversifies the mix of power plants connected to the INDIAN GRID, which is mainly dominated by thermal/fossil-fuel based power plants.

UN SDGs met:
7: Affordable and clean energy
8: Decent work & economic growth
13: Climate action

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India

This 22.5 MW wind power project uses renewable energy to generate clean electricity. Based in the Indian state of Rajasthan and promoted by Orange DND Wind Power Private Limited, this project has played an important role in reducing CO₂ emissions by generating 45 GWh of clean electricity annually – the equivalent of powering 10,500 households every year.

UN SDGs met:
7: Affordable and clean energy
8: Decent work & economic growth
13: Climate action

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Brazil

Based in a region prone to poverty and severe drought, this initiative tackles one of the major causes of deforestation in Brazil: illegal logging.  Ceará is the first Gold Standard project in Brazil and is located in the Caatinga, an exclusively Brazilian biome, which occupies around 844,453 Km², around 11% of the whole country territory. Despite being rich in natural resources, the Caatinga is one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. In a region where the shortage of rivers leads to less access to electric energy, native firewood and charcoal account for 30% of the total energy utilised in the industries of the region, which has intensified the local deforestation.

The project has switched the fuel used by five ceramic factories from illegal firewood to agricultural and industrial residues. This biomass would have otherwise been discarded as waste, so the fuel switch not only transforms residues into something useful but also enables many local individuals to make a living – or complement their income – by supplying biomass waste directly to the factories.

Among the social and biodiversity initiatives supported by the project are the reforestation of an endemic palm tree (Copernicia prunifera), seedlings planting of native species in several locations surrounding the project, donations of food, fish, building material and housing construction for the rural community.

Furthermore, the project receives wastewater from a local beverage company to be used in its production process, therefore protecting natural resources by reducing water pollution discharges and the need for water to be removed from the natural habitat, a specially significant step for a region afflicted by severe droughts.

This project alleviates deforestation, avoids greenhouse gas emissions and promotes a more sustainable supply chain: it does this whilst also improving the livelihoods of local communities and employees. Making good better.

UN SDGs met:
7: Affordable and clean energy
8: Decent work & economic growth
13: Climate action

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Turkey

The Akbuk Wind Farm Project (Akbuk WFP) utilises wind energy potential in Turkey and compensates energy requirement through a sustainable, environmentally and cost-effective way. The Project Developer and Owner, Ayen Enerji A.S., installed Akbuk WFP with 31.50 MWe total installed capacity (15 turbines) with estimated 100 GWh electricity generation per annum, near Akbuk and Akyenikoy towns of Didim District of Aydin Province, Turkey. Akbuk WFP was commissioned on 19/03/2009.

UN SDGs met:
6: Clean water and sanitation
7: Affordable and clean energy
8: Decent work and economic growth
13: Climate action

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Pakistan

This 52.8 MW wind farm, (initially registered as 49.5 MW) is operated by Sapphire Group in the Jhimpir Wind Corridor, Sindh, Pakistan. It comprises 33 GE wind turbines delivering clean energy to the national grid and was the first wind project in Pakistan funded by the U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

UN SDGs met:
7: Affordable and clean energy
8: Decent work and economic growth
13: Climate action

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Zimbabwe

Over 700 million Africans cook on open fires, which are extremely inefficient and a primary cause of deforestation across the continent. Open fire cooking is also the leading source of household air pollution (HAP), causing over 4 million premature deaths each year, more than tuberculosis and HIV combined. Improved cook stoves (ICS) can reduce HAP by up to 50% and fuel use by up to 70%. TASC has distributed over 79,000 cookstoves in rural Zimbabwe and reduced CO2 emissions by over 155,000 tonnes to date.

UN SDGs met:
1: No poverty
3: Good health and well-being
5: Gender equality
7: Affordable and clean energy
12: Responsible consumption and production
13: Climate action

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Uganda

Simoshi is a social enterprise improving livelihoods in Uganda by promoting energy-efficient institutional improved cook stoves (IICS) to schools. These stoves, sourced locally from Ugastove, reduce firewood consumption, improve health,and minimise environmental impact. Through payment schemes and free annual maintenance, Simoshi ensures schools can adopt and sustain the use of IICS, recycling carbon credit returns to expand their reach. Despite financial constraints, schools benefit significantly from the stoves’ impact on health, finances, and environmental conservation.

UN SDGs met:
1: No poverty
3: Good health and well-being
8: Decent work and economic growth
13: Climate action

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India

The purpose of the project activity is to generate power using renewable energy source (solar energy) and sell the power generated to the state grid. The project activity generates electricity using solar energy. The generated electricity is exported to the regional grid system which is under the purview of the INDIAN electricity grid of India. The project activity replaces anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases estimated to be approximately 50,776 tCO2e per year, thereon displacing 54,203 MWh/year amount of electricity from the generation-mix of power plants connected to the INDIAN GRID, which is mainly dominated by thermal/ fossil fuel based power plant. The total installed capacity of the current project activity is 25 MW (27 MWp); which involves operation of Solar PV Project in the state of Maharastra in India. The project is promoted by MH Techniquen Solaire India Pvt. Ltd.

UN SDGs met:
7: Affordable and clean energy
8: Decent work and economic growth
13: Climate action

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Kenya

Project involved manufacture and distribution of JikoKoa improve cookstoves. The stove has higher efficiencies compared with baseline stoves commonly used in the country.

UN SDGs met:
1: No poverty
3: Good health and well-being
8: Decent work and economic growth
13: Climate action

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