FairClimateFund is building 18.000 biogas facilities in Kolar District, in the State of Karnataka. This is one of the least developed regions in India. The dirty streets and houses, in combination with cooking over an open fire, cause enormous health problems. 18.000 families will shortly be able to cook in a clean and low carbon manner. FairClimateFund and the Agricultural Development and Training Society (ADATS) are presently working very hard towards building an alternative cooking method through 18.000 biogas facilities.
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These facilities can produce enough methane gas to cook every day with. It costs poor families nothing. Now, the cow dung that used to be brought away is placed in the facility along with other organic residues. Biogas is thus produced, which gives off three times more heat than firewood.
The direct benefits of this are a reduction of CO2 emissions, less fuel costs, healthier living conditions, a decrease in waste treatment costs, and enormous savings in time. A secondary effect is an increase in job opportunities created for building and maintaining the facilities. CO2 that is not emitted is transferred into Gold Standard CERs (Carbon Credits). FairClimateFund then sells these in the european markets and reinvests the proceeds in the projects.
Families that live in the South African townships are very much affected by air pollution, which is mainly caused by feeding fires with coal. The NOVA Institute is working towards strengthening the use of sustainable and more efficient energy, and provides information about ways to feed fires. This brings nothing more than benefits for the people: better for their health, the climate and their wallets. The method for feeding fires that is being used is called ‘basa magogo’. This means making a fire according to grandma’s recipe. Instead of placing most of the coal on top, families are now putting it under the wood and paper used for kindling. This means that much less coal is needed. There is less smoke in the kitchen. They become ill less often. And, they emit an impressive 30% less CO2.
This family now cooks in a more climate-friendly manner thanks to FairClimateFund. CO2 that is not emitted is transferred into Carbon Credits (Gold Standard VERs). FairClimateFund then sells these in the European markets and reinvests the proceeds in similar projects.
