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Ghana’s Cookstoves Fuel Africa-First Carbon Offset Deal — a person cooking food on a grill

Ghana’s Cookstoves Fuel Africa-First Carbon Offset DealCEFR A1

9 Jul 2025

Adapted from Albert Oppong-Ansah, SciDev CC BY 2.0

Photo by Emmanuel Offei, Unsplash

AI-assisted adaptation of the original article, simplified for language learners.

  • Ghana is the first country in Africa to trade carbon credits.
  • This helps reduce carbon emissions.
  • Carbon credits are part of a climate agreement.
  • The clean cookstove program helps families cook better.
  • Many families have saved money using the new stoves.
  • The program has helped create jobs for people.
  • More projects are planned to help the environment.

Difficult words

  • carbonA chemical element that is part of our air.
    carbon credits, carbon emissions
  • creditsUnits we use to count something important.
    carbon credits
  • emissionsSubstances that are released into the air.
    carbon emissions
  • programA plan of work for a specific purpose.
  • familiesGroups of people related to each other.
  • environmentThe natural world around us.
  • jobsWork that people do to earn money.

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Discussion questions

  • Why is it important to reduce carbon emissions?
  • How do you think clean cookstoves help families?
  • What other projects could help the environment?

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