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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
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- Ghana has traded carbon credits with Switzerland this week.
- It is the first African country to do so.
- The credits came from a clean cookstove project.
- The stoves help people cook faster and cleaner.
- Families use less fuel and save money now.
- Now fewer people breathe in smoke.
- This project created several local jobs in villages.
- Ghana will use the market to support climate goals.
- Many villages have new stoves now.
- People report better health and faster cooking.
Difficult words
- carbon credit — a certificate that represents reduced carbon pollutioncarbon credits
- stove — a device used to cook food at homestoves
- fuel — material burned to make heat or energy
- breathe — to take air into your lungs
- job — work people do to earn moneyjobs
- market — a system where goods or services are sold
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Discussion questions
- Do you cook at home?
- Would you like a faster, cleaner stove?
- Do new stoves help people's health in your view?
