The
credits
were
generated
by
a
clean
cookstove
project
led
by Cicada
Carbon,
a
member
of
the Zimbabwe
Carbon
Association,
local
media
has
reported.
It
is
said
to
be
the
first
private-sector
initiative
globally
to
receive
the
CA
designation—an
accounting
mechanism
that
prevents
double
counting
of
emissions
reductions
by
ensuring
they
are
not
claimed
by
both
the
host
country
and
the
buyer.
Approximately
112,000
credits
from
the
project
have
been
tagged
with
CAs,
with
up
to
3
million
credits
projected
over
five
years,
as
confirmed
by
Gold
Standard.
Under
Zimbabwe’s
Carbon
Trading
Regulations,
one-third
of
the
credits
will
be
reserved
as
levies.
The
development
positions
Zimbabwe
to
access
compliance
carbon
markets,
including
the
United
Nations’
aviation
offset
program, CORSIA.
A
technical
review
could
make
Cicada
Carbon’s
project
only
the
second
in
the
world
to
meet
CORSIA
eligibility
after
Guyana’s
REDD+
project.
The
move
could
offer
a
practical
reference
for
other
African
nations
looking
to
operationalize
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mechanisms
while
retaining
sovereign
control
over
their
emissions
reductions.
While
the
long-term
economic
effects
remain
to
be
seen,
this
milestone
reflects
a
broader
shift
toward
stronger
oversight
and
institutional
maturity
in
regional
carbon
markets.
Its
success,
however,
may
depend
on
how
effectively
countries
balance
investor
access
with
equitable
benefit-sharing
and
alignment
with
national
climate
policies.