India, June 11 -- The first carbon credits issued under the Paris Agreement's Article 6.4 mechanism are facing scrutiny over alleged links to institutions controlled by Myanmar's military junta.

A report by the Myanmar Policy Institute, Global Forest Coalition and Plan 1.5 has raised concerns over human rights, governance, monitoring and emissions accounting.

The cookstove project became the first in the world to issue credits under Article 6.4 in February 2026.

The groups allege the project may have significantly overstated its climate benefits and have called for further issuance, transfer and use of the credits to be suspended.

The controversy comes as governments meet in Bonn for UN climate talks, where the future of Article 6 car...