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Efficient biomass cook stoves, Shanxi, China
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| Project Name | Clean and Efficient Cooking and Heating Programme, China | ||
| Project Location | China, Shanxi Province | ||
| Project Standard | Gold Standard VER | ||
| Emission Reductions | 827,862 t CO2e (over 10 years) | ||
| Situation without project | Cooking with stone coal producing hazardous smoke | ||
| Project Status | Operation | ||
| Project Validation | DNV | ||
| Project Start | March 2009 | ||
| Documentations | Gold Standard Project Documentation |
This project replaces coal consumption from traditional coal burning stoves with improved clean biomass burning semi-gasifier stoves in rural households within Shanxi Province in China. CO2 emissions can be avoided by reducing coal consumption. The cleaner stoves improve indoor air quality which benefits the health of the women and children.
One of the most visible signs of the urban-rural disparity in China is in the household energy sector. While cleaner-burning petroleum-based fuels are increasingly common in wealthier areas, at least 50 percent of all households still depend on solid fuels like wood or coal as an important household fuel. A practice resulting in pollution exposures that the World Health Organization estimates to be annually responsible for over 420,000 premature deaths in China alone.
myclimate, Impact Carbon and the China Association of Rural Energy Industry (CAREI) have partnered to alleviate the health and climate burdens found in rural China due to the inefficient and dirty use of solid fuels such as wood and coal for household energy demands. This partnership promotes the use of efficient and clean household energy technologies that can be used for cooking, heating, and water purification throughout China.
Carbon finance revenues will be reinvested into the project to directly subsidize stove purchases for rural customers that cannot afford the stoves. Carbon revenues will also be applied in social marketing campaigns, quality control measures, solidifying supply chains, and a host of other activities.
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