Can Improved Biomass Cookstoves Contribute to REDD+ in Low-Income Countries? : Evidence from a Controlled Cooking Test Trial with Randomized Behavioral Treatments

Beyene, Abebe D. ; Bluffstone, Randall ; Dissanayake, Sahan ; Gebreegziabher, Zenebe ; Martinsson, Peter ; Mekonnen, Alemu ; Toman, Michael

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: WOOD;    DUNG;    FOREST DEGRADATION;    BASES;    TEMPERATURE;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-7394
RP-ID  :  WPS7394

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper provides fieldexperiment–based evidence on the potential additional forestcarbon sequestration that cleaner and more fuel-efficientcookstoves might generate.The paper focuses on the Mirt(meaning “best”) cookstove, which is used to bake injera,the staple food in Ethiopia. The analysis finds that thetechnology generates per-meal fuel savings of 22 to 31percent compared with a traditional three-stone stove withlittle or no increase in cooking time. Because approximately88 percent of harvests from Ethiopian forests areunsustainable, these findings suggest that the Mirt stove,and potentially improved cookstoves more generally, cancontribute to reduced forest degradation. These savings maybe creditable under the United Nations Collaborative Programon Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and ForestDegradation in Developing Countries. Because of the highlyspecific nature of the Mirt stove and the lack ofrefrigeration in rural Ethiopia, rebound effects areunlikely, but this analysis was unable completely to ruleout such leakage. The conclusions are therefore indicative,pending evidence on the frequency of Mirt stove use in thefield. The effects of six randomized behavioral treatmentson fuelwood and cooking time outcomes were also evaluated,but limited effects were found.