The China Clean Stove Initiative (CSI),a collaborative effort of the Chinese government and theWorld Bank, aims to scale up access to clean cooking andheating stoves for poor, primarily rural households, who arelikely to continue using solid fuels beyond 2030. More thanhalf of China's population still relies on solid fuels(coal and biomass) for cooking and heating; many of thesehouseholds, located mainly in rural areas, are likely tocontinue using solid fuels in the near future. Switching tomodern energy alternatives would be the most effective wayto achieve clean cooking and heating solutions and should beencouraged; yet such fuels are more expensive than solidfuels, requiring more costly stoves and deliveryinfrastructure. Effective strategies to scale up thedissemination of clean burning, fuel-efficient stoves forhousehold cooking and heating can mitigate the healthhazards associated with the burning of solid fuels. It isestimated that Household Air Pollution (HAP) from solid fueluse results in more than a million premature deaths eachyear in China. Scaled-up access to clean and efficientstoves is consistent with China's strategy to promoteenergy conservation, reduced carbon emissions, and greenenergy in villages. The China CSI comprises four phases: 1)initial stocktaking and development of the implementationstrategy; 2) institutional strengthening, capacity building,and piloting of the strategy; 3) scaled-up programimplementation; and 4) evaluation and dissemination oflessons learned. This report will serve as a knowledge baseand roadmap to encourage and engage all interested partiesin working together on this important agenda. The initialCSI stocktaking exercise calls for a comprehensive strategycomprising institutional strengthening and building of anenabling policy and regulatory environment, market andbusiness development, and stimulation of household demand,supported by an innovative, results based financing approach.
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