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Around 2.4 billion people use biomass fuels - wood, charcoal and animal dung - for their domestic energy needs. These are typically burned in inefficient stoves or on open fires, with serious consequences for health and the environment. SEI identifies and designs actions to help households transition to cleaner technologies and energy sources.
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Journal article / This study assesses changes in carbon monoxide concentrations in kitchens after introduction of improved rocket mud stoves in Western Kenya.
SEI working paper / Working paper describing case studies that developed ‘user journeys’ to understand how households come to adopt an advanced cookstove.
Perspective / We look at testing a new approach for understanding what it is about cooking behaviour that blocks the uptake of improved stoves.
Perspective / The government is trying a new approach: working with organized and registered charcoal producers to modernize their trade.
Perspective / Results from a project offering electric, gas and efficient wood cookstoves suggest only aspirational technologies really appeal. But how much are they used?
