Which Biomass Stove(s) Capable of Reducing Household Air Pollution Are Available to the Poorest Communities Globally?

Debbi Stanistreet, Eunice Phillip, Nitya Kumar, Rachel Anderson de Cuevas, Megan Davis, Jessica Langevin, Vincent Jumbe, Aisling Walsh, Sarah Jewitt and Mike Clifford
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Debbi Stanistreet: Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Royal College of Surgeons University of Medicine and Health Sciences, D02DH60 Dublin, Ireland
Eunice Phillip: Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Royal College of Surgeons University of Medicine and Health Sciences, D02DH60 Dublin, Ireland
Nitya Kumar: Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Manama 15503, Bahrain
Rachel Anderson de Cuevas: Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GF, UK
Megan Davis: Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Royal College of Surgeons University of Medicine and Health Sciences, D02DH60 Dublin, Ireland
Jessica Langevin: Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Royal College of Surgeons University of Medicine and Health Sciences, D02DH60 Dublin, Ireland
Vincent Jumbe: Department of Health Systems and Policy, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi, Blantyre 560001, Malawi
Aisling Walsh: Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Royal College of Surgeons University of Medicine and Health Sciences, D02DH60 Dublin, Ireland
Sarah Jewitt: School of Geography, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Mike Clifford: Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 17, 1-13

Abstract: Globally, household and ambient air pollution (HAAP) leads to approximately seven million premature deaths per year. One of the main sources of household air pollution (HAP) is the traditional stove. So-called improved cookstoves (ICS) do not reduce emissions to levels that benefit health, but the poorest communities are unlikely to have access to cleaner cooking in the medium term. Therefore, ICS are being promoted as an intermediate step. This paper summarises the current evidence on the ICS available to the global poorest, utilising data from the Clean Cookstoves Catalog and systematic review evidence from the field. The cheapest stoves offer little reduction in HAP. Only one ICS, available at US$5 or less, (the canarumwe) minimally reduced pollutants based on ISO testing standards and no studies included in the systematic reviews reported tested this stove in the field. We recommend field testing all ICS as standard, and clear information on stove characteristics, sustainability, safety, emissions efficiency, in-field performance, affordability, availability in different settings, and the ability of the stove to meet community cooking needs. In addition, ICS should be promoted alongside a suite of measures, including improved ventilation and facilities to dry wood, to further reduce the pollutant levels.

Keywords: improved cookstoves; household air pollution; global poorest; SDG 7; clean fuel access (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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