Getting Numbers Right: Revisiting Woodfuel Sustainability in the Developing World

The paper finds that emission reductions from 286 woodfuel carbon-offset projects across 51 countries are 41%–59% lower than expected, estimating actual reductions between 57 and 81 MtCO2e compared to the expected 138 MtCO2e. It advocates for the use of spatial assessments to identify woodfuel 'hotspots' in East, West, and Southern Africa and South Asia, where approximately 300 million people face acute woodfuel scarcity, to better target interventions for reducing deforestation and degradation.

• Emission reductions from 286 carbon-offset projects across 51 countries are significantly lower than projected, with actual reductions estimated between 57 and 81 MtCO2e, representing a 41%–59% decrease from the expected 138 MtCO2e.
• Spatial assessments identify specific woodfuel 'hotspots' in South Asia and East, West, and Southern Africa where nearly 300 million people experience acute woodfuel scarcity, making these areas more likely locations for interventions to reduce deforestation or degradation.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2017). Getting Numbers Right: Revisiting Woodfuel Sustainability in the Developing World. https://www.sei.org/publications/getting-numbers-right-revisiting-woodfuel-sustainability-developing-world/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Getting Numbers Right: Revisiting Woodfuel Sustainability in the Developing World. 2017. https://www.sei.org/publications/getting-numbers-right-revisiting-woodfuel-sustainability-developing-world/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2017getting, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Getting Numbers Right: Revisiting Woodfuel Sustainability in the Developing World}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2017}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/getting-numbers-right-revisiting-woodfuel-sustainability-developing-world/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }