Can carbon finance transform household energy markets? A review of cookstove projects and programs in Kenya

This research paper examines how carbon finance, specifically through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and voluntary markets, influences the scale-up and market transformation of improved cookstove projects in Kenya.

• Carbon finance contributes to the development of a vibrant market for improved cookstoves by drawing in international technologies and actors, aiding the creation of monitoring standards, and improving after-sales support and follow-up.
• There are risks associated with carbon-financed projects, specifically a possible disconnect between the availability of cheap, efficient technology and the actual preferences and expectations of the users.
• The study utilized a review of project design documents for carbon-financed cookstove projects in Kenya and 26 interviews with stakeholders within the cookstove sector to analyze the role of carbon finance.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2015). Can carbon finance transform household energy markets? A review of cookstove projects and programs in Kenya. https://www.sei.org/publications/can-carbon-finance-transform-household-energy-markets-a-review-of-cookstove-projects-and-programs-in-kenya/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Can carbon finance transform household energy markets? A review of cookstove projects and programs in Kenya. 2015. https://www.sei.org/publications/can-carbon-finance-transform-household-energy-markets-a-review-of-cookstove-projects-and-programs-in-kenya/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2015can, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Can carbon finance transform household energy markets? A review of cookstove projects and programs in Kenya}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2015}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/can-carbon-finance-transform-household-energy-markets-a-review-of-cookstove-projects-and-programs-in-kenya/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }