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Plan 1.5 issued a statement criticizing the Climate Change Center for continuing a cookstove project in Myanmar despite the 2021 military coup, alleging that the project provides administrative legitimacy to the military junta and involves inflated carbon emission reductions.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) details a case study in Kiambu County, Kenya, exploring the behavioural drivers affecting the adoption of advanced biomass pellet cookstoves (specifically the Philips model). Using a service design methodology, the research identifies that while trust in local microfinance partners like the Visionary Empowerment Programme (VEP) facilitates initial acquisition, long-term adoption is hindered by a lack of user-centric value propositions, poor fuel supply chains for pellets, and a failure to address the diverse cooking needs of households, leading to 'stove stacking' rather than full transition.

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.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the methodologies used to measure and verify emission reductions in improved cookstove projects to ensure their environmental integrity and attract carbon finance. It identifies technical challenges in calculating biomass fuel savings, monitoring stove usage, and determining the fraction of non-renewable biomass, while noting that current methodologies often overlook significant non-CO2 climate benefits like black carbon reduction.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute uses a qualitative 'generative' methodology to examine household energy decision-making in four villages in Haryana State, India. The study identifies that the failure of improved cookstove initiatives often stems from a lack of attention to user needs and cultural contexts, such as the preference for specific fuel combinations and the traditional method of baking roti.

This briefing describes the Stockholm Environment Institute's (SEI) shift toward user-centred and qualitative research methodologies to improve the design and adoption of efficient cookstoves, addressing the failures of previous programs that neglected user needs and preferences.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines future pathways for household biomass use in Ethiopia from 2013 to 2030. Using the LEAP model, it compares a baseline scenario with 'moderate shift' and 'high shift' scenarios to evaluate the potential for reducing wood consumption and greenhouse gas emissions through the adoption of improved cookstoves and fuel-switching to electricity, biogas, and bioethanol.

A summary of a study visit conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in Jagdishpur, focusing on the testing of advanced cookstoves, off-grid lighting, and alternative energy sources.