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This policy brief, based on the 'Energizing Finance: Taking the Pulse 2021' research, analyzes the financing requirements for Vietnam to achieve universal energy access by 2030, focusing specifically on clean cooking solutions.

This study evaluated the impact of replacing traditional three-stone fires with improved rocket mud stoves in 49 homes in Western Kenya, focusing on carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations and the viability of CO as a proxy for PM2.5.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the role of carbon finance in scaling up improved cookstove projects in India and Kenya. Based on a review of 75 project design documents and 49 stakeholder interviews, the study explores how carbon revenues are used to overcome barriers to adoption and implementation, while highlighting the risks associated with relying on volatile carbon markets.

This report evaluates the impact of three health-based behavioral interventions—SMS messaging, graphic imagery, and goal setting—on the purchase of improved cookstoves (ICS), health awareness, and willingness to pay (WTP) among households in Kiambu County, Kenya. The study utilized a randomized evaluation across eight villages, comparing treatment groups against a control group that received only general marketing. While some initial results showed increases in health awareness, these findings lost statistical significance when controlling for village fixed effects and baseline imbalances. The report concludes that high costs and lack of financing remain the primary barriers to ICS adoption, regardless of health awareness levels.