2️⃣ However, there is good news! We carefully measure the additionality of cookstove subsidies over 3 years and estimate stove subsidies cost $4.9 per ton of CO2 abated. This is incredibly low cost abatement This builds on our previous research: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Credit, Attention, and Externalities in the Adoption of Energy Efficient Technologies by Low-Income ...

(October 2022) - We study an energy efficient charcoal cookstove in an experiment with 1,000 households in Nairobi. We estimate a 39 percent reduction in charcoal spending, which matches engineering e...

A Policy Digest summarizing the research and the findings is available through the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy: t.co/n9Q3IspiDg@nber.bsky.socialnber.org/papers/w31614

Improved Cookstoves Halve Air Pollution Peaks, But Ambient Exposure Dampens Health Benefits - Kleinm...

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What are some benchmarks for abatement costs?