After the Paris Agreement: How India Can Use Climate Financing to Implement a Sustainable Clean Cookstove Program

<p>The burning of biomass for cooking purposes without proper ventilation and filters poses a massive health and climate risk. Health implications from exposure to household air pollution from this type of fuel impacts women and children in many developing countries, who spend many hours a day cooking and gathering fuel. Climate implications from burning solid biomass results in increased carbon dioxide and black carbon emissions, which contribute to global climate change. This thesis aims to explore the issues associated with biomass cookstoves in terms of both health and climate, and seeks to understand how a new national clean cookstove program could be funded in India. This includes potential partnerships with United States agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other international funding sources. The topic of clean cookstoves has gained traction as a strategy to mitigate emissions and adapt to a changing climate, and with the recent passing of the United Nations Paris Agreement, funding is increasing to support programs that address climate impacts.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of City and Regional Planning

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

City and Regional Planning

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Kornfeld, Hannah

Contributors dc:contributor

• William Riggs

• clean cookstoves
• Paris Agreement
• COP 21
• climate finance
• India
• Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment
• International Public Health
• Urban, Community and Regional Planning

Identifier

10.15368/theses.2016.62

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:theses-2793