[Stoves] Climate Panel Cites Near Certainty on Warming

[Matt Scifo]

tom...pass it on...i want to be unsubscribed...but lost my password ....i
just get too much emails...but hey you guys have at it...tux ..
On Aug 20, 2013 7:10 AM, "Paul Olivier" <paul.olivier at esrla.com> wrote:

> The GACC talks about stoves that stretch goals which achieve significant,
> measurable health *and/or* environmental goals. With regard to
> environmental goals, the GACC makes a distinction between local and global.
> On the local level, it cites deforestation, erosion and desertification. On
> the global level, it cites black carbon and other greenhouse gases. Since
> all of us agree that CO2 is a greenhouse gas, this article from the New
> York Times might be of interest:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/science/earth/extremely-likely-that-human-activity-is-driving-climate-change-panel-finds.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130820
>
> To those who might consider any discussion on the stove list about climate
> change to be off-topic, let me ask: why do we design stoves the way we do?
> Do our designs only target health goals? Or do they also target
> environmental goals such as deforestation, erosion, black carbon and
> greenhouse gas emissions? Take note of the "and/or" in the GACC phrase. A
> stove might achieve only health goals, or a stove might achieve both health
> and environmental goals. Would it not make more sense if it achieved both?
> Asking such questions might be a bit controversial, but it is certainly not
> off-topic. It impacts in such a central way the thought process that lies
> behind stove design.
>
> Thanks.
> Paul Olivier
>
> Thanks.
> Paul
>
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