[Stoves] GACC promises and premises: looking back to 2010

[Nikhil Desai]

Tom:

GACC aren't open about their history, so why bother asking them about their
future?

I don't know GACC; am considering writing an opinion piece. Opinions
welcome.

Nikhil

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On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 11:06 AM, <tmiles at trmiles.com> wrote:

> You should contact GACC about plans for the future.
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> *From:* Stoves [mailto:stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Nikhil Desai
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 12, 2017 9:24 PM
> *To:* Discussion of biomass cooking stoves <stoves at lists.bioenergylists.
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> *Subject:* [Stoves] GACC promises and premises: looking back to 2010
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> List members:
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> Back in 2010, soon after Mrs. Clinton had announced the creation of GACC
> at the UN Foundation, there was an event on The Martha Stewart Show
> demonstrating clean cookstoves;  Clean Cookstoves Featured on The Martha
> Stewart Show
> <http://www.prweb.com/releases/clean-cookstoves/martha-stewart/prweb4923294.htm>
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> Below an excerpt from some promises made at the time and the premises
> behind them.
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> I have some impressions of where things have gone since then, though not
> quite sure where they stand for how long.
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> Since WHO was a Founding Partner, I suppose the creation of Guidelines for
> Household Fuel Combustion can be said to have met the goal of developing
> air quality guidelines, but I am not sure. (WHO already had IAQ Guidelines,
> but of relevance to cookstove projects is whether in actual developing
> country residential environments, having emission rate targets for
> individual stoves is an adequate or even useful instrument for achieving
> compliance with indoor air quality guidelines.
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> As things stand, the Alliance has three more years to go. Any views on
> what it can accomplish in the next three years, or what plans should be
> made beyond 2020 and by whom?
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> Nikhil
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> "The reductions in emissions achieved by clean cookstoves have the *potential
> to create revenues from carbon credits. Stove companies can use this
> revenue to reduce stove prices *or expand into new markets. More broadly,
> the entire clean cookstove supply-chain should be a source of economic
> opportunity and job creation at the local level.
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> To achieve its '100 by 20' goal, the Alliance w*ill establish industry
> standards; spur innovative financing mechanisms; champion the cause across
> the donor and development communities; develop indoor air quality
> guidelines; address global tax and tariff barriers; field test clean stoves
> and fuels; and develop research roadmaps across key sectors such as health,
> climate, technology and fuels. *
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> *A thriving global industry for clean cooking solutions** will provide a
> range of long-term benefits for the entire world -- from improving global
> health to combating climate change**.*
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