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Sustainable Development Goals
In addition to delivering emissions reductions to help take urgent action to combat climate change (SDG 13), the project delivers a number of other sustainable development benefits. These include:
- Affordable and Clean Energy: There are 50,000 solar cookers in operation throughout eight townships in the project area helping more than 300,000 people. The solar cookers completely displace older, inefficient fossil fuel-fired stoves through the use of renewable energy. The solar cookers eliminate the need for fuel during much of the year, reducing household expenditure for heating and cooking. Estimated annual savings are RMB 300 (US $50), which is more than 10% of the annual income of the poorest households. The thermal efficiency for a traditional coal furnace is 15%, in comparison to the solar cookers thermal efficiency of 65%.
- Good Health and Wellbeing for People: Displacement of fossil fuel-based stoves with solar cookers bring the additional benefit of reducing indoor air pollution. As up to 58% of black carbon (or soot) emissions come from burning solid fuels for cooking and heating homes. Exposure to this indoor air pollution is a significant risk factor in respiratory-related diseases, particularly for women and children who are most frequently exposed. Exposure to smoke from open fire or inefficient fuels causes 605,000 deaths in China every year.
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