Evaluation of the costs and benefits of interventions to reduce indoor air pollution

G Hutton, E Rehfuess, F Tediosi - Energy for Sustainable Development, 2007 - Elsevier
Worldwide, more than three billion people cook with wood, coal and other solid fuels on
open fires or traditional stoves, contributing to more than 1.5 million deaths annually and a
multitude of negative economic and environmental impacts. The aim of this article is to
present the costs and benefits of interventions to reduce indoor air pollution by halving the
global population currently lacking access to (1) cleaner fuels (liquefied petroleum gas
(LPG)) and (2) cleaner-burning and more efficient stoves. Results are presented for 11 world …