Clean Burning: Increased Carbon Revenue?

Using the ISO testing protocols, Champion (2021)* reported energy emission factors (g/MJ) from the Three Stone Fire, a forced draft Pellet Stove, a forced draft Wood Fan stove, a natural draft Rocket stove and a charcoal stove. ARC added results from a Jet-Flame stove. Using the estimates of global warming potential from the Gold Standard 2017 Methodology** we started to develop a feeling for how various stoves might address climate change.

The calculations suggest that the Three Stone Fire could be a lot worse for climate when Black Carbon and short-term climate forcers are included in offset calculations. At the same time, forced draft stoves appear to have the potential to generate increased emissions reductions (and higher carbon revenues). 

*Champion, Wyatt M., et al. “Cookstove Emissions and Performance Evaluation Using a New ISO Protocol and Comparison of Results with Previous Test Protocols.” Environmental Science & Technology, 2021, 55, (22), 15333-15342. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c03390

**https://globalgoals.goldstandard.org/standards/412_V1.1_ICS_SLCP_Black-Carbon-and-Co-emitted-Species-due-to-the-replacement-of-less-efficient-cookstoves-with-improved-efficiency-cookstoves.pdf