A review of the standards, methodologies, technical needs and available resources related to digital monitoring, reporting and verification for modern cooking devices in the context of carbon finance
Provides and overview of the present ecosystem relating to modern cooking devices and highlights future trends.
Abstract
There is a large potential market for modern energy cooking systems, with over 1.5 billion people still cooking using biomass, despite having access to electricity. Many modern cooking solutions exist that are practical, time-saving, economic and have real benefits for the end user. Electric cooking systems also help drive demand for electricity and so provide an ideal opportunity for combination with rural electrification programmes. However, several challenges remain preventing wide scale adoption, an important one being the costs for modern cooking appliances and fuels, which are often higher than those for traditional cooking systems. Carbon finance can help to overcome this barrier by monetising the emission reductions associated with fuel switches and efficiency gains.
In order to get modern cooking activities certified under a carbon standard, project developers need to follow standardised impact quantification methodologies and undergo independent assessment from third-party validation and verification bodies. Recent developments in carbon markets and standards drive the need to directly measure the energy consumption of cooking devices with digital systems and hardware, in order to more accurately monitor, report, and verify emission reductions.
This technical review aims to provide project developers with an overview of the present ecosystem relating to digitisation for modern cooking devices, suggesting available resources, providing technical guidance, and highlighting future trends.
This report is part of the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) Programme.
Citation
Little M and others. A review of the standards, methodologies, technical needs and available resources related to digital monitoring, reporting and verification for modern cooking devices in the context of carbon finance 2023