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Gomez, Walter Chavez, Carlos Salgado, Hugo Vasquez, Felipe

Lessons from a pilot program to induce stove replacements in Chile: design, implementation and evaluation

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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS

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We present the design, implementation, and evaluation of a subsidy program to introduce cleaner and more efficient household wood combustion technologies. The program was conducted in the city of Temuco, one of the most polluted cities in southern Chile, as a pilot study to design a new national stove replacement initiative for pollution control. In this city, around 90% of the total emissions of suspended particulate matter is caused by households burning wood. We created a simulated market in which households could choose among different combustion technologies with an assigned subsidy. The subsidy was a relevant factor in the decision to participate, and the inability to secure credit was a significant constraint for the participation of low-income households. Due to several practical difficulties and challenges associated with the implementation of large-scale programs that encourage technological innovation at the household level, it is strongly advisable to start with a small-scale pilot that can provide useful insights into the final design of a fuller, larger-scale program.

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We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Millennium Science Initiative of the Chilean Ministry of Economics, Development and Tourism under Project NS 130001. We would like to thank two anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and suggestions. We are also grateful to participants at the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) Second Annual Meeting, and at the 10th Environment for Development (EfD) Annual Meeting for helpful comments and suggestions.

Agradecemos el apoyo financiero de la Iniciativa Científica Milenio del Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Turismo de Chile, en el marco del Proyecto NS 130001. Agradecemos a dos revisores anónimos sus constructivos comentarios y sugerencias. También agradecemos a los participantes de la Segunda Reunión Anual de la Iniciativa de Transiciones Energéticas Sostenibles (SETI) y de la X Reunión Anual de Medio Ambiente para el Desarrollo (EfD) por sus valiosos comentarios y sugerencias.

10.1088/1748-9326/aa86b6

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environmental policy# urban pollution# energy# subsidy# households# technology adoption

http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa86b6

Environmental Sciences# Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

política ambiental# contaminación urbana# energía# subvención# hogares# adopción de tecnología

Ciencias del Medio Ambiente

Ciencias Ambientales (Aspectos Sociales)

Economía

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Lessons from a pilot program to induce stove replacements in Chile: design, implementation and evaluation

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IOP PUBLISHING LTD

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Ciencias Ambientales# Meteorología y Ciencias Atmosféricas

1748-9326

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Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Turismo de Chile NS 130001

Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Turismo NS 130001

We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Millennium Science Initiative of the Chilean Ministry of Economics, Development and Tourism under Project NS 130001. We would like to thank two anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and suggestions. We are also grateful to participants at the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) Second Annual Meeting, and at the 10th Environment for Development (EfD) Annual Meeting for helpful comments and suggestions.

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