Cookstove Standards and Labeling:
Opportunities for Sharing and
Alignment
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Cookstove Standards and Labeling:
Opportunities for Sharing and Alignment
Facilitate exportled growth
Differentiate
products to
distinguish highly
efficient products
Spur technological
innovation
Enhance
manufacturer
competitiveness
Create level playing
field for the
industry
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Avoid dumping of
low-quality,
inefficient products
Two Phases for Standards
Developing Standards
GLOBAL HARMONIZATION
Implementing Standards
ADAPTATION TO LOCAL CONTEXT
SUPPORTING DECISIONS
COMBINING EXPERTISE
ENFORCEMENT
Definitions
Methods
Indicators
Reporting
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Certification
Policies
Labeling Testing
Financial
Awards
incentives
Enforcement
Consumer
awareness
Two Phases for Standards
Developing Standards
GLOBAL HARMONIZATION
Implementing Standards
ADAPTATION TO LOCAL CONTEXT
SUPPORTING DECISIONS
COMBINING EXPERTISE
ENFORCEMENT
Definitions
Methods
Indicators
Reporting
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Certification
Policies
Labeling Testing
Financial
Awards
incentives
Enforcement
Consumer
awareness
International standards bring all experts
together to resolve technical challenges
Standards development alternates between Working Groups and National Committees
Working Group 1 – terms and definitions;
conceptual framework for testing
Working Group 2 - improvements to lab
protocols to address multiple stove/fuel
combinations, cooking practices
Working Group 3 - field testing methods
Working Group 4 - social impact assessment
Fuels Task Group – reviewing standards for
fuels for relevance and gaps
Communications Task Group –
communicating within committee and to
external audiences
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Participating Countries (29)
Observing Countries (14)
Secretariat Countries (2)
International standards bring all experts
together to resolve technical challenges
Standards development alternates between Working Groups and National Committees
Working Group 1 – terms and definitions;
conceptual framework for testing
Working Group 2 - improvements to lab
protocols to address multiple stove/fuel
combinations, cooking practices
Working Group 3 - field testing methods
Working Group 4 - social impact assessment
Fuels Task Group – reviewing standards for
fuels for relevance and gaps
Communications Task Group –
communicating within committee and to
external audiences
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Participating Countries (29)
Observing Countries (14)
Secretariat Countries (2)
Portfolio of standards products
that work together
Components of Laboratory Testing
Standard
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Standard test sequence – phases for operating stove and fuel
Emissions methods (PM2.5, CO, BC)
Efficiency methods
Safety and durability methods
Equipment (including maintenance and calibration)
Reporting test results
Marking and packaging
Voluntary performance targets
• Terms and document about to be opened for ballot
• Field Testing draft is in early stage of development
• Gold Standard methodology for SLCP reductions for
projects
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Voluntary Performance Targets (draft
Technical Report)
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Incorporates lessons and misunderstandings from ISO International
Workshop Agreement (IWA) from 2012
Tiers separately for PM, CO, Safety, Durability (only methods and
indicators for BC, using standards to gather more data, including to
address questions about BC/OC ratios)
Default and alternative targets (includes method to customize for
countries)
Based on published test results and aligned with WHO guidelines
(Clean Cooking Catalog http://catalog.cleancookstoves.org)
Clear descriptions of how tier levels were set, potential impacts with
explanations of data limitations
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Addressing conflicting goals
Our goals are often in opposition to each other, even though
they are all important:
reflect typical usage conditions and impacts
yield repeatable, accurate results
reflect the relative performance of different designs
cover a wide range of models within a category
easy comparability with results from other test procedures
be inexpensive to perform
completed and ready to use in the market
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Any energy test procedure is a compromise; it does not
fully meet any of the criteria for an ideal test, but it satisfies
enough of them to discourage excessive complaints
Standards and Labeling Guidebook, CLASP
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Standards can work in multiple layers
• Lower cost and more
controlled evaluations of many
technology and fuel options
• Higher cost but more accurate
of fewer technology options
• Set conservative (more
inclusive) criteria
• Set more stringent limits
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One final trade-off and challenge…
Want to resolve all
disagreements,
complete data and
research
Standards are not
effective unless they
are complete and
published.
– Publish the best possible document now, living with some
disagreement and research gaps
– Design as an ongoing and iterative process
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Two Phases for Standards
Developing Standards
GLOBAL HARMONIZATION
Implementing Standards
ADAPTATION TO LOCAL CONTEXT
SUPPORTING DECISIONS
COMBINING EXPERTISE
ENFORCEMENT
Definitions
Methods
Indicators
Reporting
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Certification
Policies
Labeling Testing
Financial
Awards
incentives
Enforcement
Consumer
awareness
“Push” and “Pull” to improve technologies in the market
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Types of Labels – Should be customized
to market
Consider programme goals, audience needs, and existing labels to avoid
confusion. Seek consumer feedback.
Comparative Labels
Endorsement Labels
• Set efficiency level
• Simple design
• “This product is efficient”
• Tiers of efficiency
• Compare different products
• Displays more information
Certification / Quality Marks
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• Criteria for market entry
• Cross-cutting for multiple products
C L•E A N“This
C O O K Sproduct
T O V E S A N meets
D F U E L S quality standards”
Typical steps in developing standards and
labeling programs
Develop testing
capacity
Decide whether and
how to implement
standards and labeling
Design and implement
program, including
monitoring verification,
enforcement
Analyze and set
standards
Ensure program
integrity
Design and
implement
communication
campaign
Evaluate S&L
program
Requires sustained resources and commitment
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Unique challenges for cookstoves market and S&L
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Impacts of S&L in other sectors
This took >30 years!
1974
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