Mongolia Carbon Program
In 2008, MEC partnered with XacBank in Mongolia to explore microfinance's potential in supporting low-income households. Extensive research in Ulaanbaatar unveiled that households spent up to 90% of their income on coal for heating, causing severe health impacts and high pollution levels. MEC introduced innovative solutions—an efficient furnace and a ger blanket—to reduce coal consumption. Overcoming challenges, MEC achieved remarkable success, with over 90% of gers in Ulaanbaatar adopting these technologies. This led to partnerships with aid agencies and a significant reduction in air pollution. By 2016, improved cookstove penetration reached 54%, with over 142,000 clean stoves sold, covering more than 90% of ger area households (UNDP report, 2020). As a result, PM2.5 concentration in Ulaanbaatar decreased by 69% between 2010 and 2015, mainly attributed to the clean stoves (Enkhbat, et al., 2020).
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