Proposals to enhance thermal efficiency programs and air pollution control in south-central Chile

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Schueftan, Alejandra; Gonzalez, Alejandro Daniel
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2015
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Major cities in South-central Chile suffer high levels of particulate matter PM10 and PM2.5 due to combustion of solid fuels for heating. Exposure to these air pollutants is recognized as a major contribution to ill health in the region. Here we discuss new strategies to reduce air pollution. Regulations and subsidies focusing on improved combustion by providing drier wood fuel and better stoves have been in effect since 2007. However, air pollution due to combustion of wood fuel has been steadily rising, along with reports on health consequences. The paper analyzes a survey of 2025 households in the city of Valdivia, which found that wood fuel quality, stove renewal, and awareness of programs are strongly affected by income level, and that higher consumption of wood fuel is found in households already having better stoves and drier wood fuel. The analysis suggests that regulations intended to improve combustion are influenced by user's behavior and have limited potential for lowering pollution. We conclude that thermal refurbishment has a larger potential for improvement, not yet been implemented as an energy policy for the majority. Here we propose improvements and additions to current programs to enhance effectiveness and cover the whole social spectrum.
Fil: Schueftan, Alejandra. Universidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Graduados; Chile
Fil: Gonzalez, Alejandro Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue; Argentina
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Wood Fuel
Particulate Pollution
Energy Efficiency
Energy Policy
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spelling Proposals to enhance thermal efficiency programs and air pollution control in south-central ChileSchueftan, AlejandraGonzalez, Alejandro DanielWood FuelParticulate PollutionEnergy EfficiencyEnergy Policyhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.7https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2Major cities in South-central Chile suffer high levels of particulate matter PM10 and PM2.5 due to combustion of solid fuels for heating. Exposure to these air pollutants is recognized as a major contribution to ill health in the region. Here we discuss new strategies to reduce air pollution. Regulations and subsidies focusing on improved combustion by providing drier wood fuel and better stoves have been in effect since 2007. However, air pollution due to combustion of wood fuel has been steadily rising, along with reports on health consequences. The paper analyzes a survey of 2025 households in the city of Valdivia, which found that wood fuel quality, stove renewal, and awareness of programs are strongly affected by income level, and that higher consumption of wood fuel is found in households already having better stoves and drier wood fuel. The analysis suggests that regulations intended to improve combustion are influenced by user's behavior and have limited potential for lowering pollution. We conclude that thermal refurbishment has a larger potential for improvement, not yet been implemented as an energy policy for the majority. Here we propose improvements and additions to current programs to enhance effectiveness and cover the whole social spectrum.Fil: Schueftan, Alejandra. Universidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Graduados; ChileFil: Gonzalez, Alejandro Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue; ArgentinaElsevier2015-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/12054Schueftan, Alejandra; Gonzalez, Alejandro Daniel; Proposals to enhance thermal efficiency programs and air pollution control in south-central Chile; Elsevier; Energy Policy; 79; 4-2015; 48-570301-4215enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421515000099info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.enpol.2015.01.008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:32:43Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/12054instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:32:44.035CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Proposals to enhance thermal efficiency programs and air pollution control in south-central Chile
title Proposals to enhance thermal efficiency programs and air pollution control in south-central Chile
spellingShingle Proposals to enhance thermal efficiency programs and air pollution control in south-central Chile
Schueftan, Alejandra
Wood Fuel
Particulate Pollution
Energy Efficiency
Energy Policy
title_short Proposals to enhance thermal efficiency programs and air pollution control in south-central Chile
title_full Proposals to enhance thermal efficiency programs and air pollution control in south-central Chile
title_fullStr Proposals to enhance thermal efficiency programs and air pollution control in south-central Chile
title_full_unstemmed Proposals to enhance thermal efficiency programs and air pollution control in south-central Chile
title_sort Proposals to enhance thermal efficiency programs and air pollution control in south-central Chile
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Schueftan, Alejandra
Gonzalez, Alejandro Daniel
author Schueftan, Alejandra
author_facet Schueftan, Alejandra
Gonzalez, Alejandro Daniel
author_role author
author2 Gonzalez, Alejandro Daniel
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Wood Fuel
Particulate Pollution
Energy Efficiency
Energy Policy
topic Wood Fuel
Particulate Pollution
Energy Efficiency
Energy Policy
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.7
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Major cities in South-central Chile suffer high levels of particulate matter PM10 and PM2.5 due to combustion of solid fuels for heating. Exposure to these air pollutants is recognized as a major contribution to ill health in the region. Here we discuss new strategies to reduce air pollution. Regulations and subsidies focusing on improved combustion by providing drier wood fuel and better stoves have been in effect since 2007. However, air pollution due to combustion of wood fuel has been steadily rising, along with reports on health consequences. The paper analyzes a survey of 2025 households in the city of Valdivia, which found that wood fuel quality, stove renewal, and awareness of programs are strongly affected by income level, and that higher consumption of wood fuel is found in households already having better stoves and drier wood fuel. The analysis suggests that regulations intended to improve combustion are influenced by user's behavior and have limited potential for lowering pollution. We conclude that thermal refurbishment has a larger potential for improvement, not yet been implemented as an energy policy for the majority. Here we propose improvements and additions to current programs to enhance effectiveness and cover the whole social spectrum.
Fil: Schueftan, Alejandra. Universidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Graduados; Chile
Fil: Gonzalez, Alejandro Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue; Argentina
description Major cities in South-central Chile suffer high levels of particulate matter PM10 and PM2.5 due to combustion of solid fuels for heating. Exposure to these air pollutants is recognized as a major contribution to ill health in the region. Here we discuss new strategies to reduce air pollution. Regulations and subsidies focusing on improved combustion by providing drier wood fuel and better stoves have been in effect since 2007. However, air pollution due to combustion of wood fuel has been steadily rising, along with reports on health consequences. The paper analyzes a survey of 2025 households in the city of Valdivia, which found that wood fuel quality, stove renewal, and awareness of programs are strongly affected by income level, and that higher consumption of wood fuel is found in households already having better stoves and drier wood fuel. The analysis suggests that regulations intended to improve combustion are influenced by user's behavior and have limited potential for lowering pollution. We conclude that thermal refurbishment has a larger potential for improvement, not yet been implemented as an energy policy for the majority. Here we propose improvements and additions to current programs to enhance effectiveness and cover the whole social spectrum.
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