I think you're right. But the article is comparing low-carbon/zero air pollution solar panels with wood. They mention that air pollution can be reduced with special stoves over regular stoves but did not compare air pollution from no stove to non-combustion sources.
If energy systems were installed that could heat and power these places without biofuel at all you'd be vastly better off. I did not see that point in there.
"If energy systems were installed that could heat and power these places without biofuel at all you'd be vastly better off. I did not see that point in there."
What energy system you had in mind?
Solar panels could provide electricity, but they don't produce heat, which is vastly more important in the household. A solar PV installation that powers an electric cookstove and heater is unaffordable, even for many people in rich countries.
If energy systems were installed that could heat and power these places without biofuel at all you'd be vastly better off. I did not see that point in there.