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Energy & Fuels
Chang Su, Frauke Urban
Summary: The modeled circular economy scenarios show significant energy saving and emission reduction benefits for the town from 2020 to 2040. The outbreak of COVID-19 can be seen as an opportunity to enhance the circular economy, with the introduction of related measures resulting in additional reductions in energy use, CO2 emissions, and PM2.5 emissions.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
A. Gill-Wiehl, I. Ray, D. Kammen
Summary: This review analyzes the barrier of affordability to the adoption and consistent use of clean cooking stoves and fuels, finding diverse frameworks, definitions, and metrics in use. Recommendations include financing strategies based on how low-income households earn, spend, and save money, and expanding affordability frameworks to account for gender divides, rural/urban divides, and stove stacking behavior. The review aims to reflect the nuances of a low-income household's ability to pay for clean fuels, emphasizing that affordability must align with the lived experiences of the poor for universal access to clean cooking.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Alfredo Valarezo, Lissete Davila, M. Lorena Bejarano, Ivan Nolivos, Emilio Molina, Samuel B. Schlesinger, Carlos F. Gould, Darby W. Jack
Summary: Decades of government subsidies in Ecuador have ensured near-universal access to clean cooking fuels such as LPG and electricity, making it a leader among low and middle-income countries. The socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 have posed challenges to the resilience of clean cooking systems worldwide. However, Ecuador's clean cooking systems remained resilient during the pandemic with minor disruptions, providing valuable lessons for other countries.
ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jabir Ali, Waseem Khan
Summary: This study investigates the factors affecting access to clean cooking fuel among rural Indian households during the COVID-19 outbreak. The analysis shows a significant decline in access to clean fuel during the pandemic, highlighting the need for policy interventions to ensure rural households have access to clean fuel during crisis situations.
ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Na Li, Guanglai Zhang, Liguo Zhang, Yingheng Zhou, Ning Zhang
Summary: This study analyzes the health inequality in rural China caused by indoor air pollution from traditional energy use, focusing on the effect of clean energy access on women's health outcome. The results show that clean energy applications can significantly improve the health of rural women, with substantial positive effects for specific groups such as middle-aged and older women, illiterate women, and those living in northeastern China. Overall, clean energy plays a crucial role in reducing gender disparities in health inequality.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Zhanna Kapsalyamova, Ranjeeta Mishra, Aiymgul Kerimray, Kamalbek Karymshakov, Dina Azhgaliyeva
Summary: The transition to sustainable energy requires assessing the drivers of clean and dirty fuel use. Access to clean fuel is important for switching from dirty fuels, but doesn't guarantee a complete transition. Results show that access to natural gas increases the likelihood of choosing clean fuels.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Muntasir Murshed
Summary: This study assesses the impact of improving energy efficiency on access to clean cooking fuel and technology in Sub-Saharan African developing countries and recommends policy measures to facilitate the transition to clean cooking fuel.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2022)
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Business, Finance
Daoxia Wan, Rui Xue, Martina Linnenluecke, Jinfang Tian, Yuli Shan
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic had significant negative impacts on financial markets, but green recovery plans may lead to better performance for clean energy firms. Investor attention towards clean energy stocks has improved during the pandemic, providing empirical evidence for the benefits of green recovery schemes.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
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Thermodynamics
Lingyue Zhang, Hui Li, Tianqi Chen, Hua Liao
Summary: This study aims to comprehensively assess the health effects of various cooking fuel transitions in rural areas of China and compare the effects of different transition patterns and intervals. The results show that transitioning to modern clean energy can decrease the probability of health deterioration, with greater health effects observed for transitions to gas. Additionally, the study confirms a fading health effect with prolonged transition intervals.
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Construction & Building Technology
Andre Paul Neto-Bradley, Rishika Rangarajan, Ruchi Choudhary, Amir Bazaz
Summary: The study highlights the importance of considering local socio-economic and cultural contexts in policies aimed at reducing energy poverty in India. Key barriers identified for clean cooking among low-income households include awareness and access to subsidy programs, safety concerns, and weak community networks. Transition pathways identified can help target local policy interventions to address barriers faced by different groups of households.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
Dalia Fadly, Francisco Fontes, Miet Maertens
Summary: This paper examines the impact of using biomass fuels on the daily number of meals consumed in India. The study finds that using dirty fuel as primary cooking fuel decreases the number of meals per day by an estimated 1.5%. Additionally, the use of dirty cooking fuel is associated with increased cooking time, higher frequency of fuelwood collection, and lower satisfaction with the cooking arrangement, which partially explains the negative effect on nutrition.
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Economics
Dawit Guta, Hisham Zerriffi, Jill Baumgartner, Abhishek Jain, Sunil Mani, Darby Jack, Ellison Carter, Guofeng Shen, Jennifer Orgill-Meyer, Joshua Rosenthal, Katherine Dickinson, Rob Bailis, Yuta Masuda
Summary: Household solid fuel use is detrimental to health and the environment. The Indian government's PMUY subsidy has successfully promoted the adoption of LPG by millions of households. However, there is limited understanding of the decision-making process to reduce solid fuel use after transitioning to cleaner fuels. This study found that factors such as household wealth, social status, education level, and the prevalence of LPG use in the village are positively associated with LPG consumption and the discontinuation of solid fuel use. On the other hand, factors such as distance to LPG refill delivery, household size, and the PMUY subsidy are negatively associated with the share of LPG use.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Emily Nix, Emmanuel Betang, Miranda Baame, Michael Abbott, Serena Saligari, Matthew Shupler, Iva Cukic, Elisa Puzzolo, Daniel Pope, Bertrand Mbatchou, Rachel Anderson de Cuevas
Summary: COVID-19 restrictions have negatively impacted household cooking fuel, practices, and dietary behaviors in a community in Central Cameroon, leading to financial impacts and high levels of food insecurity. Households have reduced food intake and cooking frequency and relied on local resources to feed their families. Local systems are crucial in ensuring access to food and fuel, and households have demonstrated resilience by employing various mechanisms to overcome challenges.
ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Economics
Manal Shehabi
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had detrimental effects on hydrocarbon-dependent Gulf states, threatening their long-term economic sustainability. The weakened economic resilience caused by the previous oil price collapse and government responses has hindered their ability to fully benefit from COVID-relief packages. The current economic structure and consumption-based nature of the relief packages also impede their economic transitions.
ECONOMIC MODELLING
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
T. Perros, A. L. Allison, J. Tomei, V. Aketch, P. Parikh
Summary: There are increasing numbers of market-based providers of clean cooking solutions in sub-Saharan Africa, using customer fuel sales to subsidise the cost of equipment. However, the continued use of polluting fuels undermines these business models. This study aimed to design and test a fuel stacking intervention for commercial pay-as-you-go LPG customers in Kenya, and found that targeted interventions can promote sustained use of clean fuels.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2023)