Can carbon finance transform household energy markets? A review of cookstove projects and programs in Kenya

The expanding horizon of renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa: Leading research in the social sciences

“…How can carbon finance not only increase the purchase and use of efficient cookstoves but actually transform that market? [28] Our authors provide no easy answers, suggesting that this is an important avenue for further research.…”

“…How can these renewable energy projects become financially feasible, making them sustainable without perpetual donor support? Lambe et al analyze the promise of carbon finance as the key that will unlock the efficient cookstove market [28]. The three studies that focus on renewable energy in rural settings note that the projects they studied are not going to generate enough profit to draw major international investors.…”

Village-level solar power in Africa: Accelerating access to electricity services through a socio-technical design in Kenya

“…The first phase of data collection included social science research on the local context in Kenya. The methods composed of two surveys, 6 several field visits and a range of interviews with a broad range of actors in formal positions as well as private people (women and men). We also arranged focus group discussions (working cooperatives, elders' group, church communities, etc.)…”

Wind energy in sub-Saharan Africa: Financial and political causes for the sector's under-development

“…CDM is an attempt to reward clean energy projects for avoided carbon emissions. (For an interesting discussion on using carbon finance mechanisms to reduce costs for more efficient cookstoves, see Lambe et al [48] in this Special Issue.) In a perfect carbon credit market, the price per carbon credit (equivalent to one metric ton of CO 2 ) equals the shadow price of carbon.…”