Cooking fuel choice in rural China: results from microdata

Hou, Bing Dong; Tang, Xin; Ma, Chunbo; Liu, Li; Wei, Yi; Liao, Hua

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.031

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“…Only 5% of households choose coal, and households that use LPG and electricity comprise 13% and 35%, respectively. Biomass is the dominant fuel choice for cooking among all energy sources, which is consistent with others' research [23]. There exist some differences between the two counties: more households choose firewood and LPG as the primary cooking fuel in Qihe, while more households use straw and electricity in Wuqiang, and fewer households choose coal as a cooking fuel.…”

Section: Cooking Fuel Choice Of the Current Situationsupporting

confidence: 84%

“…Education level and age are the major factors that influence recognition, and it has a significant impact on residents' fuel choice [23,42]. The average age of individuals is 58 in this survey, which indicates that many elderly people live in rural areas, and they usually have limited knowledge and educational levels.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…One branch of them is engaged to describe the characteristics of rural energy consumption on regional differences, changing of energy structure, energy consumption of end-use, and affecting factors at the county level or in key provinces and regions [20][21][22]. Several studies focus on cooking fuel choice based on micro-survey data due to its high percentage of total energy consumption [23][24][25]. The development of constructing new energy sources and cleansing biomass is also an important approach to improve the energy structure and living standards of rural households, and several papers discuss the opportunity, constraints, and implications of clean energy [26][27][28].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Residential Fuel Choice in Rural Areas: Field Research of Two Counties of North China

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Solid fuels are still widely used in rural China though the living standard has improved greatly. Energy poverty is an obvious indicator of poverty, which has serious effects on economic development, environment, and health. In this paper, we conducted a detailed analysis on fuel choice and usage behavior of different end-use activities in rural residential energy consumption. Using 717 household observations from micro-survey data in two counties of Shandong and Hebei province in 2016, we find that biomass is the dominant fuel used for cooking among all energy sources despite of obvious decreasing trend in recent years, accounting for 44%. Clean energy used to cook increased markedly with a proportion of nearly 50%. Solar energy is an ordinary fuel used for water heating except for biomass. Almost 90% of households rely on coal for space heating in winter, and one-third of households have space heating for fewer than two months. Ownership of home appliances for basic needs is higher than that for hedonistic needs, and usage behaviors of some appliances are economical. Fuel accessibility of commercial energy have improved noticeably in rural areas, and the high proportion usage of biomass is affected by family income, usage habits, local resources, environmental recognition, education, and age. Since the negative effects of using solid fuels, it is urgent to cleanse biomass, develop new energy, and improve residents' cognition about the consequences of using solid fuels.

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Section: Cooking Fuel Choice Of the Current Situationsupporting

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“…Cleaner fossil energy (such as NG) and renewable energy (such as solar) are relatively minor. The energy consumption of rural households is mainly in heating and cooking, which are still overly dependent on coal and biomass, far behind the level of urban households (88% choose clean fuels such as NG, electricity, and LPG for cooking [26]).…”

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A Systems Analysis of the Development Status and Trends of Rural Household Energy in China

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This paper attempts to present a complete picture of the status quo and future trends of the development of rural household energy in China based on a literature review and a systems analysis. First, a comprehensive literature review was conducted from the perspectives of energy consumption, carbon emissions and pollutants, energy resources, energy technologies, and energy policies. The review revealed the complexities and dynamics of the current system of rural household energy in China, and several key issues were identified for further attention. These issues are further explored by a systems analysis based on the "Integrated strategy of Sustainable development objectives, Decision-making systems, Operation systems, and Physical systems" (I-SDOP) concept. Following this method, a complete picture of the market status and policy targets is presented, by mapping an energy Sankey diagram and by reviewing the behavior of the main players. The results indicate that synergy of various energies, technologies, and players, and a combination of flexible engineering schemes and policy designs, with adequate consideration of temporal variation and regional disparity, are key strategies to promote the sustainable development of rural household energy, especially the distributed utilization of renewable energy, in China.Energies 2018, 11, 1741 2 of 23 confusing situation. The underlying reason is the system complexity involved. First, the problem involves multi-dimensional objectives, involving carbon emission reduction, energy supply security, energy poverty elimination, as well as public concerns about environmental quality and human health. Second, there exists a multi-element theme concerning the environment, technology, markets, and policy. Achieving sustainable development requires coordination among these dynamically changing elements. Third, regarding those objectives and elements, various agents like governmental departments, enterprises, and farmers represent respective and inconsistent interests. Due to these complexities, a comprehensive solution must be based on a system-wide integration of these objectives, elements, and agents. According to the literature review in Section 2, such a study on integrated strategies for rural household energy use in China is still lacking.This paper attempts to present a complete picture of the status quo and future trends in the development of rural household energy in China, thus offering a scientific reference for policy makers and to help promote sustainable development. Based on a literature review in Section 2 and previous studies of energy strategies and energy systems [17][18][19][20], this study develops a systems method of "Integrated strategy of Sustainable development objectives, Decision-making systems, Operation systems and Physical systems" (I-SDOP) to perform a multi-objective, multi-element, and multi-agent analysis to reveal a complete picture. The methodology and data is introduced in Section 3, results and discussion are presented in Section 4, and conclusio...

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“…An important domestic energy requirement is that used for cooking [3,4] . Among the energies carriers available for residential cooking such as biomass, kerosene, solid alcohol, coal, electricity or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), biomass is usually the cheapest and easiest way to meet the basic requirements [5] .…”

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Assessment of pollutant emissions and energy efficiency of four commercialized charcoal stoves with modified Chinese cooking stove protocol

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Charcoal stove is widely used in the developing countries especially in Africa and Central America. Even reported to have a high impact on human health, stoves promoted in the related areas still mainly focus on fuel saving and little knowledge was reported for the stove performance in the field. This research evaluated four commercialized charcoal stoves with clay baseline stove using a modified Chinese cooking stove protocol that considered the local cooking habit to make the testing results more useful for the local stove promotion. The results showed that the thermal efficiency of tested charcoal stoves ranged from 38.7% to 47.5%, and the cooking power was around 640-1200 W. The CO emission factors of the improved stove had a 60% reduction compared with baseline stove. Different indicators reporting the same aspect of the stove were evaluated, and it suggested choosing the indicators according to the project requirements.

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Cooking fuel choice in rural China: results from microdata

Cited by 134 publications

References 34 publications

Residential Fuel Choice in Rural Areas: Field Research of Two Counties of North China

Residential Fuel Choice in Rural Areas: Field Research of Two Counties of North China

A Systems Analysis of the Development Status and Trends of Rural Household Energy in China

Assessment of pollutant emissions and energy efficiency of four commercialized charcoal stoves with modified Chinese cooking stove protocol

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