Driving forces for fuelwood choice of households in developing countries: environmental implications for Bangladesh

Akther, Shalina; Miah, Danesh; Koike, Masao

doi:10.1080/21513732.2010.505011

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“…On the other hand, Campbell et al [26] recommended that the Government of Zimbabwe should question the desirability of encouraging housholds along the energy ladder. In these and other related studies, income played a key role in defining the energy shift from dirty to clean energy sources [25,29].…”

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Modeling fuel choice among households in northern Cameroon

Nlom¹,

Karimov²

2014

WIDER Working Paper

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The present study aims to explore economic and socio-demographic factors that influence a household's probability to switch from firewood to cleaner fuels (kerosene and LPG) in northern Cameroon. The paper employs an ordered probit model to construct cooking patterns and fuel choices. Three main cooking sources are considered: firewood, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas. Utilized data are derived from a national survey conducted in 2004 by the Cameroonian National Institute of Statistics. The study analyzes the data related to the Sudano-Sahelian agro-ecological zone, which is one of the most affected by land degradation and decertification. While results indicate that there is a potential for a transition from traditional to cleaner fuels in the studied region, this transition is still in its earlier stage. The research demonstrates that firewood and kerosene prices, age of household heads, educational level of household heads and willingness to have a gas cylinder, as well as type of dwelling have a statistically significant impact on fuel-switching decisions.

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Modeling fuel choice among households in northern Cameroon

Nlom¹,

Karimov²

2014

WIDER Working Paper

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“…In general, two types of studies have been conducted in developing countries. Some studies were observational (e.g., [25][26][27][28]). For instance, Miah et al [9] carried out an exploratory survey on rural and semi-urban households in Bangladesh and concluded that income-generating activities should be encouraging households to "progress" along the energy ladder.…”

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Modeling Fuel Choice among Households in Northern Cameroon

Nlom

Karimov

2015

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Abstract:The present study aims to explore economic and socio-demographic factors that influence a household's probability to switch from firewood to cleaner fuels (kerosene and LPG) in northern Cameroon. The paper employs an ordered probit model to construct cooking patterns and fuel choices. Three main cooking sources are considered: firewood, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas. Utilized data are derived from a national survey conducted in 2004 by the Cameroonian National Institute of Statistics. The study analyzes the data related to the Sudano-Sahelian agro-ecological zone, which is one of the most affected by land degradation and decertification. While results indicate that there is a potential for a transition from traditional to cleaner fuels in the studied region, this transition is still in its earlier stage. The research demonstrates that firewood and kerosene prices, age of household heads, educational level of household heads and willingness to have a gas cylinder, as well as type of dwelling have a statistically significant impact on fuel-switching decisions.

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“…Others documented the shortage of biomass, specifically firewood in forest-rich and degraded areas, due to overexploitation of the resources (Akther et al, 2010b(Akther et al, , 2010cHassan et al, 2014;Miah et al, 2009;Nath et al, 2013). However, according to Hassan et al (2012), little information is available on rural households' energy consumption patterns and their expenditure on various types of energy, quantity, and sources of fuels.…”

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A comparative study on household level energy consumption and related emissions from renewable (biomass) and non-renewable energy sources in Bangladesh

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In developing countries, securing clean and equal energy access for all is often constrained by lack of understanding of households' energy dependency and influencing factors. This study investigates household-level energy consumption patterns, relevant socioeconomic factors and carbon-emissions from various energy sources. Using a semi-structured questionnaire, we conducted an explorative survey of 189 households in three income groups in a suburban region of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Results suggest that most of the households heavily depend on biomass energy that accounts for 87% of their monthly energy consumption and about two-thirds of energy expenditure. Contrariwise, dependence on non-renewable energy is minimal and accounts for households' 31% monthly energy expenditure. The rich households tend to rely more on electricity, candle, liquid petroleum gas (LPG) while their consumption of the non-renewables is significantly higher than that of medium-income and poor households. Income, education and landholdings of households are positively correlated with expenditure for consuming convenient energy sources such as firewood, electricity and LPG. Firewood, the biomass fuel used most for cooking, is an energy source with the highest carbon emissions-monthly about 192 kilogram carbon dioxide equivalent per household. Our research findings offer insights to enhance household-level clean energy access in Bangladesh and countries alike.

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Driving forces for fuelwood choice of households in developing countries: environmental implications for Bangladesh

Cited by 14 publications

References 49 publications

Modeling fuel choice among households in northern Cameroon

Modeling fuel choice among households in northern Cameroon

Modeling Fuel Choice among Households in Northern Cameroon

A comparative study on household level energy consumption and related emissions from renewable (biomass) and non-renewable energy sources in Bangladesh

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