Evidence of gender inequality in energy use from a mixed-methods study in India

Rosenberg, Meital; Armanios, Daniel Erian; Aklin, Michaël; Jaramillo, Paulina

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“…The literature review on HCE research showed that research on the influencing mechanism of HCEs mainly included demographic, income, social, technological, policy and natural factors, as summarized in Figure 7 , and is described as follows: The demographic factors of HCEs are analyzed from the perspective of the population structure (such as the gender and age structure), population density (such as housing density and land density), and population quantity (such as household size, total population, and urbanization). The assessment of India by Rosenberg et al showed that women were neither the only nor the main beneficiaries of electricity [ 46 ]. Ota et al noted that the aging of society and the population both decreased and increased Japan’s electricity demand but did not increase or decrease its gas demand, respectively [ 34 ].…”

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Household CO2 Emissions: Current Status and Future Perspectives

Liu

Maraseni

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The household sector, which plays a critical role in emission reduction, is a main source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Although numerous academic journals have published papers on household CO2 emissions (HCEs), great challenges remain in research on assessments, determinants, and further research prospects. This work reviews and projects HCEs using a bibliometric analysis and a systematic review based on the data from the Web of Science (WOS) platform from 1991 to 2020. Over the last 30 years, there has been a rapid and active trend of research on HCEs. We find that (1) the scale of the bibliometric analysis shows that research on HCEs is interdisciplinary and must consider overall cognition of the environment, the economy, society, and technology. It also needs to strengthen cooperation between different countries/territories to emphasize the quality and influence of papers on HCEs. (2) A review of previous literature shows that research on HCEs mainly focuses on the research object, mainstream assessments, and influencing factors. The following six main aspects impact HCEs: demographic, income, social, technological, policy, and natural factors. (3) The research discussion suggests that more micro-level research needs to be conducted, such as research on the city level and the individual level, which is important for sustainable development and low consumption. A comparative analysis of the differences in HCEs is a future research direction. Additionally, localized carbon emission reduction measures need to be implemented.

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Household CO2 Emissions: Current Status and Future Perspectives

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“…Providing universal access to clean cooking fuels has been identified as one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to which India is a signatory. Achieving SDG7 contributes to achieving several other SDGs and their targets 5,6 , in particular no poverty (Goal 1); good health and wellbeing (Goal 3); gender equality (Goal 5); and reduced inequality (Goal 10) 7 . However, the scale of solid fuel use in rural areas signals that the widespread uptake and sustained use of clean fuels is a distant reality 8 .…”

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Differences in firewood users’ and LPG users’ perceived relationships between cooking fuels and women’s multidimensional well-being in rural India

Malakar

Day

2020

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“…Dinkelman’s research in South Africa found that electrification enabled rural residents to enter the modern labor market more, which in turn eased the employment inequality between urban and rural areas in that country [ 57 ]. A study by Rosenberg et al in India showed that when the electricity supply was increased, instead of an increase in the number of electric lights and electric fans installed in kitchens, which are more commonly used by women, men’s preferred electrical appliances were prioritized [ 58 ]. Therefore, improving resources from the supply side alone cannot change long-term unbalanced household resource allocation patterns and can even exacerbate gender inequality.…”

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Does the Effect of Internet Use on Chinese Citizens’ Psychological Well-Being Differ Based on Their Hukou Category?

Long

Han

Yi³

2020

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This paper draws support from the 2018 wave of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS 2018) and uses unconditional quantile regression, re-centered influence function (RIF) decomposition, linear structural equation modelling, extended regression modelling and censored regression to explore the heterogeneity of the impact of Internet use on the psychological well-being of Chinese non-agricultural and agricultural hukou holders. We find that Internet use better improves the psychological well-being of non-agricultural hukou holders, thereby widening the gap in psychological well-being between urban and rural residents in China. Through RIF decomposition, we observe that, except for the 10th quantile, the expansion effect of Internet use on the inequality in psychological well-being between agricultural and non-agricultural hukou holders is mainly reflected in the structure effect, which shows that compared to non-agricultural hukou holders, the return rate of Internet use on the psychological well-being of agricultural hukou holders is lower. Further mechanism analysis shows that using the Internet to socialize, obtain information and understand politics is more beneficial for the psychological well-being of non-agricultural hukou holders; moreover, Internet use can further exert different effects on the psychological well-being of the two groups by differently influencing their job satisfaction, government evaluation, and sleep quality. This study also confirms that relying only on external scientific and technological progress has a limited corrective effect on existing inequalities.

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Evidence of gender inequality in energy use from a mixed-methods study in India

Cited by 33 publications

References 35 publications

Household CO2 Emissions: Current Status and Future Perspectives

Household CO2 Emissions: Current Status and Future Perspectives

Differences in firewood users’ and LPG users’ perceived relationships between cooking fuels and women’s multidimensional well-being in rural India

Does the Effect of Internet Use on Chinese Citizens’ Psychological Well-Being Differ Based on Their Hukou Category?

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