Reducing energy poverty through increasing choice of fuels and stoves in Kenya: Complementing the multiple fuel model

Treiber, Michael U.; Grimsby, Lars Kåre; Aune, Jens B.

doi:10.1016/j.esd.2015.04.004

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“…(Cowan 2008) -whereas many ICS are optimised for just one of these. Consequently, Treiber et al (2015) argue that a wide range of stoves is essential for the success of any ICS market, in order to cater for differing social and cultural traditions and the selection of the best stove for the particular tasks that each user deems most important.…”

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A review of the behavioural change challenges facing a proposed solar and battery electric cooking concept

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“…Treiber et al (2015) explain that households regularly use various energy carriers and technologies in order to ensure a continuous supply of cooking energy in the most convenient and appropriate form for the task at hand. Also, the same person may cook different meals with different appliances.…”

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A review of the behavioural change challenges facing a proposed solar and battery electric cooking concept

Brown¹,

Leary²

2016

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“…The fuel mix in Kitui County is currently very low and dominated by wood-based fuels. However, users are quite willing to diversity their cooking fuels [98], and broadening the range of available and accessible fuels could be an adequate strategy to alleviate energy poverty [99]. Therefore, making available alternative cooking fuels such as jatropha seeds or biogas could have considerable potential to improve the energy supply, despite their comparatively small supply potential.…”

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Accounting for the Boundary Problem at Subnational Level: The Supply–Demand Balance of Biomass Cooking Fuels in Kitui County, Kenya

Bär

Ehrensperger

2018

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Abstract:In sub-Saharan Africa, the high demand for wood-based cooking fuels calls for urgent policy action to steer the cooking energy sector towards more sustainability. While the subnational scale is growing in importance for policy planning, current energy assessments still only consider individual entities without taking into account resource flows. Ignoring flows of biomass cooking fuels in supply-demand assessments is a system boundary problem that can lead to misleading policy recommendations. In this paper, we tackle the boundary problem in subnational supply-demand assessments and provide a tool to support knowledge-based decision-making on the management of biomass cooking fuels in sub-Saharan Africa. Using Kitui County as a case study, we developed and tested an approach consisting of a supply model, local demand model, balance model, availability model, and adjusted balance model. The balance model only considers local fuel supplies and demand, whereas the adjusted balance model also considers external demand, which reduces the locally available supply of fuel. The results show that fuel demand and supply are spatially heterogeneous and vary between wood-based and non-woody fuels, and that the transport distance of fuels strongly affects local fuel availability and determines whether the supply-demand balance is positive or negative. We conclude that subnational energy policies should consider geographical distribution of supply and demand, aim to increase the fuel mix, consider external demand in supply-demand assessments, and differentiate between fuels for self-consumption and the market.

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“…Treiber et al [15] suggestion doesn't align with the energy ladder model which identified household income as the most influential factor determining type of cooking device [16]- [19]. The model assumes a direct correlation between income and fuel choices with households ultimately expected to shift to efficient fuels and clean cooking systems with financial progression.…”

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“…As men often control household budgets, however, they may be unwilling to provide financial resources for an ICS with the result that women continue to use traditional and inefficient stoves. Treiber et al [15], suggest that women's control over household decision-making and budgets are important elements influencing the likelihood of ICS uptake.…”

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What’s for Dinner? Gendered Decision-Making and Energy Efficient Cookstoves in Benue State, North Central Nigeria

Atagher¹,

Clifford²,

Jewitt³

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WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Solid biomass collection such as firewood rests mostly on women and children in settings where traditional fuels dominates household energy choices. A 2015 World Health Organisation (WHO) report estimated that 3.5 million people globally rely on solid biomass for cooking and heating using traditional and inefficient cookstoves. The report identified the practice as the major cause of indoor air pollution responsible for 4.3 million premature deaths globally and 70,000 deaths estimated in Nigeria. The study will discuss results from ongoing qualitative research investigating enablers for the uptake of improved cookstoves (ICS) in Benue State, North Central Nigeria. The researchers used interviews and household questionnaires to gain an understanding of gendered cooking responsibilities at the household level. The paper will highlight fuel choice and wider household responsibilities that affect the use of ICS. It further discusses households' sources of income and what duties are performed by spouses in the study area. Household decision-making regarding stove purchases and cooking preferences influencing the types of stove used for preparing food will be highlighted. The results suggest that households with shared responsibility for cooking and fuel choice help to enable women to make decisions on household energy use and have access to some basic financial resources. These appear to be important drivers for clean energy use. The study indicates that the inclusion of gender perspectives within energy policy has potential to promote the uptake of ICS with greater energy use efficiency and reduced levels of household air pollution among Nigeria's rural and urban population.

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Reducing energy poverty through increasing choice of fuels and stoves in Kenya: Complementing the multiple fuel model

Cited by 46 publications

References 18 publications

A review of the behavioural change challenges facing a proposed solar and battery electric cooking concept

A review of the behavioural change challenges facing a proposed solar and battery electric cooking concept

Accounting for the Boundary Problem at Subnational Level: The Supply–Demand Balance of Biomass Cooking Fuels in Kitui County, Kenya

What’s for Dinner? Gendered Decision-Making and Energy Efficient Cookstoves in Benue State, North Central Nigeria

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