Resistance in rejecting solid fuels: Beyond availability and adoption in the structural dominations of cooking practices in rural India

Challenges of Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 From the Perspectives of Access to Modern Cooking Energy in Developing Countries

“…Adoption and sustained use of improved energy technologies depend on local energy use conditions, cooking behavior, and culture (Kowsari and Zerriffi, 2011). The study report indicates that the household's decision to continue using firewood for cooking is influenced by local cooking habits and culture, food types, and gender norms (Malakar et al, 2018). Accessibility to modern cooking energy technology is largely determined by local socio-cultural practices, technological suitability, and perception of individuals (Kowsari and Zerriffi, 2011).…”

Temporality, consumption, and conflict: exploring user-based injustices in European low-carbon transitions

“…Previous research has analysed users' energy consuming behaviours and how they may act in contrary ways (such as saving money versus carbon) (Abrahamse et al 2005;Gölz 2017;Wemyss et al 2019). Users have chosen cooking devices that need poisonous heat sources such as solid fuels (Malakar, Greig, and van de Fliert 2018), used energy-efficient buildings inaccurately (Day and O'Brien 2017), and installed hybrid heating systems combining renewable energy technology with air-pollution linked fireplaces (Hyysalo, Juntunen, and Martiskainen 2018).…”

Understanding the household cooking fuel transition

“…Women and minorities are underrepresented in leadership roles, and as a result, gender inequities are not adequately addressed (McDougall et al, ). Malakar, Greig, and van de Fliert () highlight the role of social structure and gender norms affecting the household cooking fuel choice of 120 households under the poverty line in three rural villages in Chittoor India. Both men and women perceive that women are the cooks and responsible for firewood collection; women tend to adhere to social norms and not transition unless they are in a position to influence others.…”

“…LPG adoption patterns in isolated rural regions in Peru, Kenya, and Nepal show that maintaining culture and identity is an important factor for continued use of biomass stoves (Rhodes et al, ). Similarly, a study in Chittoor, India, identified traditional cooking as an important part of cultural identity passed down from ancestors (Malakar et al, ). Furthermore, firewood collection offered opportunities for social exchange between women.…”