Africa Energy Outlook 2019
Rapid economic and population growth in Africa, particularly in the continent’s burgeoning cities, will have profound implications for the energy sector, both regionally and globally. The stage is set
Chulhas (Cookstoves)
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Roadmap for access to clean cooking energy in India
The Clean Cooking Energy Roadmap—developed in collaboration with NITI Aayog and GIZ— envisions to eliminate the use of all cooking arrangements that cause household air pollution (HAP) in India by 2025.
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Energizing finance: taking the pulse 2019
Taking the Pulse 2019 details the energy access financing challenge faced in three countries: Madagascar, the Philippines and Uganda. The report provides crucial insights into how national contexts shape
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Have improved cookstoves benefitted Rural Kenyans?: findings from the EnDev Initiative
Meeting the goal of universal access to clean cooking by 2030 remains a formidable challenge, as the current growth rate in clean-cooking coverage lags far behind the rate required to meet the goal (0.5
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Impacts of improved biomass cookstoves on child and adult health: experimental evidence from rural Ethiopia
This paper presents the three-year impacts of an improved biomass cookstove on child and adult health in rural Ethiopia. After near complete stove adoption during an initial one-year randomized controlled
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Do improved biomass cookstoves reduce PM2.5 concentrations? if so, for whom? empirical evidence from rural Ethiopia
Improved biomass cookstoves have been promoted as important intermediate technologies to reduce fuelwood consumption and possibly cut household air pollution in low-income countries. This study uses a
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How rural India can be made to switch to eco-friendly electric stoves
Upgrading the supply chains and price rebates were found to double purchases of cleaner cooking stoves according to the study People in rural India are more likely to switch to improved cookstoves
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Changing energy use in rural Africa with power from solar, clean stoves…and women
Widespread use of fuelwood and charcoal for cooking and heating is a notable barrier to achieving development and conservation goals in sub-Saharan Africa, yet previous attempts at introducing better
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About 85% of Ujjwala beneficiaries in 4 States still use earthen stoves
Study recommends that the scheme should move beyond benefits for women alone to change household behaviour The hidden truth of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY), being touted in the Bharatiya
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Towards universal access to clean cooking solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa
A transition away from the use of fuelwood and charcoal for cooking can prevent hundreds of thousands of premature deaths caused by household air pollution. This study explores various policy options and