Is clean cooking affordable? A review

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

卷:151

Review

Gill-Wiehl, A.¹  Ray, I.¹  Kammen, D.^1,2 

[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Energy & Resources Grp, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Goldman Sch Publ Policy, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

关键词: Clean cooking;    Affordability;    Microfinance;    Fuel stacking;    Energy access;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rser.2021.111537

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

2.9 billion people lack access to clean cooking fuels and technologies. This review analyzes the literature on affordability as a barrier to adoption and consistent use of clean cooking stoves and fuels. We find diverse frameworks, definitions and metrics in use, and frequent discussions on stove price, fuel costs, microfinance, and smaller procurement quantities. We recommend that financing strategies to mitigate unaffordability be based on how low-income households actually earn, spend, and save their money, and that affordability frameworks be expanded to account for gender divides, rural/urban divides, and stove stacking behavior. Our review thus aims to reflect the nuances of a low-income household's ability to pay for clean fuels. Affordability must make sense within the lived experiences of the poor if clean cooking is to achieve universal access.

【 授权许可】

Free