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Parvizi K, Menya D, Nix E, Mangeni J, Lorenzetti F, Sang E, Anderson de Cuevas R, Tawiah T, Baame M, Betang E, Ronzi S, Twumasi M, Amenga-Etego S, Quansah R, Mbatchou Ngahane BH, Puzzolo E, Asante KP, Pope D, Shupler M. Burden of headaches, eye irritation and respiratory symptoms among females stacking LPG with polluting cooking fuels: Modelling from peri-urban Cameroon, Ghana & Kenya. ENERGY NEXUS 2024; 14:None. [PMID: 38952437 PMCID: PMC11177547 DOI: 10.1016/j.nexus.2024.100304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Introduction Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is a clean cooking fuel that emits less household air pollution (HAP) than polluting cooking fuels (e.g. charcoal, wood). While switching from polluting fuels to LPG can reduce HAP and improve health, the impact of 'stacking' (concurrent use of polluting fuels and LPG) on adverse health symptoms (e.g. headaches, eye irritation, cough) among female cooks is uncertain. Methods Survey data from the CLEAN-Air(Africa) study was collected on cooking patterns and health symptoms over the last 12 months (cough, wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, eye irritation, headaches) from approximately 400 female primary cooks in each of three peri‑urban communities in sub-Saharan Africa: Mbalmayo, Cameroon; Obuasi, Ghana; and Eldoret, Kenya. Random effects Poisson regression, adjusted for socioeconomic and health-related covariates, assessed the relationship between primary and secondary cooking fuel type and self-reported health symptoms. Results Among 1,147 participants, 10 % (n = 118) exclusively cooked with LPG, 45 % (n = 509) stacked LPG and polluting fuels and 45 % (n = 520) exclusively cooked with polluting fuels. Female cooks stacking LPG and polluting fuels had significantly higher odds of shortness of breath (OR 2.16, 95 %CI:1.04-4.48) compared with those exclusively using LPG. In two communities, headache prevalence was 30 % higher among women stacking LPG with polluting fuels (Mbalmayo:82 %; Eldoret:65 %) compared with those exclusively using LPG (Mbalmayo:53 %; Eldoret:33 %). Women stacking LPG and polluting fuels (OR 2.45, 95 %CI:1.29-4.67) had significantly higher odds of eye irritation than women cooking exclusively with LPG. Second-hand smoke exposure was significantly associated with higher odds of chest tightness (OR 1.92, 95 % CI:1.19-3.11), wheezing (OR 1.76, 95 % CI:1.06-2.91) and cough (OR 1.78, 95 %CI:1.13-2.80). Conclusions In peri‑urban sub-Saharan Africa, women exclusively cooking with LPG had lower odds of several health symptoms than those stacking LPG and polluting fuels. Promoting a complete transition to LPG in these communities may likely generate short-term health benefits for primary cooks.
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- Kourosh Parvizi
- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- School of Public Health, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- School of Public Health, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Hua L, Gao Y, Guo S, Zhu H, Yao Y, Wang B, Fang J, Sun H, Xu F, Zhao H. Urinary Metabolites of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons of Rural Population in Northwestern China: Oxidative Stress and Health Risk Assessment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:7758-7769. [PMID: 38669205 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c00122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure is suspected to be linked to oxidative damage. Herein, ten PAH human exposure biomarkers [hydroxylated PAH metabolites (OH-PAHs)] and five oxidative stress biomarkers (OSBs) were detected in urine samples collected from participants living in a rural area (n = 181) in Northwestern China. The median molar concentration of ΣOH-PAHs in urine was 47.0 pmol mL-1. The 2-hydroxynaphthalene (2-OHNap; median: 2.21 ng mL-1) was the dominant OH-PAH. The risk assessment of PAH exposure found that hazard index (HI) values were <1, indicating that the PAH exposure of rural people in Jingyuan would not generate significant cumulative risks. Smokers (median: 0.033) obtained higher HI values than nonsmokers (median: 0.015, p < 0.01), suggesting that smokers face a higher health risk from PAH exposure than nonsmokers. Pearson correlation and multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that ΣOH-PAH concentrations were significant factors in increasing the oxidative damage to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, 8-OHdG), ribonucleic acid (RNA) (8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine, 8-oxoGua), and protein (o, o'-dityrosine, diY) (p < 0.05). Among all PAH metabolites, only 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHPyr) could positively affect the expression of all five OSBs (p < 0.05), suggesting that urinary 1-OHPyr might be a reliable biomarker for PAH exposure and a useful indicator for assessing the impacts of PAH exposure on oxidative stress. This study is focused on the relation between PAH exposure and oxidative damage and lays a foundation for the study of the health effect mechanism of PAHs.
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- Liting Hua
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
- School of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Earth Surface Processes, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Earth Surface Processes, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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Williams KN, Kamenar K, Kephart JL, Chiang M, Hartinger SM, Checkley W. Testing the effectiveness of household fuel conservation strategies: Policy implications for increasing the affordability of exclusive clean cooking. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 180:108223. [PMID: 37748372 PMCID: PMC10732248 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Exclusive clean fuel use is essential for realizing health and other benefits but is often unaffordable. Decreasing household-level fuel needs could make exclusive clean fuel use more affordable, but there is a lack of knowledge on the amount of fuel savings that could be achieved through fuel conservation behaviors relevant to rural settings in low- and middle-income countries. METHODS Within a trial in Peru, we trained a random half of intervention participants, who had previously received a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stove and were purchasing their own fuel, on fuel conservation strategies. We measured the amount of fuel and mega joules (MJ) of energy consumed by all participants, including control participants who were receiving free fuel from the trial. We administered surveys on fuel conservation behaviors and assigned a score based on the number of behaviors performed. RESULTS Intervention participants with the training had a slightly higher conservation score than those without (7.2 vs. 6.6 points; p = 0.07). Across all participants, average daily energy consumption decreased by 9.5 MJ for each 1-point increase in conservation score (p < 0.001). Among households who used exclusively LPG (n = 99), each 1-point increase in conservation score was associated with a 0.04 kg decrease in LPG consumption per household per day (p = 0.03). Using pressure cookers and heating water in the sun decreased energy use, while using clay pots and forgetting to close stove knobs increased energy use. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that a household could save 1.16 kg of LPG per month for each additional fuel conservation behavior, for a maximum potential savings of 8.1 kg per month. Fuel conservation messaging could be integrated into national household energy policies to increase the affordability of exclusive clean fuel use, and subsequently achieve the environmental and health benefits that could accompany such a transition.
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- Kendra N Williams
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Facultad de Salud Publica y Administración, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Mawusi SK, Shrestha P, Xue C, Liu G. A comprehensive review of the production, adoption and sustained use of biomass pellets in Ghana. Heliyon 2023; 9:e16416. [PMID: 37292302 PMCID: PMC10245022 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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Ghana's Renewable Energy Master Plan of 2019 includes the production and use of biomass pellets. However, pellets have neither been developed commercially nor included in Ghana's energy mix. This paper reviewed the prospect of production, adoption and sustained use of pellets in Ghana. Besides having abundant biomass resources, Ghana has high market demand and relevant policies for pellet development. The production of pellets can significantly replace traditional household biomass demand and improve environmental and health quality. However, the production and use of pellets are limited due to technical, financial, social and policy issues. Our estimates show that 3% of the annual national average household income will be spent on pellet demand for cooking, with the highest burden on rural households in Ghana. Practical measures are required since the cost of pellets and gasifier stoves may limit pellet adoption and use in Ghana. Based on study findings, it is recommended that the government of Ghana establishes a robust supply chain and provides infrastructure for pellet production and use. Existing renewable energy policies should be reviewed to remove ambiguities, attract investment, and build capacity in the renewable energy sector. Apart from raising public awareness of the benefits of pellets use, the government of Ghana should ensure that continuous and thorough impact assessments are undertaken to assess the implications of pellet production and use. This review will inform policymaking on achieving sustainable production, adoption and use of pellets and assess Ghana's contribution to achieving the United Nations' sustainable development goals.
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- Corresponding author. 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- Corresponding author. 15 Beisanhuan East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Pu F, Li C, Zhang X, Cao X, Yang Z, Hu Y, Xu X, Ma Y, Hu K, Liu Z. Transition of cooking fuel types and mortality risk in China, 1991-2015. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 869:161654. [PMID: 36702279 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The decision for household cooking fuel choice is a complex and multi-dimensional process. This study aims to: 1) examine the trend of cooking fuel types during past decades; and 2) examine the association between switching from polluting to clean fuels for cooking and mortality risk. METHODS This analysis included data on 39,359 participants from 9 waves of the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) (1991-2015). Participants with consistent polluting fuel use and with the polluting-to-clean transition were identified. Generalized estimating equations were used to examine the trend of clean fuel use from 1991 to 2015. Propensity score matching was used to address the data imbalance and confounding factors and Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate the association. RESULTS We found an increasing trend of clean fuel use after adjusting for potential confounders in the full sample (OR = 56.89, 95 % CI: 48.17, 67.19), which appeared to be more pronounced for those in rural areas and with low socioeconomic status. Switching from polluting to clean fuels was associated with a 75 % lower risk of mortality (HR = 0.25, 95 % CI: 0.11, 0.54). These associations became more pronounced during the lag period from 9 to 15 years. CONCLUSIONS The transition from polluting to clean cooking fuels reduced excess deaths in China, particularly over a long period. Our findings support the increasing implementation of clean fuels and call for more efforts to improve its universal service, especially in rural and low socioeconomic status areas, to minimize health inequality.
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- Fan Pu
- School of Public Health and the Second Affiliated Hospital, The Key Laboratory of Intelligent Preventive Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health and the Second Affiliated Hospital, The Key Laboratory of Intelligent Preventive Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health and the Second Affiliated Hospital, The Key Laboratory of Intelligent Preventive Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health and the Second Affiliated Hospital, The Key Laboratory of Intelligent Preventive Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health and the Second Affiliated Hospital, The Key Laboratory of Intelligent Preventive Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Public Health and the Second Affiliated Hospital, The Key Laboratory of Intelligent Preventive Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
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- Department of Big Data in Health Science School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- School of Public Health and the Second Affiliated Hospital, The Key Laboratory of Intelligent Preventive Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Williams KN, Kephart JL, Fandiño-Del-Rio M, Nicolaou L, Koehler K, Harvey SA, Checkley W. Sustained use of liquefied petroleum gas following one year of free fuel and behavioral support in Puno, Peru. ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY INITIATIVE 2023; 73:13-22. [PMID: 36798733 PMCID: PMC9928150 DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2023.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Background Existing efforts to promote cleaner fuels have not achieved exclusive use. We investigated whether receiving 12 months of free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and behavioral support could motivate continued purchase and use. Methods The Cardiopulmonary outcomes and Household Air Pollution (CHAP) trial enrolled 180 women. Half were randomly assigned to an intervention group, which included free LPG delivered in months 1-12 followed by a post-intervention period in which they no longer received free fuel (months 13-24). For the purposes of comparison, we also include months 1-12 of data from control participants. We tracked stove use with temperature monitors, surveys, and observations, and conducted in-depth interviews with 19 participants from the intervention group at the end of their post-intervention period. Results Participants from the intervention group used their LPG stove for 85.4 % of monitored days and 63.2 % of cooking minutes during the post-intervention months (13-24) when they were not receiving free fuel from the trial. They used a traditional stove (fogón) on 45.1 % of days post-intervention, which is significantly lower than fogón use by control participants during the intervention period (72.2 % of days). In months 13-24 post-intervention, participants from the intervention group purchased on average 12.3 kg and spent 34.1 soles (10.3 USD) per month on LPG. Continued LPG use was higher among participants who said they could afford two tanks of LPG per month, did not cook for animals, and removed their traditional stove. Women described that becoming accustomed to LPG, support and training from the project, consistent LPG supply, choice between LPG providers, and access to delivery services facilitated sustained LPG use. However, high cost was a major barrier to exclusive use. Conclusion A 12-month period of intensive LPG support achieved a high level of sustained LPG use post-intervention, but other strategies are needed to sustain exclusive use.
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- Kendra N. Williams
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of International Health, Social and Behavioral Interventions Program, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Liu X, Li Y, Luo Z, Xing R, Men Y, Huang W, Jiang K, Zhang L, Sun C, Xie L, Cheng H, Shen H, Chen Y, Du W, Shen G, Tao S. Identification of Factors Determining Household PM 2.5 Variations at Regional Scale and Their Implications for Pollution Mitigation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:3722-3732. [PMID: 36826460 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c05750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Indoor PM2.5, particulate matter no more than 2.5 μm in aerodynamic equivalent diameter, has very high spatiotemporal variabilities; and exploring the key factors influencing the variabilities is critical for purifying air and protecting human health. Here, we conducted a longer-term field monitoring campaign using low-cost sensors and evaluated inter- and intra-household PM2.5 variations in rural areas where energy or stove stacking is common. Household PM2.5 varied largely across different homes but also within households. Using generalized linear models and dominance analysis, we estimated that outdoor PM2.5 explained 19% of the intrahousehold variation in indoor daily PM2.5, whereas factors like the outdoor temperature and indoor-outdoor temperature difference that was associated with energy use directly or indirectly, explained 26% of the temporal variation. Inter-household variation was lower than intrahousehold variation. The inter-household variation was strongly associated with distinct internal sources, with energy-use-associated factors explaining 35% of the variation. The statistical source apportionment model estimated that solid fuel burning for heating contributed an average of 31%-55% of PM2.5 annually, whereas the contribution of sources originating from the outdoors was ≤10%. By replacing raw biomass or coal with biomass pellets in gasifier burners for heating, indoor PM2.5 could be significantly reduced and indoor temperature substantially increased, providing thermal comforts in addition to improved air quality.
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- Xinlei Liu
- Laboratory for Earth Surface Process, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resource Utilization Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150006, China
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Process, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Process, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Process, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Process, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Process, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Process, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Process, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Shandong Warm Valley New Energy and Environmental Protection, Yantai 264001, China
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- Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Process, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Technology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Research Center of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Process, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Process, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- College of Environmental Science and Technology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Gould CF, Bejarano ML, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Lee AG, Pillarisetti A, Schlesinger SB, Terán E, Valarezo A, Jack DW. Widespread Clean Cooking Fuel Scale-Up and under-5 Lower Respiratory Infection Mortality: An Ecological Analysis in Ecuador, 1990-2019. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2023; 131:37017. [PMID: 36989076 PMCID: PMC10056314 DOI: 10.1289/ehp11016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nationwide household transitions to the use of clean-burning cooking fuels are a promising pathway to reducing under-5 lower respiratory infection (LRI) mortality, the leading cause of child mortality globally, but such transitions are rare and evidence supporting an association between increased clean fuel use and improved health is limited. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the association between increased primary clean cooking fuel use and under-5 LRI mortality in Ecuador between 1990 and 2019. METHODS We documented cooking fuel use and cause-coded child mortalities at the canton (county) level in Ecuador from 1990 to 2019 (in four periods, 1988-1992, 1999-2003, 2008-2012, and 2015-2019). We characterized the association between clean fuel use and the rate of under-5 LRI mortalities at the canton level using quasi-Poisson generalized linear and generalized additive models, accounting for potential confounding variables that characterize wealth, urbanization, and child health care and vaccination rates, as well as canton and period fixed effects. We estimated averted under-5 LRI mortalities accrued over 30 y by predicting a counterfactual count of canton-period under-5 LRI mortalities were clean fuel use to not have increased and comparing with predicted canton-period under-5 LRI mortalities from our model and observed data. RESULTS From 1990 to 2019, the proportion of households primarily using a clean cooking fuel increased from 59% to 95%, and under-5 LRI mortality fell from 28 to 7 per 100,000 under-5 population. Canton-level clean fuel use was negatively associated with under-5 LRI mortalities in linear and nonlinear models. The nonlinear association suggested a threshold at approximately 60% clean fuel use, above which there was a negative association. Increases in clean fuel use between 1990 and 2019 were associated with an estimated 7,300 averted under-5 LRI mortalities (95% confidence interval: 2,600, 12,100), accounting for nearly 20% of the declines in under-5 LRI mortality observed in Ecuador over the study period. DISCUSSION Our findings suggest that the widespread household transition from using biomass to clean-burning fuels for cooking reduced under-5 LRI mortalities in Ecuador over the last 30 y. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11016.
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- Carlos F. Gould
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Institute for Energy and Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health Science, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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- Institute for Energy and Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York, USA
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Di Falco S, Lynam G. New evidence on the rural poverty and energy choice relationship. Sci Rep 2023; 13:3320. [PMID: 36849505 PMCID: PMC9971361 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29285-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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We combine a global micro level dataset that includes 17 different rural Sub-Saharan countries with satellite information about precipitation during the growing season to estimate the impact of economic conditions on energy choice. Differently from the existing literature, we aim to causally estimate the impact of household welfare variation on the likelihood of choosing a specific energy source. It is found, consistent with theory, that increases in income do determine an increase in the likelihood of using relatively cleaner and more efficient sources of fuel. We find, however, that this impact is quantitatively very small. Results hold conditional on assets, wealth and a large battery of controls and fixed effects. Policy implications are developed.
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- Salvatore Di Falco
- Institute of Economics and Econometrics, Geneva School of Economics and Management, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- grid.8591.50000 0001 2322 4988Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Cansino JM, Román-Collado R, Nassar S. The clean development mechanism in Eastern Europe: an in-depth exploration. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:74797-74822. [PMID: 35641742 PMCID: PMC9154214 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20988-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a partnership tool founded under the Kyoto Protocol, grants potential opportunities to help developing countries achieve sustainable development. The present research examines the CDM projects in Eastern Europe (Moldova, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Albania). Although there were far fewer projects in this region than, for instance, China or India, it has some specific features that make it worth studying. Major findings are that most CDM projects in Eastern Europe involved a changing combination of two or more sources of financing, and the distribution of projects in the region was uneven. Moreover, although there was a small number of projects overall, they were all cost-effective, long-term and large-scale. The findings of the research call for improvements to be made to the governance of the CDM, by strengthening the international and national regulation of projects and by aggregating the scales of decision-making and actions so that real multi-scalar transnational governance - from the global level down to the local level - is implemented in a coherent manner. It is also recommended to carry out ex-post project evaluations, following which readjustments could be made.
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- José M Cansino
- Departamento de Análisis Económico Y Economía Política, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Ramón Y Cajal, 1. Postal Code, 41018, Seville, Spain.
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Av. Pedro de Valdivia 425, 758-0150, Providencia, Santiago, Chile.
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- Departamento de Análisis Económico Y Economía Política, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Ramón Y Cajal, 1. Postal Code, 41018, Seville, Spain
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Av. Pedro de Valdivia 425, 758-0150, Providencia, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Análisis Económico Y Economía Política, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Ramón Y Cajal, 1. Postal Code, 41018, Seville, Spain
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Tawiah T, Iddrisu S, Gyaase S, Twumasi M, Asante KP, Jack D. The feasibility and acceptability of clean fuel use among rural households. A pilot study in Central Ghana. J Public Health Afr 2022; 13:2205. [PMID: 36277951 PMCID: PMC9585603 DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2022.2205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: 76% of the population in Ghana uses solid fuels as their primary source of cooking energy, including 41.3% firewood and 31.5% charcoal. Consequently, household air pollution (HAP) continues to be the leading risk factor for the majority of illness burden in the country. In the past, aggressive LPG distribution and adoption schemes have been implemented to reduce HAP in Ghana. Nevertheless, just 22% of Ghanaian households utilize LPG for cooking. Aims. The purpose of this study was to determine the viability and acceptability of four clean fuels among rural households in central Ghana, both separately and in combination. Methods: Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to conduct this study. The Kintampo Health Demographic Surveillance System was used to randomly pick ten homes who exclusively utilized biomass fuel. For each family (n = 10), we gave four stove and fuel combinations that were both clean. The stoves were utilized for two weeks, and free fuel was supplied. After each two-week trial period, interviews were conducted to gauge stove acceptance, with an emphasis on finding the specific energy requirements that each stove satisfied. Conclusions. LPG and ethanol stoves were the most popular among rural families, according to our data. In comparison to Mimi Moto and electric induction stoves, the two stoves were favoured because they were easier to use and clean, cooked faster, were deemed safer, and enabled a variety of cooking styles. Participants’ stove preferences appear to be primarily influenced by two domains: 1) realizing the benefits of clean stove technology and 2) overcoming early anxiety of clean stove use, particularly LPG.
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Boudewijns EA, Trucchi M, van der Kleij RMJJ, Vermond D, Hoffman CM, Chavannes NH, van Schayck OCP, Kirenga B, Brakema EA. Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of improved solid fuel cookstoves and clean fuels in low-income and middle-income countries: an umbrella review. Lancet Planet Health 2022; 6:e601-e612. [PMID: 35716672 DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(22)00094-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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2·6 billion people rely on solid fuels for cooking or heating. Accelerating access to cleaner solutions is crucial to reduce the negative effects of solid fuel use. Despite abundant evidence on how to implement these solutions, previous attempts have been disappointing. An overview of the evidence is missing and the translation of the evidence into practice is poor. We conducted an umbrella review using eight databases to: consolidate evidence on the factors that influence the implementation of improved solid fuel cookstoves and clean fuels in low-income and middle-income countries; weigh the level of confidence in existing evidence; and develop two practical implementation strategy tools. We identified 31 relevant reviews (13 systematic reviews and 18 narrative reviews) that covered over 479 primary studies. We found 15 implementation factors supported by the highest level of evidence. Regarding improved solid fuel cookstoves, these factors included: cost; knowledge and beliefs about the innovation; and compatibility. For clean fuels these factors included: cost; knowledge and beliefs about the innovation; and external policy and incentives. The factors were synthesised into the Cleaner Cookstove Implementation Tool and the Clean Fuel Implementation Tool. These tools can be used to optimise the implementation of cleaner cooking solutions, thereby improving health, environmental, climate, and gender equity outcomes.
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- Esther A Boudewijns
- Department of Family Medicine, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
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- Leiden University College The Hague, Leiden University, The Hague, Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Family Medicine, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Family Medicine, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine and Makerere Lung Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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Islam MM, Wathore R, Zerriffi H, Marshall JD, Bailis R, Grieshop AP. Assessing the Effects of Stove Use Patterns and Kitchen Chimneys on Indoor Air Quality during a Multiyear Cookstove Randomized Control Trial in Rural India. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:8326-8337. [PMID: 35561333 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c07571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We conducted indoor air quality (IAQ) measurements during a multiyear cookstove randomized control trial in two rural areas in northern and southern India. A total of 1205 days of kitchen PM2.5 were measured in control and intervention households during six ∼3 month long measurement periods across two study locations. Stoves used included traditional solid fuel (TSF), improved biomass, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) models. Intent-to-treat analysis indicates that the intervention reduced average 24 h PM2.5 and black carbon in only one of the two follow-up measurement periods in both areas, suggesting mixed effectiveness. Average PM2.5 levels were ∼50% lower in households with LPG (for exclusive LPG use: >75% lower) than in those without LPG. PM2.5 was 66% lower in households making exclusive use of an improved chimney stove versus a traditional chimney stove and TSF-exclusive kitchens with a built-in chimney had ∼60% lower PM2.5 than those without a chimney, indicating that kitchen ventilation can be as important as the stove technology in improving IAQ. Diurnal trends in real-time PM2.5 indicate that kitchen chimneys were especially effective at reducing peak concentrations, which leads to decreases in daily PM2.5 in these households. Our data demonstrate a clear hierarchy of IAQ improvement in real world, "stove-stacking" households, driven by different stove technologies and kitchen characteristics.
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- Mohammad Maksimul Islam
- Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7908, United States
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- Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7908, United States
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- Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-2700, United States
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- Stockholm Environmental Institute─US Centre, Somerville, Massachusetts 02144-1224, United States
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- Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7908, United States
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Saleh S, Sambakunsi H, Makina D, Kumwenda M, Rylance J, Chinouya M, Mortimer K. "We threw away the stones": a mixed method evaluation of a simple cookstove intervention in Malawi. Wellcome Open Res 2022; 7:52. [PMID: 35330615 PMCID: PMC8933645 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17544.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background: Air pollution exposure is responsible for a substantial burden of respiratory disease globally. Household air pollution from cooking using biomass is a major contributor to overall exposure in rural low-income settings. Previous research in Malawi has revealed how precarity and food insecurity shape individuals' daily experiences, contributing to perceptions of health. Aiming to avoid a mismatch between research intervention and local context, we introduced a simple cookstove intervention in rural Malawi, analysing change in fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) exposures, and community perceptions. Methods: Following a period of baseline ethnographic research, we distributed 'chitetezo mbaula', locally-made cookstoves, to all households (n=300) in a rural Malawian village. Evaluation incorporated village-wide participant observation and concurrent exposure monitoring using portable PM 2.5 monitors at baseline and follow-up (three months post-intervention). Qualitative data were thematically analysed. Quantitative analysis of exposure data included pre-post intervention comparisons, with datapoints divided into periods of combustion activity (almost exclusively cooking) and non-combustion periods. Findings were integrated at the interpretation stage, using a convergent design mode of synthesis. Results: Individual exposure monitoring pre- and post-cookstove intervention involved a sample of 18 participants (15 female; mean age 43). Post-intervention PM 2.5 exposures (median 9.9μg/m 3 [interquartile range: 2.2-46.5]) were not significantly different to pre-intervention (11.8μg/m 3 [3.8-44.4]); p=0.71. On analysis by activity, background exposures were found to be reduced post-intervention (from 8.2μg/m 3 [2.5-22.0] to 4.6μg/m 3 [1.0-12.6]; p=0.01). Stoves were well-liked and widely used by residents as substitutes for previous cooking methods (mainly three-stone fires). Commonly cited benefits related to fuel saving and shorter cooking times. Conclusions: The cookstove intervention had no impact on cooking-related PM 2.5 exposures. A significant reduction in background exposures may relate to reduced smouldering emissions. Uptake and continued use of the stoves was high amongst community members, who preferred using the stoves to cooking over open fires.
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- Sepeedeh Saleh
- Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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- Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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Kana MA, Shi M, Ahmed J, Ibrahim JM, Ashir AY, Abdullahi K, Bello-Manga H, Taingson M, Mohammed-Durosinlorun A, Shuaibu M, Tabari AM, London SJ. Biomass fuel use and birth weight among term births in Nigeria. PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 2:e0000419. [PMID: 36962417 PMCID: PMC10022098 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Despite the high burden of household air pollution from biomass fuel in sub-Saharan Africa, the association of prenatal biomass fuel exposure and birth weight as a continuous variable among term births has not been extensively studied. In this study, our primary aim is to estimate the association between biomass cooking fuel and birth weight among term births in Kaduna, northwestern Nigeria. For replication, we also evaluated this association in a larger and nationally representative sample from the 2018 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). Our primary analysis included 1,514 mother-child pairs recruited from Kaduna, in northwestern Nigeria, using the Child Electronic Growth Monitoring System (CEGROMS). Replication analysis was conducted using data from 6,975 mother-child pairs enrolled in 2018 Nigerian DHS. The outcome variable was birth weight, and the exposure was cooking fuel type, categorized in CEGROMS as liquefied petroleum gas, kerosene, or biomass fuel, and in the DHS as low pollution fuel, kerosene, or biomass fuel. We estimated covariate adjusted associations between birth weight and biomass fuel exposure in CEGROMS using linear regression and using linear mixed model in the DHS. In CEGROMS, adjusting for maternal age, education, parity, BMI at birth, and child sex, mothers exposed to biomass fuel gave birth to infants who were on average 113g lighter (95% CI -196 to -29), than those using liquified petroleum gas. In the 2018 Nigeria DHS data, compared to low pollution fuel users, mothers using biomass had infants weighing 50g (95% CI -103 to 2) lower at birth. Exposure to biomass cooking fuel was associated with lower birth weight in our study of term newborns in Kaduna, Nigeria. Data from the nationally representative DHS provide some support for these findings.
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- Musa Abubakar Kana
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Federal University of Lafia, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
- College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Saleh S, Sambakunsi H, Makina D, Kumwenda M, Rylance J, Chinouya M, Mortimer K. "We threw away the stones": a mixed method evaluation of a simple cookstove intervention in Malawi. Wellcome Open Res 2022; 7:52. [PMID: 35330615 PMCID: PMC8933645 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17544.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background: Air pollution exposure is responsible for a substantial burden of respiratory disease globally. Household air pollution from cooking using biomass is a major contributor to overall exposure in rural low-income settings. Previous research in Malawi has revealed how precarity and food insecurity shape individuals' daily experiences, contributing to perceptions of health. Aiming to avoid a mismatch between research intervention and local context, we introduced a simple cookstove intervention in rural Malawi, analysing change in fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) exposures, and community perceptions. Methods: Following a period of baseline ethnographic research, we distributed 'chitetezo mbaula', locally-made cookstoves, to all households (n=300) in a rural Malawian village. Evaluation incorporated village-wide participant observation and concurrent exposure monitoring using portable PM 2.5 monitors at baseline and follow-up (three months post-intervention). Qualitative data were thematically analysed. Quantitative analysis of exposure data included pre-post intervention comparisons, with datapoints divided into periods of combustion activity (almost exclusively cooking) and non-combustion periods. Findings were integrated at the interpretation stage, using a convergent design mode of synthesis. Results: Individual exposure monitoring pre- and post-cookstove intervention involved a sample of 18 participants (15 female; mean age 43). Post-intervention PM 2.5 exposures (median 9.9μg/m 3 [interquartile range: 2.2-46.5]) were not significantly different to pre-intervention (11.8μg/m 3 [3.8-44.4]); p=0.71. On analysis by activity, background exposures were found to be reduced post-intervention (from 8.2μg/m 3 [2.5-22.0] to 4.6μg/m 3 [1.0-12.6]; p=0.01). Stoves were well-liked and widely used by residents as substitutes for previous cooking methods (mainly three-stone fires). Commonly cited benefits related to fuel saving and shorter cooking times. Conclusions: The cookstove intervention had no impact on cooking-related PM 2.5 exposures. A significant reduction in background exposures may relate to reduced smouldering emissions. Uptake and continued use of the stoves was high amongst community members, who preferred using the stoves to cooking over open fires.
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- Sepeedeh Saleh
- Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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- Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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Younger A, Alkon A, Harknett K, Jean Louis R, Thompson LM. Adverse birth outcomes associated with household air pollution from unclean cooking fuels in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 204:112274. [PMID: 34710435 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Approximately 3.8 billion people in low- and middle-income countries use unclean fuels as a source of primary cooking fuel as well as for heating. For pregnant women, the toxic chemicals produced by combustion of unclean fuels not only affect women's health directly, but particulate matter and carbon monoxide are absorbed in maternal blood and cross the placental barrier impairing fetal tissue growth. PRISMA 2009 guidelines were used for this systematic review. The inclusion criteria were quantitative, peer reviewed journal articles published within a date range of May 1, 2013-June 12, 2021 examining birth outcomes related to household air pollution from type of cooking fuel in low- and middle-income countries. The quality of available evidence was evaluated using the Office of Health Assessment and Translation (OHAT) risk of bias rating tool. Of the 553 studies screened, 23 satisfied the inclusion criteria. Of the studies that met the inclusion criteria, 14 were cross-sectional, 5 cohort, 1 case-control and 3 randomized control trials conducted across 15 different countries. A range of birth outcomes are reported across studies including birthweight (19), small for gestational age (6), spontaneous abortion (3), preterm birth (6), stillbirth (7) and neonatal mortality (6). The reviewed studies presented evidence for an increased risk of low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB), small for gestational age (SGA), stillbirth, neonatal mortality and reduction in birthweight with solid fuel and kerosene use compared to cleaner fuels like gas and LPG. Systematically reviewing the evidence and risk of bias ratings illuminated several gaps in the current literature related to exposure assessment, outcome measurement and adequacy of adjustment for confounding.
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- Ashley Younger
- University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Nursing, United States.
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- University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Nursing, United States
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- University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, United States
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- Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, United States
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There is global concern regarding access to energy, especially in developing countries, as set forth in the Sustainable Development Goals. Although Peru is classified as an emerging economy and would be expected to have achieved full energy coverage, the status of the access to fuels in Peru is unknown. The objective of this study was to comprehensively document the instruments and the progress made on the issue of access to modern fuels and technologies for cooking in Peru to explain the current situation and to highlight the main challenges that the country must face to achieve total access to modern energy sources. A comprehensive literature review was carried out for this work, covering a wide range of publications from 1983 to 2019. A total of 18 political and economic instruments and 95 voluntary instruments were analyzed. It made it possible to build a historical series of the main events leading to access to modern cooking fuels in Peru and to identify eight key challenges. The results show that the country has made remarkable progress in recent years, but this progress is not enough to close the access gap. Therefore, seems advisable to act on the current policy framework, formulate more inclusive policies, promote unified institutional efforts and generate technological options that respond to territory and population as diverse as Peru.
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Saleh S, Sambakunsi H, Makina D, Kumwenda M, Rylance J, Chinouya M, Mortimer K. "We threw away the stones": a mixed method evaluation of a simple cookstove intervention in Malawi. Wellcome Open Res 2022; 7:52. [PMID: 35330615 PMCID: PMC8933645 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17544.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background: Exposure to air pollution is responsible for a substantial burden of respiratory disease globally. Household air pollution from cooking using biomass is a major contributor to overall exposure in rural low-income settings. Previous research in Malawi has revealed how precarity and food insecurity shape individuals' daily experiences, contributing to perceptions of health. Aiming to avoid a mismatch between research intervention and local context, we introduced a simple cookstove intervention in rural Malawi, analysing change in fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) exposures, and community perceptions. Methods: Following a period of baseline ethnographic research, we distributed 'chitetezo mbaula', locally made clay cookstoves, to all households (n=300) in a rural Malawian village. Evaluation incorporated village-wide participant observation and concurrent exposure monitoring using portable PM 2.5 monitors at baseline and follow-up (three months post-intervention). Qualitative data were thematically analysed. Quantitative analysis of exposure data included pre-post intervention comparisons, with datapoints divided into cooking and non-cooking ('baseline') periods. Findings were integrated at the interpretation stage, using a convergent design mode of synthesis. Results: Individual exposure monitoring pre- and post-cookstove intervention involved a sample of 18 participants (15 female; mean age 43). Post-intervention PM 2.5 exposures (median 9.9μg/m 3 [interquartile range: 2.2-46.5]) were not significantly different to pre-intervention (11.8μg/m 3 [3.8-44.4]); p=0.71. On analysis by activity, 'baseline' exposures were found to be reduced post-intervention (from 8.2μg/m 3 [2.5-22.0] to 4.6μg/m 3 [1.0-12.6]; p=0.01). Stoves were well-liked and widely used by residents as substitutes for previous cooking methods (mainly three-stone fires). Most cited benefits related to fuel saving and shorter cooking times. Conclusions: The cookstove intervention had no impact on cooking-related PM 2.5 exposures. A significant reduction in baseline exposures may relate to reduced smouldering emissions. Uptake and continued use of the stoves was high amongst community members, who preferred using the stoves to cooking over open fires.
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- Sepeedeh Saleh
- Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
- Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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- Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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Energy Transition as a Response to Energy Challenges in Post-Pandemic Reality. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15030812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The concept of energy transition has been adopted by national governments, international and regional organizations. The COVID-19 pandemic triggered increasing attention to climate policy, energy transition, and economic resilience. This paper looks at energy transition in selected countries with the use of case studies—China, the European Union, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. The aim of the study is to analyze the main approaches to the energy transition in these countries and the barriers which may influence this process. The study applies foresight methods such as trend monitoring, case study, and STEPE methods for barrier analysis. The outcomes include identification of energy priorities in the national context, key directions for future transformation, and selected countries’ approaches to the energy transition after the COVID-19 pandemic. All considered countries are taking measures for the energy transition, but the motives, pace, and priorities differ. Their approaches were grouped into ideological (the European Union, the United States) and pragmatic (Saudi Arabia, China, and India). Both groups attribute priority to the gradual shift to clean technologies and carbon-neutral energy generation. Russia occupies an intermediate position due to attention to consumers as well as high interest in diversification of budget revenues and the shift from fossil fuel. The list of barriers to energy transition includes an inappropriate level of technological development, inconsistency of renewable power generation, substantial/rapid increase in rare earth metals prices, economic sectors’ dependence on fossil fuels, lack of investment in renewables, restricted access to technologies, trade barriers, lack of political will, use of access to advanced technology market as a political tool, and renewables’ dependence on weather regimes, etc. The novelty of the study is in the scope of selected cases that give a broad overview of existing approaches to the energy transition, identification of two energy transition patterns, as well as trends, wild cards, and barriers on the way.
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Woolley KE, Dickinson-Craig E, Lawson HL, Sheikh J, Day R, Pope FD, Greenfield SM, Bartington SE, Warburton D, Manaseki-Holland S, Price MJ, Moore DJ, Thomas GN. Effectiveness of interventions to reduce household air pollution from solid biomass fuels and improve maternal and child health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. INDOOR AIR 2022; 32:e12958. [PMID: 34989443 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Interventions to reduce household air pollution (HAP) are key to reducing associated morbidity and mortality in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs); especially among pregnant women and young children. This systematic review aims to determine the effectiveness of interventions aimed to reduce HAP exposure associated with domestic solid biomass fuel combustion, compared to usual cooking practices, for improving health outcomes in pregnant women and children under five in LMIC settings. A systematic review and meta-analysis was undertaken with searches undertaken in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, GIM, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Greenfile in August 2020. Inclusion criteria were experimental, non-experimental, or quasi-experimental studies investigating the impact of interventions to reduce HAP exposure and improve associated health outcomes among pregnant women or children under 5 years. Study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment using the Effective Public Health Practice Project tool were undertaken independently by two reviewers. Seventeen out of 7293 retrieved articles (seven pregnancy, nine child health outcome; 13 studies) met the inclusion criteria. These assessed improved cookstoves (ICS; n = 10 studies), ethanol stoves (n = 1 study), and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG; n = 2 studies) stoves interventions. Meta-analysis showed no significant effect of ICS interventions compared to traditional cooking for risk of preterm birth (n = 2 studies), small for gestational age (n = 2 studies), and incidence of acute respiratory infections (n = 6 studies). Although an observed increase in mean birthweight was observed, this was not statistically significant (n = 4). However, ICS interventions reduced the incidence of childhood burns (n = 3; observations = 41 723; Rate Ratio: 0.66 [95% CI: 0.45-0.96]; I2 : 46.7%) and risk of low birth weight (LBW; n = 4; observations = 3456; Odds Ratio: 0.73 [95% CI: 0.61-0.87]; I2 : 21.1%). Although few studies reported health outcomes, the data indicate that ICS interventions were associated with reduced risk of childhood burns and LBW. The data highlight the need for the development and implementation of robust, well-reported and monitored, community-driven intervention trials with longer-term participant follow-up.
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- Katherine E Woolley
- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Shen G, Xiong R, Tian Y, Luo Z, Jiangtulu B, Meng W, Du W, Meng J, Chen Y, Xue B, Wang B, Duan Y, Duo J, Fan F, Huang L, Ju T, Liu F, Li S, Liu X, Li Y, Wang M, Nan Y, Pan B, Pan Y, Wang L, Zeng E, Zhan C, Chen Y, Shen H, Cheng H, Tao S. OUP accepted manuscript. Natl Sci Rev 2022; 9:nwac050. [PMID: 35854783 PMCID: PMC9283105 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwac050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Guofeng Shen
- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Laboratory of Geographic Information Science, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong 030801, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Technology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Technology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Corresponding author. E-mail:
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Zhang W, Li B, Xue R, Wang C, Cao W. A systematic bibliometric review of clean energy transition: Implications for low-carbon development. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0261091. [PMID: 34860855 PMCID: PMC8641874 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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More voices are calling for a quicker transition towards clean energy. The exploration and exploitation of clean energy such as wind energy and solar energy are effective means to optimise energy structure and improve energy efficiency. To provide in-depth understanding of clean energy transition, this paper utilises a combination of multiple bibliometric mapping techniques, including HistCite, CiteSpace and R Bibliometrix, to conduct a systematic review on 2,191 clean energy related articles obtained from Web of Science (WoS). We identify five current main research streams in the clean energy field, including Energy Transition, Clean Energy and Carbon Emission Policy, Impact of Oil Price on Alternative Energy Stocks, Clean Energy and Economics, and Venture Capital Investments in Clean Energy. Clearly, the effectiveness of policy-driven and market-driven energy transition is an important ongoing debate. Emerging research topics are also discussed and classified into six areas: Clean Energy Conversion Technology and Biomass Energy Utilisation, Optimisation of Energy Generation Technology, Policy-Making in Clean Energy Transition, Impact of Clean Energy Use and Economic Development on Carbon Emissions, Household Use of Clean Energy, and Clean Energy Stock Markets. Accordingly, more and more research attention has been paid to how to improve energy efficiency through advanced clean energy technology, and how to make targeted policies for clean energy transition and energy market development. This article moves beyond the traditional literature review methods and delineates a systematic research agenda for clean energy research, providing research directions for achieving low-carbon development through the clean energy transition.
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- Wei Zhang
- School of Statistics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, China
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- School of Statistics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, China
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- Centre for Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Finance, Department of Applied Finance, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Humanities and Foreign Languages, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, China
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- School of Statistics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, China
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Quinn AK, Williams KN, Thompson LM, Harvey SA, Piedrahita R, Wang J, Quinn C, Pillarisetti A, McCracken JP, Rosenthal JP, Kirby MA, Diaz Artiga A, Thangavel G, Rosa G, Miranda JJ, Checkley W, Peel JL, Clasen TF. Fidelity and Adherence to a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Stove and Fuel Intervention during Gestation: The Multi-Country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) Randomized Controlled Trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:12592. [PMID: 34886324 PMCID: PMC8656791 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182312592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clean cookstove interventions can theoretically reduce exposure to household air pollution and benefit health, but this requires near-exclusive use of these types of stoves with the simultaneous disuse of traditional stoves. Previous cookstove trials have reported low adoption of new stoves and/or extensive continued traditional stove use. METHODS The Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial randomized 3195 pregnant women in Guatemala, India, Peru, and Rwanda to either a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stove and fuel intervention (n = 1590) or to a control (n = 1605). The intervention consisted of an LPG stove and two initial cylinders of LPG, free fuel refills delivered to the home, and regular behavioral messaging. We assessed intervention fidelity (delivery of the intervention as intended) and adherence (intervention use) through to the end of gestation, as relevant to the first primary health outcome of the trial: infant birth weight. Fidelity and adherence were evaluated using stove and fuel delivery records, questionnaires, visual observations, and temperature-logging stove use monitors (SUMs). RESULTS 1585 women received the intervention at a median (interquartile range) of 8.0 (5.0-15.0) days post-randomization and had a gestational age of 17.9 (15.4-20.6) weeks. Over 96% reported cooking exclusively with LPG at two follow-up visits during pregnancy. Less than 4% reported ever running out of LPG. Complete abandonment of traditional stove cooking was observed in over 67% of the intervention households. Of the intervention households, 31.4% removed their traditional stoves upon receipt of the intervention; among those who retained traditional stoves, the majority did not use them: traditional stove use was detected via SUMs on a median (interquartile range) of 0.0% (0.0%, 1.6%) of follow-up days (median follow-up = 134 days). CONCLUSIONS The fidelity of the HAPIN intervention, as measured by stove installation, timely ongoing fuel deliveries, and behavioral reinforcement as needed, was high. Exclusive use of the intervention during pregnancy was also high.
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- Ashlinn K. Quinn
- Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
- Berkeley Air Monitoring Group, Fort Collins, CO 80524, USA;
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; (K.N.W.); (W.C.)
- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA;
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; (J.W.); (A.P.); (T.F.C.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA;
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; (J.W.); (A.P.); (T.F.C.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Global Health Institute, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30606, USA;
- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City 01015, Guatemala;
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- Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
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- Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City 01015, Guatemala;
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai 600116, India;
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- Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK;
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15102, Peru;
- CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15074, Peru
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; (K.N.W.); (W.C.)
- Center for Global Non-Communicable Disease Research and Training, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;
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- Department of Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA;
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; (J.W.); (A.P.); (T.F.C.)
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Tao S, Shen G, Cheng H, Ma J. Toward Clean Residential Energy: Challenges and Priorities in Research. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:13602-13613. [PMID: 34597039 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c02283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Solid fuels used for cooking, heating, and lighting are major emission sources of many air pollutants, specifically PM2.5 and black carbon, resulting in adverse environmental and health impacts. At the same time, the transition from using residential solid fuels toward using cleaner energy sources can result in significant health benefits. Here, we briefly review recent research progress on the emissions of air pollutants from the residential sector and the impacts of emissions on ambient and indoor air quality, population exposure, and health consequences. The major challenges and future research priorities are identified and discussed.
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- Shu Tao
- College of Environmental Science and Technology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Haddad Z, Williams KN, Lewis JJ, Prats EV, Adair-Rohani H. Expanding data is critical to assessing gendered impacts of household energy use. BMJ 2021; 375:n2273. [PMID: 34649862 PMCID: PMC8515214 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n2273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Zeenah Haddad and colleagues call for an expansion of data on household energy use routinely collected through national surveys to gauge the health effects by gender
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- Zeenah Haddad
- Department for Environment, Climate Change, and Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department for Environment, Climate Change, and Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department for Environment, Climate Change, and Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department for Environment, Climate Change, and Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department for Environment, Climate Change, and Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Stoner O, Lewis J, Martínez IL, Gumy S, Economou T, Adair-Rohani H. Household cooking fuel estimates at global and country level for 1990 to 2030. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5793. [PMID: 34608147 PMCID: PMC8490351 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26036-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Household air pollution generated from the use of polluting cooking fuels and technologies is a major source of disease and environmental degradation in low- and middle-income countries. Using a novel modelling approach, we provide detailed global, regional and country estimates of the percentages and populations mainly using 6 fuel categories (electricity, gaseous fuels, kerosene, biomass, charcoal, coal) and overall polluting/clean fuel use – from 1990-2020 and with urban/rural disaggregation. Here we show that 53% of the global population mainly used polluting cooking fuels in 1990, dropping to 36% in 2020. In urban areas, gaseous fuels currently dominate, with a growing reliance on electricity; in rural populations, high levels of biomass use persist alongside increasing use of gaseous fuels. Future projections of observed trends suggest 31% will still mainly use polluting fuels in 2030, including over 1 billion people in Sub-Saharan African by 2025. Household air pollution derived from cooking fuels is a major source of health and environmental problems. Here, the authors provide detailed global, regional and country estimates of cooking fuel usage from 1990 to 2030 and project that 31% of people will still be mainly using polluting fuels in 2030.
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- Oliver Stoner
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. .,Department of Mathematics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
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- Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.,Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Stacked: In Their Favour? The Complexities of Fuel Stacking and Cooking Transitions in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Zambia. ENERGIES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/en14154457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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It remains unclear whether the decision to cook with both polluting and cleaner-burning fuels (‘fuel stacking’) serves as a transition phase towards the full adoption of clean-cooking practices, or whether stacking allows households to enhance fuel security and choose from a variety of cooking technologies and processes. This paper offers a unique contribution to the debate by positioning fuel stacking as the central research question in the exploration of existing household survey data. This research analyses the World Bank’s Multi-Tier Framework survey data concerning energy access and cooking practices in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Zambia. Its novel approach uses fuel expenditure data to group urban households according to the intensity of biomass consumption (wood, charcoal) relative to modern fuel consumption (electricity, gas). The research explores how different fuel-stacking contexts are associated with factors related to household finances, composition, experiences of electricity, and attitudes towards modern fuels. This study shows the diversity of characteristics and behaviours associated with fuel stacking in urban contexts, thus demonstrating the need for fuel stacking to feature prominently in future data collection activities. The paper ends with five key recommendations for further research into fuel stacking and its role in clean-cooking transitions.
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Kapsalyamova Z, Mishra R, Kerimray A, Karymshakov K, Azhgaliyeva D. Why energy access is not enough for choosing clean cooking fuels? Evidence from the multinomial logit model. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 290:112539. [PMID: 33990056 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The transition to sustainable energy requires an assessment of drivers of the use of clean and dirty fuels for cooking. Literature highlights the importance of access to clean fuel for switching from dirty fuels to clean fuels. Though access to cleaner fuels, such as electricity promotes clean fuel use, it does not necessarily lead to a complete transition to the use of clean fuels. Households continue using traditional fuels in addition to the clean fuels. The main objective of this paper is to explain the choice of dirty cooking fuels even when access to electricity is provided. We use nationally representative household survey data to study the household energy use decisions in three middle-income countries, namely, India, Kazakhstan, and the Kyrgyz Republic. The study discusses the role of access to natural gas, free fuel, convenience or multi-use of fuels featured by the heating system installed, built-in environment, and other socio-economic factors in household fuel choice for cooking. The results show that access to natural gas increases the likelihood of opting for clean fuel, while the availability of free fuel in rural areas and the coal-based heating system promote the use of solid fuels.
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- Zhanna Kapsalyamova
- Department of Economics, EREC, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
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- Center of Physical and Chemical Methods of Research and Analysis, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Shupler M, Mwitari J, Gohole A, Anderson de Cuevas R, Puzzolo E, Čukić I, Nix E, Pope D. COVID-19 impacts on household energy & food security in a Kenyan informal settlement: The need for integrated approaches to the SDGs. RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS 2021. [PMID: 34276242 DOI: 10.1101/2020.05.27.20115113v1.full.pdf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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This longitudinal study presents the joint effects of a COVID-19 community lockdown on household energy and food security in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Randomly administered surveys were completed from December 2019-March 2020 before community lockdown (n = 474) and repeated in April 2020 during lockdown (n = 194). Nearly universal (95%) income decline occurred during the lockdown and led to 88% of households reporting food insecurity. During lockdown, a quarter of households (n = 17) using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), a cleaner cooking fuel typically available in pre-set quantities (e.g. 6 kg cylinders), switched to polluting cooking fuels (kerosene, wood), which could be purchased in smaller amounts or gathered for free. Household size increases during lockdown also led to participants' altering their cooking fuel, and changing their cooking behaviors and foods consumed. Further, households more likely to switch away from LPG had lower consumption prior to lockdown and had suffered greater income loss, compared with households that continued to use LPG. Thus, inequities in clean cooking fuel access may have been exacerbated by COVID-19 lockdown. These findings demonstrate the complex relationship between household demographics, financial strain, diet and cooking patterns, and present the opportunity for a food-energy nexus approach to address multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): achieving zero hunger (SDG 2) and universal affordable, modern and clean energy access (SDG 7) by 2030. Ensuring that LPG is affordable, accessible and meets the dietary and cooking needs of families should be a policy priority for helping improve food and energy security among the urban poor.
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- Matthew Shupler
- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- School of Public Health, Amref International University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- School of Public Health, Amref International University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Global LPG Partnership (GLPGP), 654 Madison Avenue, New York, United States
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Shupler M, Mwitari J, Gohole A, Anderson de Cuevas R, Puzzolo E, Čukić I, Nix E, Pope D. COVID-19 impacts on household energy & food security in a Kenyan informal settlement: The need for integrated approaches to the SDGs. RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS 2021; 144:None. [PMID: 34276242 PMCID: PMC8262075 DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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This longitudinal study presents the joint effects of a COVID-19 community lockdown on household energy and food security in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Randomly administered surveys were completed from December 2019-March 2020 before community lockdown (n = 474) and repeated in April 2020 during lockdown (n = 194). Nearly universal (95%) income decline occurred during the lockdown and led to 88% of households reporting food insecurity. During lockdown, a quarter of households (n = 17) using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), a cleaner cooking fuel typically available in pre-set quantities (e.g. 6 kg cylinders), switched to polluting cooking fuels (kerosene, wood), which could be purchased in smaller amounts or gathered for free. Household size increases during lockdown also led to participants' altering their cooking fuel, and changing their cooking behaviors and foods consumed. Further, households more likely to switch away from LPG had lower consumption prior to lockdown and had suffered greater income loss, compared with households that continued to use LPG. Thus, inequities in clean cooking fuel access may have been exacerbated by COVID-19 lockdown. These findings demonstrate the complex relationship between household demographics, financial strain, diet and cooking patterns, and present the opportunity for a food-energy nexus approach to address multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): achieving zero hunger (SDG 2) and universal affordable, modern and clean energy access (SDG 7) by 2030. Ensuring that LPG is affordable, accessible and meets the dietary and cooking needs of families should be a policy priority for helping improve food and energy security among the urban poor.
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- Matthew Shupler
- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- School of Public Health, Amref International University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- School of Public Health, Amref International University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Global LPG Partnership (GLPGP), 654 Madison Avenue, New York, United States
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Ravindra K, Kaur-Sidhu M, Mor S. Transition to clean household energy through an application of integrated model: Ensuring sustainability for better health, climate and environment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 775:145657. [PMID: 33621873 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Sustained use and adoption of clean cooking fuels have become an important concern for developing countries due to the enormous burden of diseases attributable to household air pollution (HAP). The transition and adoption of clean household energy involve various socio-economic, behavioral, and technological barriers at different community levels. Hence, the present paper aims to scrutinize the factors, key determinants, and other interventions among rural households that limit clean cookstoves' sustained uses. The study proposes an integrated model to enhance clean cooking fuel uptake and uses based on the available evidence. The health, climate and environmental factors were identified as the key to trigger the adoption of clean cooking fuel alternatives. The model comprises the integration of components for targeted clean fuel policy interventions and promotes green recovery. The elements include Knowledge, Housing characteristics, Awareness, Interventions, Willingness to pay, Adoption, Lower emissions and Gender Equality (THE KHAIWAL model) to ascertain the intervention focus regions. Integration of model components in policy implementation will promote clean household energy to reduce emissions, leading to improve quality of life, good health, women empowerment, better air quality and climate.
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- Khaiwal Ravindra
- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh 160012, India.
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- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh 160012, India
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- Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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Shupler M, O'Keefe M, Puzzolo E, Nix E, Anderson de Cuevas R, Mwitari J, Gohole A, Sang E, Čukić I, Menya D, Pope D. Pay-as-you-go liquefied petroleum gas supports sustainable clean cooking in Kenyan informal urban settlement during COVID-19 lockdown. APPLIED ENERGY 2021; 292:116769. [PMID: 34140750 PMCID: PMC8121759 DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Approximately 2.8 billion people rely on polluting fuels (e.g. wood, kerosene) for cooking. With affordability being a key access barrier to clean cooking fuels, such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), pay-as-you-go (PAYG) LPG smart meter technology may help resource-poor households adopt LPG by allowing incremental fuel payments. To understand the potential for PAYG LPG to facilitate clean cooking, objective evaluations of customers' cooking and spending patterns are needed. This study uses novel smart meter data collected between January 2018-June 2020, spanning COVID-19 lockdown, from 426 PAYG LPG customers living in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya to evaluate stove usage (e.g. cooking events/day, cooking event length). Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted in August 2020 to provide context for potential changes in cooking behaviours during lockdown. Using stove monitoring data, objective comparisons of cooking patterns are made with households using purchased 6 kg cylinder LPG in peri-urban Eldoret, Kenya. In Nairobi, 95% of study households continued using PAYG LPG during COVID-19 lockdown, with consumption increasing from 0.97 to 1.22 kg/capita/month. Daily cooking event frequency also increased by 60% (1.07 to 1.72 events/day). In contrast, average days/month using LPG declined by 75% during lockdown (17 to four days) among seven households purchasing 6 kg cylinder LPG in Eldoret. Interviewed customers reported benefits of PAYG LPG beyond fuel affordability, including safety, time savings and cylinder delivery. In the first study assessing PAYG LPG cooking patterns, LPG use was sustained despite a COVID-19 lockdown, illustrating how PAYG smart meter technology may help foster clean cooking access.
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- Matthew Shupler
- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Corresponding author at: Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, 3rd Floor, Whelan Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L69 3GB, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Global LPG Partnership (GLPGP), 654 Madison Avenue, New York, United States
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- School of Public Health, Amref International University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- School of Public Health, Amref International University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- School of Public Health, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- School of Public Health, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Campbell CA, Bartington SE, Woolley KE, Pope FD, Thomas GN, Singh A, Avis WR, Tumwizere PR, Uwanyirigira C, Abimana P, Kabera T. Investigating Cooking Activity Patterns and Perceptions of Air Quality Interventions among Women in Urban Rwanda. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:5984. [PMID: 34199593 PMCID: PMC8199661 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18115984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Household air pollution (HAP) from biomass cooking with traditional stoves is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) worldwide. Air quality interventions such as improved cookstoves (ICS) may mitigate HAP-related impacts; however, poor understanding of contextual socio-cultural factors such as local cooking practices have limited their widespread adoption. Policymakers and stakeholders require an understanding of local cooking practices to inform effective HAP interventions which meet end-user needs. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 36 women residing in biomass-cooking fuel households in Kigali, Rwanda to identify cooking activity patterns, awareness of HAP-related health risks and ICS intervention preferences. Overall, 94% of respondents exclusively used charcoal cooking fuel and 53% cooked one meal each day (range = 1-3 meals). Women were significantly more likely to cook outdoors compared to indoors (64% vs. 36%; p < 0.05). Over half of respondents (53%) were unaware of HAP-related health risks and 64% had no prior awareness of ICS. Participants expressed preferences for stove mobility (89%) and facility for multiple pans (53%) within an ICS intervention. Our findings highlight the need for HAP interventions to be flexible to suit a range of cooking patterns and preferred features for end-users in this context.
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- Catherine A. Campbell
- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK;
- NHS Lothian, Waverly Gate, 2-4 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh EH1 3EG, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (K.E.W.); (G.N.T.)
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (K.E.W.); (G.N.T.)
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (F.D.P.); (A.S.)
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (K.E.W.); (G.N.T.)
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (F.D.P.); (A.S.)
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- International Development, School of Government, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK;
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- College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Avenue de l’Armee, Kigali P.O. Box 3900, Rwanda; (P.R.T.); (C.U.); (P.A.); (T.K.)
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- College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Avenue de l’Armee, Kigali P.O. Box 3900, Rwanda; (P.R.T.); (C.U.); (P.A.); (T.K.)
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- College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Avenue de l’Armee, Kigali P.O. Box 3900, Rwanda; (P.R.T.); (C.U.); (P.A.); (T.K.)
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- College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Avenue de l’Armee, Kigali P.O. Box 3900, Rwanda; (P.R.T.); (C.U.); (P.A.); (T.K.)
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Khanwilkar S, Gould CF, DeFries R, Habib B, Urpelainen J. Firewood, forests, and fringe populations: Exploring the inequitable socioeconomic dimensions of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) adoption in India. ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE 2021; 75:102012. [PMID: 33959474 PMCID: PMC8095680 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Liquified petroleum gas (LPG) is an important clean fuel alternative for households that rely on burning biomass for daily cooking needs. In India, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) has provided poor households with LPG connections since 2016. We investigate cooking fuel use in households to determine the impact of the policy in the Central Indian Highlands Landscape (CIHL). The CIHL has a large population of marginalized social groups, including Indigenous, Scheduled Tribe, Schedule Caste, and Other Backward Caste people. We utilize survey data from 4,994 households within 500 villages living in forested regions collected in 2018 and a satellite-derived measure of forest availability to investigate the household and ecological determinants of LPG adoption and the timing of this adoption (pre- or post-2016). In addition, we document patterns of firewood collection and evaluate the extent to which households acquiring LPG change these activities. The probability of cooking with LPG was lowest for marginalized social groups. We observe that households recently adopting LPG, likely through PMUY, are poorer, more socially marginalized, less educated, and have more forest available nearby than their early-adopter counterparts. While 90% of LPG-using households continue to use firewood, households that have owned LPG for more years report spending less time collecting firewood, indicating a waning reliance on firewood over time. Policies targeting communities with marginalized social groups living near forests can further accelerate LPG adoption and displace firewood use. Despite overall growth in LPG use, disparities in access to clean cooking fuels remain between socioeconomic groups in India.
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- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, United States
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- Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India
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- Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Maryland, United States
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Enhancing LPG Adoption in Ghana (ELAG): A Trial Testing Policy-Relevant Interventions to Increase Sustained Use of Clean Fuels. SUSTAINABILITY 2021; 13. [PMID: 34765257 PMCID: PMC8580155 DOI: 10.3390/su13042213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Rural Ghanaians rely on solid biomass fuels for their cooking. National efforts to promote the Sustainable Development Goals include the Rural Liquefied Petroleum Gas Promotion Program (RLP), which freely distributes LPG stoves, but evaluations have demonstrated low sustained use among recipients. Our study objective was to assess if cheap and scalable add-on interventions could increase sustained use of LPG stoves under the RLP scheme. We replicated RLP conditions among participants in 27 communities in Kintampo, Ghana, but cluster-randomized them to four add-on interventions: a behavioral intervention, fuel delivery service, combined intervention, or control. We reported on the final 6 months of a 12-month follow-up for participants (n = 778). Results demonstrated increased use for each intervention, but magnitudes were small. The direct delivery intervention induced the largest increase: 280 min over 6 months (p < 0.001), ∼1.5 min per day. Self-reported refills (a secondary outcome), support increased use for the dual intervention arm (IRR = 2.2, p = 0.026). Past literature demonstrates that recipients of clean cookstoves rarely achieve sustained use of the technologies. While these results are statistically significant, we interpret them as null given the implied persistent reliance on solid fuels. Future research should investigate if fuel subsidies would increase sustained use since current LPG promotion activities do not.
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Harrell BS, Pillarisetti A, Roy S, Ghorpade M, Patil R, Dhongade A, Smith KR, Levine DI, Juvekar S. Incentivizing Elimination of Biomass Cooking Fuels with a Reversible Commitment and a Spare LPG Cylinder. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:15313-15319. [PMID: 33185424 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In India, approximately 480,000 deaths occur annually from exposure to household air pollution from the use of biomass cooking fuels. Displacing biomass use with clean fuels, such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), can help reduce these deaths. Through government initiatives, most Indian households now own an LPG stove and one LPG cylinder. Many households, however, continue to regularly use indoor biomass-fueled mud stoves (chulhas) alongside LPG. Focusing on this population in rural Maharashtra, India, this study (N = 186) tests the effects of conditioning a sales offer for a spare LPG cylinder on a reversible commitment requiring initially disabling indoor chulhas. We find that almost all relevant households (>98%) were willing to accept this commitment. Indoor chulha use decreased by 90% (95% CI = 80% to 101%) when the sales offer included the commitment, compared to a 23% decrease (95% CI = 14% to 32%) without it. For both treatment groups, we find that 80% purchased the spare cylinder at the end of the study.
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- Vadu Rural Health Program, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune, 411011 India
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- Vadu Rural Health Program, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune, 411011 India
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- Vadu Rural Health Program, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune, 411011 India
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- Vadu Rural Health Program, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune, 411011 India
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- University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Vadu Rural Health Program, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune, 411011 India
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Pye A, Ronzi S, Mbatchou Ngahane BH, Puzzolo E, Ashu AH, Pope D. Drivers of the Adoption and Exclusive Use of Clean Fuel for Cooking in Sub-Saharan Africa: Learnings and Policy Considerations from Cameroon. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E5874. [PMID: 32823587 PMCID: PMC7459573 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17165874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Household air pollution (HAP) caused by the combustion of solid fuels for cooking and heating is responsible for almost 5% of the global burden of disease. In response, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended the urgent need to scale the adoption of clean fuels, such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). To understand the drivers of the adoption and exclusive use of LPG for cooking, we analysed representative survey data from 3343 peri-urban and rural households in Southwest Cameroon. Surveys used standardised tools to collect information on fuel use, socio-demographic and household characteristics and use of LPG for clean cooking. Most households reported LPG to be clean (95%) and efficient (88%), but many also perceived it to be expensive (69%) and unsafe (64%). Positive perceptions about LPG's safety (OR = 2.49, 95% CI = 2.04, 3.05), cooking speed (OR = 4.31, 95% CI = 2.62, 7.10), affordability (OR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.38, 2.09), availability (OR = 2.17, 95% CI = 1.72, 2.73), and its ability to cook most dishes (OR = 3.79, 95% CI = 2.87, 5.01), were significantly associated with exclusive LPG use. Socio-economic status (higher education) and household wealth (higher income) were also associated with a greater likelihood of LPG adoption. Effective strategies to raise awareness around safe use of LPG and interventions to address financial barriers are needed to scale wider adoption and sustained use of LPG for clean cooking, displacing reliance on polluting solid fuels.
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- Alison Pye
- Public Health England North West, Preston PR1 0LD, UK;
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- Department of Public Health and Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GB, UK; (S.R.); (E.P.)
- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, Faculty of Public Health & Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1H 9SH, UK
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- Department of Public Health and Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GB, UK; (S.R.); (E.P.)
- Global LPG Partnership, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GB, UK; (S.R.); (E.P.)
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