The motivation for corporate energy strategies on energy efficiency among Kenyan firms

Submitted by Jane Nyawira Maina on
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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to investigate the drivers for adopting energy efficiency practices within an emerging market context.

Design/methodology/approach

Drawing on the shared value theoretical perspective, this study investigates the corporate strategy approaches toward energy efficiency in firms. This paper draws from a sample of 852 Kenyan firms from 14 sectors. This study’s analysis is based on an ordered probit model.

Findings

Climate Change, Energy

The effect of information and subsidy on adoption of solar lanterns: An application of the BDM bidding mechanism in rural Ethiopia

Submitted by Cristóbal Vásquez on

The transition to solar energy to provide clean lighting for rural households in developing countries has been slow. Using a Becker-DeGroot-Marschak (BDM) bidding mechanism in a randomized field experiment, this study investigated the effect of information and subsidy policy instruments on the uptake of solar lanterns. The BDM approach used provides a more comprehensive and more transparent approach for eliciting willingness to pay (WTP), as our random draw is from a wide range of uniformly distributed prices, drawn in front of the subjects.

Energy

Private benefits from ambient air pollution reduction policies: Evidence from the household heating stove replacement program in Chile

Submitted by Cristóbal Vásquez on

We estimate the key private benefits from a program to improve ambient air quality during winter in central Chile by replacing inefficient wood-fired home heating stoves with more efficient pellet stoves. We are interested in the private benefits to households, because they represent additional value of the program and likely drive adoption.

Air Quality