Energy poverty and the household heating energy transition in rural China

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Zhang, Xiaobing
Xie, Lunyu
Zheng , Xinye
Zhang, Xiaobing

The household heating energy transition program in China has led to a sharp increase in household heating costs and has exacerbated energy poverty (high ratios of energy expenditure to income). This program is mandatory, with the goal of alleviating environmental problems and accelerating households’ transition to cleaner fuel. Specifically, it is intended to convert household heating fuel from coal to natural gas (coal to gas), electricity (coal to electricity), or cleaner coal (clean coal replacement), through mandates and subsidies.

Research Brief
Air Quality, Climate Change, Policy Design

Will the power sector reform in China mitigate climate change?

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Xie, Lunyu
Zheng , Xinye

As an industry intensively using fossil fuel, the power sector is naturally a focus of efforts to slow climate change. In March 2015, China started the third round of power sector reform with the announcement of “Opinions on Further Deepening Power Sector Reform” (referred as the No. 9 Document), trying to promote competition, strengthen regulation and, importantly, achieve green development. But did the reform really achieve its expected goals?

Research Brief
Air Quality, Carbon Pricing, Energy, Policy Design

The political question and litigating loss and damage: any hope for victims of climate change induced impacts in Nigeria?

Submitted by Nnaemeka Chukwuone on
EfD Authors:
ONYEABOR, Emmanuel Uzuamechi

There is the urgency in finding solutions to this global problem and this requires bold actions from governments, the private sector and civil societies. This paper conducts an x-ray of political questions relating to climate change issues. This can be achieved by making departure from the provisions of section 6(6)(c) of the Nigerian Constitution by proactive interpretation of sections 13, 14(2), 20 and Item 60(a) of the Exclusive Legislative List of the said Constitution.

Peer Reviewed
Climate Change

Short-run subsidies, take-up, and long-run demand for off-grid solar for the poor – evidence from large-scale randomized trials in Rwanda

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Clarke, Rowan
Barron, Manuel
Visser, Martine

Abstract
Over a billion people lack access to electricity, instead relying on kerosene and other dirty lighting sources, while grid expansion is not expected to keep pace with population growth. Moreover, pneumonia is the leading cause of death for under-fives in the world and kerosene smoke is a significant risk factor.

EfD Discussion Paper
Energy, Health, Policy Design

CO2 emissions, agricultural productivity and welfare in Ethiopia

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Mulatu, Dawit W.

Purpose – Climate change has become one of the most important development challenges worldwide. It affects various sectors, with agriculture the most vulnerable. In Ethiopia, climate change impacts are exacerbated due to the economy’s heavy dependence on agriculture. The Ethiopian Government has started to implement its climate-resilient green economy (CRGE) strategy and reduce CO2 emissions. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the impact of CO2 emission on agricultural productivity and household welfare.

Peer Reviewed
Agriculture, Climate Change, Land, Policy Design

Is energy the golden thread? A systematic review of the impacts of modern and traditional energy use in low- and middle-income countries

Submitted by César Salazar on
EfD Authors:
Jaime Torres, Marcela
Pattanayak, Subhrendu
Jeuland, Marc
Fetter, Robert
Li, Yating
Usmani, Faraz
Bluffstone, Randall
Chávez Rebolledo, Carlos
Girardeau, Hannah
Hassen, Sied
Jagger, Pamela
Karumba, Mary
Köhlin, Gunnar
Lenz, Luciane
Litzow, Erin
Naranjo Barrantes, María Angélica
Peters, Jörg
Qin, Ping
Ruhinduka, Remidius
Serrano-Medrano, Montserrat
Sievert, Maximiliane
Sills, Erin
Toman, Michael A.

Energy has been called the “golden thread” that connects economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability, but important knowledge gaps exist on the impacts of low- and middle-income country energy interventions and transitions. This study offers perhaps the broadest characterization to date of the patterns and consistency in quantitative and peer-reviewed social science literature considering such impacts.

Peer Reviewed
Energy

Farmers’ drought experience, risk perceptions, and behavioural intentions for adaptation: evidence from Ethiopia

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Gebreheiwot, Tagel

This paper examines farmers’ cognitive perceptions of risk and the behavioral intentions to implement specific drought risk reduction measures using the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) model. We follow an innovative route by extending a PMT model with a drought experience variable, which, we hypothesize, will influence risk perceptions and the take-up of adaptation measures. In order to do so, we investigated detailed historical drought patterns by looking at the spatial and temporal aspects of drought conditions during crop growing season at the village level.

Peer Reviewed
Agriculture, Climate Change, Land
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