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Testing the effectiveness of household fuel conservation strategies: Policy implications for increasing the affordability of exclusive clean cooking

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dc.contributor.author Williams, Kendra N.
dc.contributor.author Kamenar, Katarina
dc.contributor.author Kephart, Josiah L.
dc.contributor.author Chiang, Marilu
dc.contributor.author Hartinger Peña, Stella Maria
dc.contributor.author Checkley, William
dc.coverage.spatial Puno, Perú
dc.date.accessioned 2023-12-05T17:48:04Z
dc.date.available 2023-12-05T17:48:04Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/14674
dc.description.abstract 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. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseries Environment International
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Household energy en_US
dc.subject Fuel conservation en_US
dc.subject Liquefied petroleum gas en_US
dc.subject Behavior change en_US
dc.subject Household air pollution en_US
dc.subject Clean cooking en_US
dc.subject.mesh Composición Familiar
dc.subject.mesh Consumo de Energía
dc.subject.mesh Industria del Petróleo y Gas
dc.subject.mesh Terapia Conductista
dc.subject.mesh Contaminación del Aire
dc.subject.mesh Culinaria
dc.title Testing the effectiveness of household fuel conservation strategies: Policy implications for increasing the affordability of exclusive clean cooking en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108223
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.05.08
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.05
dc.relation.issn 1873-6750


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