COVID-19’s Impact on the Transition to Clean Cooking Fuels

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has magnified household preferences for convenience and affordability, presenting challenges as well as opportunities for the transition to clean cooking fuels. Initial findings from a study in rural Kenya suggest that the pandemic and lockdown have altered household cooking practices and fuel-use patterns. COVID-19 is nudging middle-income households to switch to modern cooking fuels (biogas and electricity), because these have been less disrupted by the COVID restrictions. However, without external support, COVID-19 will push poorer households further down the energy ladder.

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Main Authors: Zhang, Yabei, Li, Zijun
Format: Brief biblioteca
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021-03-10
Subjects:CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19, PANDEMIC IMPACT, CLEAN COOKING TECHNOLOGY, COOKING FUEL,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/326471615352029248/COVID-19-s-Impact-on-the-Transition-to-Clean-Cooking-Fuels-Initial-Findings-from-a-Case-Study-in-Rural-Kenya
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/35258
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Summary:The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has magnified household preferences for convenience and affordability, presenting challenges as well as opportunities for the transition to clean cooking fuels. Initial findings from a study in rural Kenya suggest that the pandemic and lockdown have altered household cooking practices and fuel-use patterns. COVID-19 is nudging middle-income households to switch to modern cooking fuels (biogas and electricity), because these have been less disrupted by the COVID restrictions. However, without external support, COVID-19 will push poorer households further down the energy ladder.