India : Access of the Poor to Clean Household Fuels
There is a strong case for phasing out price subsidies for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene. This study was motivated by the primary objective of facilitating access to clean fuels, given the significant health and social benefits of swit...
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okr-10986-196452021-04-23T14:03:38Z India : Access of the Poor to Clean Household Fuels World Bank AIR POLLUTION ALTERNATIVE USES APPLIANCES AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL BIOGAS BIOMASS BIOMASS FUEL BIOMASS FUEL USE BIOMASS FUELS BIOMASS STOVES BIOMASS USE CANCER CARBON CARBON MONOXIDE CHRONIC BRONCHITIS CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES CLEANER ENERGY CLEANER ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CLEANER FUELS COAL COMBUSTION COMMERCIAL ENERGY COMMERCIAL FUELS CONSUMER EDUCATION CONSUMER PROTECTION CONVENTIONAL ENERGY COOKING COOKING FUELS DEFORESTATION DOMESTIC USE ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY EMISSIONS END-USER PRICES ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY MIX ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY OPTIONS ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ENERGY USE FIREWOOD FIREWOOD CONSUMPTION FUEL FUEL COLLECTION FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL PRICE FUEL PRICES FUEL SWITCHING FUEL TYPE FUEL USE FUELS FUELWOOD GAS NETWORKS GAS PIPELINES GAS TARIFF GASEOUS FUELS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ENERGY NEEDS HOUSEHOLD ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE HOUSEHOLD FUEL HOUSEHOLD FUELS INCOME KEROSENE LIGHTING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LPG NATURAL GAS OIL OIL COMPANIES OIL PRICES PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION PARTICULATE MATTER PETROLEUM PETROLEUM FUELS PETROLEUM GAS PETROLEUM MARKET PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PETROLEUM SECTOR RURAL AREAS RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SMOKE SOLID FUELS SOLUTIONS SUSTAINABLE SUSTAINABLE USE TRADITIONAL BIOMASS TRADITIONAL STOVES URBAN HOUSEHOLDS USE OF BIOMASS WASTE There is a strong case for phasing out price subsidies for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene. This study was motivated by the primary objective of facilitating access to clean fuels, given the significant health and social benefits of switching away from traditional biomass. Price subsidies have been found to be ineffective in expanding the uptake of LPG and kerosene as primary household fuels among the poor, and have proven fiscally unsustainable. Even given this social objective, phasing out the price subsidies for LPG and kerosene, and fostering a vibrant, open, and competitive market for these fuels would appear to be a better approach. The conclusions of this study lend strong support to the announcement by the Ministry of Finance in June 2003, that the LPG and kerosene subsidies will be phased down in three years, and eliminated by April 2006. There are significant opportunities to facilitate a shift away from traditional biomass, to clean fuels in urban and peri-urban areas, including among the poor; however, rural households are more difficult to deal with, and require a concerted multi-sectoral approach, but, raising public awareness about the health costs of traditional energy, would facilitate the uptake of clean fuels. 2014-08-25T19:59:07Z 2014-08-25T19:59:07Z 2003-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/07/2778898/india-access-poor-clean-household-fuels http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19645 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Publications & Research South Asia India |
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AIR POLLUTION ALTERNATIVE USES APPLIANCES AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL BIOGAS BIOMASS BIOMASS FUEL BIOMASS FUEL USE BIOMASS FUELS BIOMASS STOVES BIOMASS USE CANCER CARBON CARBON MONOXIDE CHRONIC BRONCHITIS CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES CLEANER ENERGY CLEANER ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CLEANER FUELS COAL COMBUSTION COMMERCIAL ENERGY COMMERCIAL FUELS CONSUMER EDUCATION CONSUMER PROTECTION CONVENTIONAL ENERGY COOKING COOKING FUELS DEFORESTATION DOMESTIC USE ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY EMISSIONS END-USER PRICES ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY MIX ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY OPTIONS ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ENERGY USE FIREWOOD FIREWOOD CONSUMPTION FUEL FUEL COLLECTION FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL PRICE FUEL PRICES FUEL SWITCHING FUEL TYPE FUEL USE FUELS FUELWOOD GAS NETWORKS GAS PIPELINES GAS TARIFF GASEOUS FUELS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ENERGY NEEDS HOUSEHOLD ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE HOUSEHOLD FUEL HOUSEHOLD FUELS INCOME KEROSENE LIGHTING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LPG NATURAL GAS OIL OIL COMPANIES OIL PRICES PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION PARTICULATE MATTER PETROLEUM PETROLEUM FUELS PETROLEUM GAS PETROLEUM MARKET PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PETROLEUM SECTOR RURAL AREAS RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SMOKE SOLID FUELS SOLUTIONS SUSTAINABLE SUSTAINABLE USE TRADITIONAL BIOMASS TRADITIONAL STOVES URBAN HOUSEHOLDS USE OF BIOMASS WASTE |
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AIR POLLUTION ALTERNATIVE USES APPLIANCES AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL BIOGAS BIOMASS BIOMASS FUEL BIOMASS FUEL USE BIOMASS FUELS BIOMASS STOVES BIOMASS USE CANCER CARBON CARBON MONOXIDE CHRONIC BRONCHITIS CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES CLEANER ENERGY CLEANER ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CLEANER FUELS COAL COMBUSTION COMMERCIAL ENERGY COMMERCIAL FUELS CONSUMER EDUCATION CONSUMER PROTECTION CONVENTIONAL ENERGY COOKING COOKING FUELS DEFORESTATION DOMESTIC USE ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY EMISSIONS END-USER PRICES ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY MIX ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY OPTIONS ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ENERGY USE FIREWOOD FIREWOOD CONSUMPTION FUEL FUEL COLLECTION FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL PRICE FUEL PRICES FUEL SWITCHING FUEL TYPE FUEL USE FUELS FUELWOOD GAS NETWORKS GAS PIPELINES GAS TARIFF GASEOUS FUELS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ENERGY NEEDS HOUSEHOLD ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE HOUSEHOLD FUEL HOUSEHOLD FUELS INCOME KEROSENE LIGHTING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LPG NATURAL GAS OIL OIL COMPANIES OIL PRICES PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION PARTICULATE MATTER PETROLEUM PETROLEUM FUELS PETROLEUM GAS PETROLEUM MARKET PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PETROLEUM SECTOR RURAL AREAS RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SMOKE SOLID FUELS SOLUTIONS SUSTAINABLE SUSTAINABLE USE TRADITIONAL BIOMASS TRADITIONAL STOVES URBAN HOUSEHOLDS USE OF BIOMASS WASTE World Bank India : Access of the Poor to Clean Household Fuels |
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There is a strong case for phasing out
price subsidies for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and
kerosene. This study was motivated by the primary objective
of facilitating access to clean fuels, given the significant
health and social benefits of switching away from
traditional biomass. Price subsidies have been found to be
ineffective in expanding the uptake of LPG and kerosene as
primary household fuels among the poor, and have proven
fiscally unsustainable. Even given this social objective,
phasing out the price subsidies for LPG and kerosene, and
fostering a vibrant, open, and competitive market for these
fuels would appear to be a better approach. The conclusions
of this study lend strong support to the announcement by the
Ministry of Finance in June 2003, that the LPG and kerosene
subsidies will be phased down in three years, and eliminated
by April 2006. There are significant opportunities to
facilitate a shift away from traditional biomass, to clean
fuels in urban and peri-urban areas, including among the
poor; however, rural households are more difficult to deal
with, and require a concerted multi-sectoral approach, but,
raising public awareness about the health costs of
traditional energy, would facilitate the uptake of clean fuels. |
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Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper |
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World Bank |
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India : Access of the Poor to Clean Household Fuels |
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India : Access of the Poor to Clean Household Fuels |
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India : Access of the Poor to Clean Household Fuels |
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India : Access of the Poor to Clean Household Fuels |
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India : Access of the Poor to Clean Household Fuels |
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india : access of the poor to clean household fuels |
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Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/07/2778898/india-access-poor-clean-household-fuels http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19645 |
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