Increasing the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Cooking in Developing Countries

To reduce household air pollution, improve health outcomes, save nonrenewable biomass, and support local economic development, developing countries are seeking to increase the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a clean cooking solution. In the...

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Main Authors:	Van Leeuwen, Richenda, Evans, Alex, Hyseni, Besnik
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	LPG LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS COOKING COOKSTOVES BIOMASS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/707321494347176314/Increasing-the-use-of-liquefied-petroleum-gas-in-cooking-in-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26569

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spelling	okr-10986-265692021-06-18T09:02:29Z Increasing the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Cooking in Developing Countries Van Leeuwen, Richenda Evans, Alex Hyseni, Besnik LPG LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS COOKING COOKSTOVES BIOMASS To reduce household air pollution, improve health outcomes, save nonrenewable biomass, and support local economic development, developing countries are seeking to increase the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a clean cooking solution. In the absence of targeted subsidies, LPG will not be the solution for the world's poorest people. But many developing countries, especially in Sub- Saharan Africa, are recognizing it as key to increasing access to clean cooking energy and making progress on Sustainable Development Goal 7; they are adopting ambitious targets to scale up its use across the continent. 2017-05-10T17:53:58Z 2017-05-10T17:53:58Z 2017 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/707321494347176314/Increasing-the-use-of-liquefied-petroleum-gas-in-cooking-in-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26569 English en_US Live Wire;2017/74 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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description	To reduce household air pollution, improve health outcomes, save nonrenewable biomass, and support local economic development, developing countries are seeking to increase the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a clean cooking solution. In the absence of targeted subsidies, LPG will not be the solution for the world's poorest people. But many developing countries, especially in Sub- Saharan Africa, are recognizing it as key to increasing access to clean cooking energy and making progress on Sustainable Development Goal 7; they are adopting ambitious targets to scale up its use across the continent.
format	Brief
author	Van Leeuwen, Richenda Evans, Alex Hyseni, Besnik
author_facet	Van Leeuwen, Richenda Evans, Alex Hyseni, Besnik
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title	Increasing the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Cooking in Developing Countries
title_short	Increasing the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Cooking in Developing Countries
title_full	Increasing the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Cooking in Developing Countries
title_fullStr	Increasing the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Cooking in Developing Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Increasing the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Cooking in Developing Countries
title_sort	increasing the use of liquefied petroleum gas in cooking in developing countries
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2017
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/707321494347176314/Increasing-the-use-of-liquefied-petroleum-gas-in-cooking-in-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26569
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Increasing the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Cooking in Developing Countries

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