COVID-19’s Impact on the Transition to Clean Cooking Fuels : Initial Findings from a Case Study in Rural Kenya
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...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| 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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35258 |
| 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. |
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