This program seeks to better understand the implications of current energy use in the developing world and to explore pathways that result in reduced impacts and more sustainable outcomes. The program explores ways in which household energy technologies impact health and welfare.
Feature / Almost one-third of the world’s population has no access to clean energy for cooking. SEI scientists hope to help tackle the problem with better policies.
Journal article / Researchers measure the effectiveness of a grass-roots campaign in Western Kenya to increase cooking with rock-beds for open fires and simple woodstoves.
Journal article / Researchers examined fuelwood use in two rural Indian districts where clean cooking solutions were implemented.
Journal article / This article explores the relationship between poverty and energy access in Malawi and whether unconditional social cash transfers help close the energy gap.
SEI report / Read a summary of a workshop held in Kigali, Rwanda, on the country's Biomass Energy Strategy.
Journal article / A household study shows qualified success in displacing more polluting fuels with gasifier pellet stoves for cooking.