Prah, Rebecca KD, Jack, Darby, Tawiah, Theresa, Iddrisu, Seidu, Abubakari, Sulemana Watara, Mujtaba, Mohammed Nuhu, Tetteh, Richard Joshua, Gyaase, Stephaney, Twumasi, Mieks, Saah, Jason et al (show 5 more authors)
(2023)
Did COVID-19 Change the Availability and Use of Clean Energy for Cooking? Evidence From Ghana.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INSIGHTS, 17.
11786302231198854-.
Abstract
A major part of Ghana's current household energy policy is focused on using a branded cylinder recirculation model (BCRM) to promote the safe use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for primary cooking. The implementation of the BCRM is expected to increase LPG adoption by households to the announced policy goal of 50% of the population by 2030. We investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the implementation of the BCRM, availability, and household use of cleaner fuels. This was assessed using existing data on clean fuel use prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional data was collected using questionnaire-based household surveys and qualitative interviews. It was found that the expansion of BCRM was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Planning activities such as baseline data collection and stakeholder engagement were delayed due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Changes in household incomes during the pandemic had the biggest percentage effect on household choice of cooking fuel, causing a regression in some cases, to polluting fuel use. This study provides insights that could be valuable in future understanding of the interactions between pandemic control measures and economic disruptions that may affect household energy choices for cooking.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Charcoal, COVID-19, cylinder recirculation model, Ghana, income, liquefied petroleum gas |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2024 09:40 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2024 09:40 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/11786302231198854 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.1177/11786302231198854 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3178408 |
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