The Effects of Fuel-Efficient Cookstoves on Fuel Use, Particulate Matter, and Cooking Practices: Results from a Randomized Trial in Rural Uganda

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作者
Beltramo, Theresa [1 ]
Blalock, Garrick [2 ]
Stephen, Harrell [3 ]
Levine, David, I [4 ]
Simons, Andrew M. [5 ]
机构
[1] United Nations High Commissioner Refugees, Rue Montbrilliant 92, CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland
[2] Cornell Univ, Charles H Dyson Sch Appl Econ & Management, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Agr & Resource Econ, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[4] Univ Calif Berkeley, Walter A Haas Sch Business, 2220 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[5] Fordham Univ, Dept Econ, 441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Technology adoption; Household air pollution; Biomass fuel; Climate change; Hawthorne Effect; Sensors; HEALTH PRODUCTS; INTERVENTION; ADOPTION;
D O I
10.5547/01956574.44.6.tbel
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Smoky cookfires contribute to global climate change and kill approximately four million people annually. While many studies have examined the effects of fuel-efficient cookstoves, this study does so while selling stoves at market prices. After introducing a fuel-efficient cookstove, fuelwood use and household air particulates declined by 12% and by smaller percentages after adjusting for observer-induced bias, or the Hawthorne effect. These reductions were less than laboratory predictions and fell well short of World Health Organization pollution targets. Even when introducing a second stove, most households continued to use their traditional stoves for most cooking. Future research should focus on improving the usability of fuel-efficient cookstoves and/or policies that assist consumers to shift to safer fuels like gas or electricity coupled with mechanisms to disable the existing smoky cookfire.
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页数:27
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