Background: Nearly 3 billion people worldwide rely on solid fuel combustion to meet basic
household energy needs. The resulting exposure to air pollution causes an estimated 4.5 …

Background Cookstove intervention programs have been increasing over the past two (2)
decades in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) across the globe. However, there …

This paper investigates the dynamics of energy poverty in Ghana using two nationwide
cross-sectional datasets (Ghana Living Standards Surveys Round 5 and Round 6) …

Nearly half the world's population must rely on solid fuels such as biomass (wood, charcoal,
agricultural residues, and animal dung) and coal for household energy, burning them in …

Globally, approximately 3 billion primarily cook using inefficient and poorly vented
combustion devices, leading to unsafe levels of household air pollution (HAP) in and around …

Improving the thermal as well as emissions performance of biomass cookstoves has been of
interest to researchers for a long time. Despite there being a vast literature on the subject …

There has been a growing interest in jatropha-and sugarcane-based biofuels across Sub-
Sahara Africa. Biofuel expansion in the region reflects policy concerns related to energy …

In spite of the global outcry for urgent action against air pollution, most African countries lack
functional air quality monitoring stations and data there from; making air quality …

Background Over 40% of the world's population relies on solid fuels for heating and cooking.
Use of improved biomass cookstoves (ICS) has the potential to reduce household air …

Extensive usage of fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has led to increasing
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that might adversely affect numerous sustainable …