Background 3 billion people worldwide rely on polluting fuels and technologies for domestic
cooking and heating. We estimate the global, regional, and national health burden …

This paper provides an overview of the debate on energy access and development, and
argues that despite some progress in enhancing energy access, the programmes promoting …

This paper presents a comprehensive assessment of historical (1990–2010) global
anthropogenic particulate matter (PM) emissions including the consistent and harmonized …

Burning Opportunity: Page 1 Burning Opportunity: Clean Household Energy for Health,
Sustainable Development, and Wellbeing of Women and Children Page 2 Burning Opportunity …

Slow progress in expanding clean cooking access is hindering progress on health, gender,
equity, climate and air quality goals globally. Despite a rising population share with clean …

Energy use is central to human society and provides many health benefits. But each source
of energy entails some health risks. This article reviews the health impacts of each major …

Energy poverty affects physical health, well‐being, and ability to prosper. A large proportion
of Kenyan population lack access to electricity because they are located far from the national …

In low-and middle-income countries, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) can be an attractive
alternative to the widespread use of traditional kerosene. Not only is LPG a relatively clean …

Cooking is known to be one of the most energy-intensive sectors, with an estimated energy
consumption of about 30–40% of global energy consumption, with a significant share in …

We study the determinants of households' choices of lighting fuels in Kenya including the
option of using solar home systems (SHS). Our goal is to add new evidence on the factors …