Assessing and prioritizing biogas barriers to alleviate energy poverty in Pakistan: an integrated AHP and G-TOPSIS model

K Batool, ZY Zhao, N Nureen, M Irfan - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Biogas is a promising renewable technology to alleviate energy poverty. Pakistan has a
capacity of 5 million bio digesters that can be installed in different farming areas. However …

Agroforestry adoption decision in green growth initiative programs: Key lessons from the billion trees afforestation project (BTAP)

A Ullah, AK Mishra, M Bavorova - Environmental Management, 2023 - Springer
Adoption of agroforestry in the early spring under the green growth initiative programs, such
as the Billion Trees Afforestation Project, has positively impacted crop productivity and …

[HTML][HTML] Challenging perceptions of socio-cultural rejection of a taboo technology: Narratives of imagined transitions to domestic toilet-linked biogas in India

NB Williams, RS Quilliam, B Campbell, D Raha… - Energy Research & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Domestic toilet-linked anaerobic digesters (TLADs) recycle organic waste materials,
including human excreta (HE), into a clean gaseous fuel and fertiliser product. Socio-cultural …

Context matters: Unpacking decision-making, external influences and spatial factors on clean cooking transitions in Nepal

B Bharadwaj, Y Malakar, M Herington… - Energy Research & Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
Investigations of the underlying cause of slow and varied clean cooking transitions in rural
areas of developing countries have predominantly taken an intra-household approach. That …

Beyond grassland degradation: Pathways to resilience for pastoralist households in alpine grassland ecosystems

T Li, RK Singh, L Cui, R Pandey, H Liu, Z Xu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustaining the development of rural and pastoral communities' hinges on livelihood
resilience. Pastoralist household resilience relies on resource availability and decision …

“Electricity is result of my good deeds”: An analysis of the benefit of rural electrification from the women's perspective in rural Nepal

RP Shrestha, S Jirakiattikul, M Shrestha - Energy Research & Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy dearth condemns many women to use whole days and a good chunk of their nights
for basic needs reducing their productivity and potential. In the plethora of studies on rural …

Investigating sustainable biofuel cookstove adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa: An integrated analysis of clean cooking transitions

RZ Falama, B Hamadou, I Sali, AS Saidi… - Energy Research & …, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this article is to present and propose mitigation measures to the problems caused
by using firewood as cooking fuel. The proposed solutions consist of replacing or improving …

[HTML][HTML] Ethnicity/caste-based social differentiation and the consumption of clean cooking energy in Nepal: An exploration using panel data

JP Aryal, P Chhay, T Sonobe - Energy Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
Using a three-year panel data (2016–2018) of about 6000 households per year in Nepal,
this study assesses the association between ethnicity and caste-based social differentiation …

[HTML][HTML] Low-capacity decentralized electricity systems limit the adoption of electronic appliances in rural Nepal

B Bharadwaj, MN Subedi, Y Malakar, P Ashworth - Energy Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
The adoption and use of electronic appliances generally contribute to higher productivity
and thus are key to ameliorate living standards of rural households. A wide range of …

The dark sides of low-carbon innovations for net-zero transitions: a literature review and priorities for future research

SM Ertelt, P Carlborg - Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The rapid commercialization, diffusion, and adoption of low-carbon innovation will have a
pivotal role to play on the path to net-zero emissions globally. Therefore, in the context of …