Fuel switching: evidence from eight developing countries

By R. Heltberg. 2004

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Subfields: Automotive Engineering, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CHOICE IN GHANA (2015, background): “This hypothesis identifies income as the sole determinant of household fuel choice and fuel switching (Heltberg, 2003). It explains the transition in energy consumption from traditional biomass to modern sources along an imaginative ladder with improvement in the welfare (income) of households (Rajm”
Urban energy transition and technology adoption: the case of Tigrai, northern Ethiopia. (2012, unknown): “In addition, Kebede et al. (2002), Chambwera (2004), Heltberg (2004) are among the few other previous studies in this respect.”
Rural household fuel energy transition: Evidence from Giwa LGA Kaduna State, Nigeria (2014, background): “The theory of household fuel energy choice is often based on the on the “energy ladder” model (Heltberg, 2003) and the associated fuel switching.”
Energy consumption practices of rural households in north China: Basic characteristics and potential for low carbon development (2013, background): “Since the turn of the millennium however, its validity has been questioned by a number of studies (Masera et al., 2000; Heltberg, 2004; Bhutto et al., 2011).”
Fuel demand elasticities for energy and environmental policies: Indian sample survey evidence (2008, methodology): “It is also the basis for the energy ladder model and although this model has been elaborated lately (Masera et al, 2000; Heltberg, 2004), income, or its proxy expenditure, remains as the most important variable in explaining fuel demand.”
Fuel choices in urban Indian households (2005, unknown): “Evidence from empirical studies on the patterns of household energy use in India includes World Bank (1999, 2002) and Alam et al. (1998).”
The energy ladder: Theoretical myth or empirical truth? Results from a meta-analysis (2013, background): “Larger households are found to be more likely to use multiple fuels instead of switching fuels [10,38].”
Household Fuel Use in Developing Countries: Review of Theory and Evidence (2018, background): “ Heltberg (2004, 2005) observe in different countries that, with increasing income, households tend to add modern fuels into their mix as partial rather than perfect substitutes for traditional ones.”
Fuelwood, forests and community management – evidence from household studies (2008, background): “That not only price and income is important for the choice of fuel is becoming increasingly apparent (see e.g. Masera et al., 2000; Heltberg, 2004, 2005; Gupta and Köhlin, 2006; Gundimeda and Köhlin, 2006).”