Pub Date : 2025-01-06DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2024.101648
Ankita Ranjan , Tejal Kanitkar
In this paper, we explore the relationship between sustainable energy consumption and human well-being. We estimate energy sufficiency levels for achieving Equitable Development Levels (EDL) using the quadratic plateau (QP) model for fourteen development variables related to health, education, and infrastructure for the period between 1990 and 2017. Our results show that the energy threshold necessary for securing key developmental targets is 70 GJ person−1 year−1. Even after accounting for the changing energy-development relationship due to improvements in technology, efficiency, scales of production etc., we find that primary energy supply for meeting developmental needs is likely to be in the range of 75 to100 GJ person−1 year−1, in 2050. Our analysis shows that estimates of “decent living standards” in the existing literature, are highly inadequate and do not address the developmental needs and aspirations of the global South.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-05DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2025.101651
Joni Safaat Adiansyah , Datu Buyung Agusdinata , Aryan Perdana Putra
Renewable energy plays a significant role in the current worldwide energy demand that projected to grow by 64 %. Indonesia, a country endowed with abundant renewable energy resources, including solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, has set an ambitious target to increase the renewable energy share to 23 % by 2025 and 31 % by 2050, aiming for net-zero emissions by 2060. However, providing electricity to over 17,508 islands (of which about 77 % are considered small islands) presents technical, logistical, and environmental challenges. This study conducts a life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) on solar PV systems for a small island in Indonesia with an area of approximately 27.65 km2, assessing two end-of-life (EOL) strategies: landfilling and recycling, thereby addressing a significant gap in sustainable energy deployment for small islands. Using the ReCiPe method in SimaPro, findings indicate that recycling reduces environmental impacts by 25 % over landfilling in the following endpoint categories: human health and ecosystem burdens. Sensitivity analysis suggests that placing recycling facilities nearer to Medang Island could further cut impacts by 84 %, highlighting transport's major role in EOL management's environmental footprint. These results advocate for localized recycling infrastructure, improved transport strategies, and tax incentives to enhance the sustainability of solar PV deployment not only in Indonesian island settings but also similar small-island communities worldwide. This study adds value by highlighting the importance of EOL considerations in renewable energy planning for small islands, contributing to broader sustainability goals and informing policy decisions. Future research should refine recycling technologies and explore alternative fuels to minimize solar energy's environmental impacts. Limitations due to reliance on general databases and data assumptions underscore the need for further work to improve life cycle assessment (LCA) reliability in small island applications.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-04DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2024.101642
Labanya Prakash Jena , Anurag Chaturvedi
Realising a net zero economy warrants deep decarbonisation of the energy sector. Renewable energy technology will play the primary role in decarbonising the energy sector. However, transitioning from a carbon-intensive energy system to a renewable energy system is not smooth in developing countries, particularly for small island states (SIDS), which face several challenges in transitioning to a net-zero economy. The lack of access to finance and the unaffordable cost of finance are two key challenges to adopting RE technologies in SIDS. In this paper, we have suggested financial solutions that can address access to and cost of finance essential for Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to meet their net-zero goals while meeting other social goals. Under Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), PICs require a commitment of large capital to sustainably develop renewable energy infrastructure to harness the region's economic prosperity. However, the region's poor economic status, small domestic financial market, limited institutional capacity, and small size of renewable energy projects make it economically unviable for private investors to invest in renewable energy infrastructure in PICs. The paper recommends financing solutions to de-risk renewable energy financing in the region and make it attractive for domestic and international private financiers. The paper is the first to present an array of financial solutions to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy technologies to reduce carbon emissions in the region while meeting their SDGs, including climate action (SDG 7), sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), and affordable and clean energy (SDG 13).
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Pub Date : 2025-01-03DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2024.101639
Septin Puji Astuti , Dwi Nur Aisyah , Arian Agung Prasetiyawan , Fella Vidia Fravisdha , Adika Hary Hermawan , Aji Joko Budi Pramono , Sadewa Aziz Diamonda
The Government of Indonesia has introduced electric stove as an alternative to LPG stove to promote cleaner cooking fuels and support the country's energy transition. This study aims to investigate the factors influencing the intention to purchase electric stoves among peri-urban residents in Indonesia. Specifically, it examines three exogenous variables: ease of use, perceived risk, and price; two mediator variables: perceived value and affordability; and their impact on the endogenous variable, which is the intention to purchase electric stoves. The result indicates that ease of use, price, and affordability significantly contribute directly to purchase intention. Affordability emerges as the strongest mediator, linking ease of use, perceived value, perceived risk, and price to the intention to purchase electric stoves. Additionally, perceived value mediates the relationship between ease of use and affordability. The model is statistically significant, suggesting that these factors should be recognised in efforts to develop the market of electric stoves in peri-urban areas in Surakarta city, Indonesia. This implies that policies and marketing strategies should focus on improving affordability and perceived value while addressing ease of use and perceived risk to encourage adoption of electric stoves. Understanding these determinants can help policymakers and business tailor their approaches to effectively promote cleaner cooking technologies.
{"title":"Driving forces behind electric stove purchase intentions in peri-urban areas of Surakarta city, Indonesia","authors":"Septin Puji Astuti , Dwi Nur Aisyah , Arian Agung Prasetiyawan , Fella Vidia Fravisdha , Adika Hary Hermawan , Aji Joko Budi Pramono , Sadewa Aziz Diamonda","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101639","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101639","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Government of Indonesia has introduced electric stove as an alternative to LPG stove to promote cleaner cooking fuels and support the country's energy transition. This study aims to investigate the factors influencing the intention to purchase electric stoves among peri-urban residents in Indonesia. Specifically, it examines three exogenous variables: ease of use, perceived risk, and price; two mediator variables: perceived value and affordability; and their impact on the endogenous variable, which is the intention to purchase electric stoves. The result indicates that ease of use, price, and affordability significantly contribute directly to purchase intention. Affordability emerges as the strongest mediator, linking ease of use, perceived value, perceived risk, and price to the intention to purchase electric stoves. Additionally, perceived value mediates the relationship between ease of use and affordability. The model is statistically significant, suggesting that these factors should be recognised in efforts to develop the market of electric stoves in peri-urban areas in Surakarta city, Indonesia. This implies that policies and marketing strategies should focus on improving affordability and perceived value while addressing ease of use and perceived risk to encourage adoption of electric stoves. Understanding these determinants can help policymakers and business tailor their approaches to effectively promote cleaner cooking technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"85 ","pages":"Article 101639"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143102055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-31DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2024.101641
Jie Yang, Jianjun Jin, Xin Qiu, Dan Liu, Zhanlu Zou
Energy transition is crucial for enhancing energy security and addressing climate change. A better understanding of individuals' willingness and its influencing factors can help develop effective policies to promote energy transition. This study aims to analyze the rural Tibetan households' willingness to undergo energy transition and its influencing factors in China. The results indicate that traditional solid fuels remain the primary energy types in rural Tibetan households. Respondents show a higher willingness to undergo the cooking energy transition, with 95.25 % willing to undergo the cooking energy transition and 25.32 % willing to undergo the energy transition in both cooking and heating. Receiving government support, having access to channels for obtaining policy information, willingness to participate in social activities, and perceiving the negative impacts of using traditional solid fuels positively influence respondents' willingness to undergo energy transition in both cooking and heating. Conversely, the distance from home to the nearest market, the proportion of agricultural income, and the number of relatives and friends visited during festivals have a negative influence. These findings provide valuable references for effectively promoting energy transition in rural areas, especially for ethnic minorities in the plateau areas.
{"title":"Willingness and influencing factors of rural Tibetan households to undergo energy transition: Evidence from China","authors":"Jie Yang, Jianjun Jin, Xin Qiu, Dan Liu, Zhanlu Zou","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101641","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101641","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Energy transition is crucial for enhancing energy security and addressing climate change. A better understanding of individuals' willingness and its influencing factors can help develop effective policies to promote energy transition. This study aims to analyze the rural Tibetan households' willingness to undergo energy transition and its influencing factors in China. The results indicate that traditional solid fuels remain the primary energy types in rural Tibetan households. Respondents show a higher willingness to undergo the cooking energy transition, with 95.25 % willing to undergo the cooking energy transition and 25.32 % willing to undergo the energy transition in both cooking and heating. Receiving government support, having access to channels for obtaining policy information, willingness to participate in social activities, and perceiving the negative impacts of using traditional solid fuels positively influence respondents' willingness to undergo energy transition in both cooking and heating. Conversely, the distance from home to the nearest market, the proportion of agricultural income, and the number of relatives and friends visited during festivals have a negative influence. These findings provide valuable references for effectively promoting energy transition in rural areas, especially for ethnic minorities in the plateau areas.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"85 ","pages":"Article 101641"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143101917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-31DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2024.101646
Tao Wang , Cuiping Liao , Xiaoling Qi , Yulong Zhang
The construction sector's significant share of overall energy use and carbon emissions makes it a crucial area for societal efforts in energy conservation and emission reduction. Developing ultra-low energy buildings (ULEBs) is a key strategy for achieving the “dual carbon” goals in the construction industry. This paper uses Guangdong Province as a case study to develop a ULEBs emission reduction potential calculation model based on factors such as population dynamics, urbanization rate, per capita building area, building energy consumption structure, CO2 emissions coefficients, and ULEBs promotion rate. The study evaluates the emission reduction potential of promoting ULEBs in regions with hot summers and warm winters and analyzes the impact of various factors on ULEBs emission reduction potential. The results show that by 2060, under the most aggressive promotion and energy consumption structure scenarios, energy consumption levels could decrease by 65 % compared to 2020, resulting in a reduction of 79.8 million tons of CO2. Among the influencing factors, population, promotion rate, and energy-saving rate have the greatest impact on the energy-saving and emission reduction potential of ULEBs. Following these are per capita public building area, per capita urban residential building area, and the urbanization rate. To further reduce CO2 emissions in the construction field, it is necessary to refine the energy consumption patterns of buildings and augment the electrification rate of their operations.
{"title":"Predicting the effect of promoting ultra-low energy buildings in hot summer and warm winter regions on CO2 emission","authors":"Tao Wang , Cuiping Liao , Xiaoling Qi , Yulong Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101646","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101646","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The construction sector's significant share of overall energy use and carbon emissions makes it a crucial area for societal efforts in energy conservation and emission reduction. Developing ultra-low energy buildings (ULEBs) is a key strategy for achieving the “dual carbon” goals in the construction industry. This paper uses Guangdong Province as a case study to develop a ULEBs emission reduction potential calculation model based on factors such as population dynamics, urbanization rate, per capita building area, building energy consumption structure, CO<sub>2</sub> emissions coefficients, and ULEBs promotion rate. The study evaluates the emission reduction potential of promoting ULEBs in regions with hot summers and warm winters and analyzes the impact of various factors on ULEBs emission reduction potential. The results show that by 2060, under the most aggressive promotion and energy consumption structure scenarios, energy consumption levels could decrease by 65 % compared to 2020, resulting in a reduction of 79.8 million tons of CO<sub>2</sub>. Among the influencing factors, population, promotion rate, and energy-saving rate have the greatest impact on the energy-saving and emission reduction potential of ULEBs. Following these are per capita public building area, per capita urban residential building area, and the urbanization rate. To further reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in the construction field, it is necessary to refine the energy consumption patterns of buildings and augment the electrification rate of their operations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"85 ","pages":"Article 101646"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143101918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The equitable deployment of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) is essential to address range anxiety and ensure widespread adoption of electric vehicles. This paper aims to identify the unserved areas of Delhi in terms of public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) using a novel accessibility analysis approach. This study addresses accessibility gaps to address the Delhi EV policy's ambitious target of providing 3000-m access to public EV charging stations. Enhanced Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (E2SFCA) method is employed to quantify the accessibility levels to EVCI's at 100 m grid level. Global Moran I and Local Moran I analysis is conducted to identify areas where intervention is required. The location-allocation models indicate that installing at least 105 additional EV charging stations in the urban core and 150 in the peri-urban fringes would allow 93 % of the population to achieve the accessibility targets and an additional service coverage of 176.6 km2. The proposed methodology aims to achieve equitable accessibility to ECVIs which would lead to a better match of the supply-demand gap hence leading to the successful implementation of these infrastructures. The optimized yet balanced growth methodology and case-study for EV charging network expansion presented in this study is expected to aid policymakers in ensuring equity and spatial distributive justice in transportation electrification efforts.
{"title":"An equity-based approach for addressing inequality in electric vehicle charging infrastructure: Leaving no one behind in transport electrification","authors":"Shreepati Jha , Agnivesh Pani , Harish Puppala , Varun Varghese , Avinash Unnikrishnan","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101643","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101643","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The equitable deployment of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) is essential to address range anxiety and ensure widespread adoption of electric vehicles. This paper aims to identify the unserved areas of Delhi in terms of public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) using a novel accessibility analysis approach. This study addresses accessibility gaps to address the Delhi EV policy's ambitious target of providing 3000-m access to public EV charging stations. Enhanced Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (E2SFCA) method is employed to quantify the accessibility levels to EVCI's at 100 m grid level. Global Moran I and Local Moran I analysis is conducted to identify areas where intervention is required. The location-allocation models indicate that installing at least 105 additional EV charging stations in the urban core and 150 in the peri-urban fringes would allow 93 % of the population to achieve the accessibility targets and an additional service coverage of 176.6 km<sup>2</sup>. The proposed methodology aims to achieve equitable accessibility to ECVIs which would lead to a better match of the supply-demand gap hence leading to the successful implementation of these infrastructures. The optimized yet balanced growth methodology and case-study for EV charging network expansion presented in this study is expected to aid policymakers in ensuring equity and spatial distributive justice in transportation electrification efforts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"85 ","pages":"Article 101643"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143164355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-28DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2024.101636
Meriem Labourel Nachidi , Omaima Smouni , Thierry Ky , Abdelhamid Rabhi , Erees Queen B. Macabebe
The transition to Electric Vehicles (EVs) represents a sustainable approach to energy consumption and provides a tangible solution to addressing environmental concerns. Many countries are committed to an energy transition process, placing significant emphasis on energy sobriety and efficiency. Their objectives include widespread development of renewable energies while positioning themselves at the forefront of green technologies for renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production. Additionally, investments are being made to facilitate the transition to clean vehicles. This paper introduces a feasibility study focused on developing charging stations (CSs) powered by Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) for EVs, with a specific emphasis on the French and Philippines contexts, aiming to contribute to the ongoing shift towards sustainable transportation. In addition, a fuzzy logic approach, particularly type 2 fuzzy logic, is utilized in this work in order to control the DC bus voltage and optimize power tracking from the RESs. A simulation example is provided to show the applicability of this study purpose.
{"title":"Advancing sustainable transportation: A feasibility study on EV green charging station with fuzzy control systems in France and the Philippines","authors":"Meriem Labourel Nachidi , Omaima Smouni , Thierry Ky , Abdelhamid Rabhi , Erees Queen B. Macabebe","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101636","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101636","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The transition to Electric Vehicles (EVs) represents a sustainable approach to energy consumption and provides a tangible solution to addressing environmental concerns. Many countries are committed to an energy transition process, placing significant emphasis on energy sobriety and efficiency. Their objectives include widespread development of renewable energies while positioning themselves at the forefront of green technologies for renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production. Additionally, investments are being made to facilitate the transition to clean vehicles. This paper introduces a feasibility study focused on developing charging stations (CSs) powered by Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) for EVs, with a specific emphasis on the French and Philippines contexts, aiming to contribute to the ongoing shift towards sustainable transportation. In addition, a fuzzy logic approach, particularly type 2 fuzzy logic, is utilized in this work in order to control the DC bus voltage and optimize power tracking from the RESs. A simulation example is provided to show the applicability of this study purpose.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"85 ","pages":"Article 101636"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143102528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-27DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2024.101633
Xin Ning , Xiaobin Ye , Yimeng Pan , Yutong Li , Hongyang Sun
The development and equity of urban and rural are crucial for the well-being of residents. However, the specific patterns of urban-rural integration (URI) and their impacts on regional energy development and equity, particularly in Western China, remain unclear. This paper proposes a new framework that combines the decoupling approach with the Gini coefficient, aiming to analyze the relationship between residential building carbon emissions and per capita income under different URI patterns from 2016 to 2020. The findings indicate that: (1) The western region can be divided into comprehensive development (CD), comprehensive lagging (CL), rural revitalization leading (RRL) and new urbanization leading (NUL) cities. Among them, the proportion of CL cities is 21.3 % (the smallest among all patterns), primarily distributed in the provinces of Qinghai and Guangxi. (2) Overall, rural areas exhibit better decoupling performance than urban areas. However, urban decoupling has gradually improved over time, with cities experiencing strong or weak decoupling reaching 52.8 %. (3) For cities like CD cities, there are significant urban-rural inequalities in per capita income, but smaller differences in residential buildings' carbon emissions. It is worth noting that NUL cities perform well both in terms of carbon emissions and income equity. The overall assessment of this study can be used as an input to the formulation of carbon reduction targets and subsidy policies to help achieve a more equitable energy transition.
{"title":"Towards urban-rural development and equity in Western China: Insights gained from residential buildings' carbon emissions and per capita income","authors":"Xin Ning , Xiaobin Ye , Yimeng Pan , Yutong Li , Hongyang Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101633","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101633","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The development and equity of urban and rural are crucial for the well-being of residents. However, the specific patterns of urban-rural integration (URI) and their impacts on regional energy development and equity, particularly in Western China, remain unclear. This paper proposes a new framework that combines the decoupling approach with the Gini coefficient, aiming to analyze the relationship between residential building carbon emissions and per capita income under different URI patterns from 2016 to 2020. The findings indicate that: (1) The western region can be divided into comprehensive development (CD), comprehensive lagging (CL), rural revitalization leading (RRL) and new urbanization leading (NUL) cities. Among them, the proportion of CL cities is 21.3 % (the smallest among all patterns), primarily distributed in the provinces of Qinghai and Guangxi. (2) Overall, rural areas exhibit better decoupling performance than urban areas. However, urban decoupling has gradually improved over time, with cities experiencing strong or weak decoupling reaching 52.8 %. (3) For cities like CD cities, there are significant urban-rural inequalities in per capita income, but smaller differences in residential buildings' carbon emissions. It is worth noting that NUL cities perform well both in terms of carbon emissions and income equity. The overall assessment of this study can be used as an input to the formulation of carbon reduction targets and subsidy policies to help achieve a more equitable energy transition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"85 ","pages":"Article 101633"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143101919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study investigates household fuel use, and its potential impacts on household energy practices and indoor air pollution in Syrian refugee camps. It covers the challenges faced by over a million displaced Syrians in 1293 refugee camps, focusing on the scarcity of fuels for heating and cooking and the consequent health risks due to indoor air pollution. A mixed methods approach was utilized, combining questionnaires from a sample of 439 participants, 75 % of them displaced, indoor air quality monitoring across 14 dwellings and in-depth interviews from 20 homes. The houses monitored were a mixture of apartments, tents, stone cement and containers; with fuel types ranging from diesel, coal and LPG to wood, olive husk and nut shells. The analysis reveals a significant correlation between the use of solid fuels in households and lack of ventilation with the increase in indoor air pollution, with maximum PM2.5 concentrations above 114 μg/m3 and maximum TVOC concentrations above 1200 ppb, well above recommended threshold values. This is supported by 36 % of participants reporting health issues, highlighting substantial health risks associated with these practices. It also demonstrates the influence of dwelling typology and ventilation in thermal comfort and indoor air pollution, with containers performing the worst, reaching maximum CO2 levels above 5000 ppb. The paper underscores the pressing need for improved energy solutions and better quality of homes in refugee camps to enhance living conditions and reduce health hazards. The research provides valuable insights into the intersection of energy use, environmental conditions, and human health in conflict-affected and resource-limited settings, offering a foundation for informed policy-making and targeted interventions to improve living conditions.
{"title":"Impacts of limited fuel choices in Syrian refugee camps: A mixed-methods investigation into household energy practices and indoor air pollution","authors":"Sohayb Abdulkerim , Abir Nasır , Ghada Alymany , Monica Mateo-Garcia , Neil Simcock","doi":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101640","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.esd.2024.101640","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates household fuel use, and its potential impacts on household energy practices and indoor air pollution in Syrian refugee camps. It covers the challenges faced by over a million displaced Syrians in 1293 refugee camps, focusing on the scarcity of fuels for heating and cooking and the consequent health risks due to indoor air pollution. A mixed methods approach was utilized, combining questionnaires from a sample of 439 participants, 75 % of them displaced, indoor air quality monitoring across 14 dwellings and in-depth interviews from 20 homes. The houses monitored were a mixture of apartments, tents, stone cement and containers; with fuel types ranging from diesel, coal and LPG to wood, olive husk and nut shells. The analysis reveals a significant correlation between the use of solid fuels in households and lack of ventilation with the increase in indoor air pollution, with maximum PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentrations above 114 μg/m<sup>3</sup> and maximum TVOC concentrations above 1200 ppb, well above recommended threshold values. This is supported by 36 % of participants reporting health issues, highlighting substantial health risks associated with these practices. It also demonstrates the influence of dwelling typology and ventilation in thermal comfort and indoor air pollution, with containers performing the worst, reaching maximum CO<sub>2</sub> levels above 5000 ppb. The paper underscores the pressing need for improved energy solutions and better quality of homes in refugee camps to enhance living conditions and reduce health hazards. The research provides valuable insights into the intersection of energy use, environmental conditions, and human health in conflict-affected and resource-limited settings, offering a foundation for informed policy-making and targeted interventions to improve living conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49209,"journal":{"name":"Energy for Sustainable Development","volume":"85 ","pages":"Article 101640"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143101920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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