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JMIP2 Part 3: The pace of hydrogen and electricity adoption in Japan’s demand-side decarbonization JMIP2第3部分：日本需求侧脱碳中氢和电的采用速度

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Energy and climate change

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100223

Tao Cao , Eamon Frazer , Masahiro Sugiyama , Hiroto Shiraki , Shinichiro Fujimori , Kenichi Wada , Hiroshi Hamasaki , Etsushi Kato , Yuhji Matsuo , Osamu Nishiura , Tatsuya Okubo , Ken Oshiro , Takashi Otsuki , Fuminori Sano

Reaching net-zero emissions in Japan depends on technological advancements in energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness across both energy supply and demand sectors. Previous model comparison studies in Japan did not adequately address uncertainties from technological development under the latest net-zero commitment, potentially hindering effective stakeholder decision-making. This study coordinates multiple integrated assessment and energy systems models to analyze consistent policy and technology scenarios, focusing on energy transition pathways in end-use sectors. The results show that, to meet the net-zero requirement, all models exhibit a similar trend of declining total final energy demand, with a reduction of approximately 30% by 2050 relative to 2020. Meanwhile, electricity may account for around 50% or more of the total final energy in 2050 while hydrogen could grow to approximately 13%, with growth accelerating after 2040. Hydrogen is effective in achieving deep reductions in industrial emissions, and its necessity increases as emission targets become more stringent. The government has set ambitious targets for the utilization of hydrogen, but its deployment in end-use sectors requires further policy guidance to facilitate investment. The study emphasizes that end-use energy technology transformations should align with trends in both imported clean energy costs and domestic renewable energy costs.

在日本实现净零排放取决于能源供应和需求部门在能源效率和成本效益方面的技术进步。日本先前的模型比较研究没有充分解决最新净零承诺下技术发展的不确定性，可能阻碍利益相关者的有效决策。本研究协调了多个综合评估和能源系统模型，以分析一致的政策和技术情景，重点关注最终使用部门的能源转型途径。结果表明，为了满足净零排放要求，所有模型都表现出类似的最终能源总需求下降趋势，到2050年将比2020年减少约30%。与此同时，到2050年，电力可能占最终能源总量的50%或更多，而氢可能增长到约13%，2040年后增长将加速。氢在实现工业排放的深度减少方面是有效的，随着排放目标变得更加严格，氢的必要性也在增加。政府为氢的利用设定了雄心勃勃的目标，但其在最终用途部门的部署需要进一步的政策指导，以促进投资。该研究强调，终端能源技术转型应与进口清洁能源成本和国内可再生能源成本的趋势保持一致。

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Implementing the hydrogen economy at scale: Costs, potential and barriers 大规模实施氢经济：成本、潜力和障碍

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Energy and climate change

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100185

Udayan Singh , Naushita Sharma , Amit Garg

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Revealing transport poverty: A Brazilian application of the half-median metric 揭示交通贫困：巴西对半中位数指标的应用

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Energy and climate change

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100226

Roberta Oliveira, Alexandre Szklo, Talita Cruz

Conventional metrics often underestimate transport poverty in developing economies. We adapt the half-median (M/2) metric — originally applied for energy poverty — to detect concealed transport deprivation at the household level in Brazil. Using nationally representative, survey-weighted expenditure data stratified by income deciles, we find that 26 % of Brazilian households spend below half the national median on transport, rising to 59 % in the lowest income decile and falling to 4.5 % in the highest. These results indicate under-consumption driven by binding budget constraints rather than choice, with deprivation concentrated among the poorest families. The M/2 metric captures inequalities that remain invisible to burden-based indicators such as the “10 % rule,” and is robust to alternative thresholds in sensitivity analyses. Policy implications include targeted income or fare subsidies, expanded investment in affordable and reliable public transport, and routine monitoring of transport poverty within national social policy frameworks. Beyond Brazil, the approach is readily replicable in other emerging economies, informing equitable and sustainable mobility strategies aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

传统的衡量标准往往低估了发展中经济体的交通贫困。我们采用半中位数（M/2）指标——最初用于能源贫困——来检测巴西家庭层面的隐性交通剥夺。使用具有全国代表性的、按收入十分位数分层的调查加权支出数据，我们发现26%的巴西家庭在交通上的支出低于全国中位数的一半，在收入最低的十分位数中上升到59%，在收入最高的十分位数中下降到4.5%。这些结果表明，消费不足是由约束性预算限制而不是选择驱动的，贫困集中在最贫穷的家庭。M/2度量方法捕捉了基于负担的指标（如“10%规则”）看不到的不平等现象，并且在敏感性分析中对替代阈值具有鲁棒性。政策影响包括有针对性的收入或票价补贴，扩大对负担得起和可靠的公共交通的投资，以及在国家社会政策框架内对交通贫困进行例行监测。除了巴西，这种方法很容易在其他新兴经济体中复制，为符合可持续发展目标（sdg）的公平和可持续的交通战略提供信息。

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End-users’ capabilities and futures in the Dutch energy transition: the role of data-driven energy technology in social housing 荷兰能源转型中的终端用户能力和未来：数据驱动的能源技术在社会住房中的作用

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Energy and climate change

Pub Date : 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100225

Kyra de Korte , Sietske Veenman , Maria Kaufmann , Berber Pas , Bernard van Gastel , Arnoud Lagendijk

Data-driven energy technologies (DDET) are often framed as a panacea that will support the transition towards energy-neutrality by adjusting residents' energy practices. However, not all citizens seem to benefit equally from these technologies. To unpack how DDET influences citizens' capability to live a valuable life, we combine insights from the capability approach and future studies, addressing the following research question: "How does the use of DDET influence public renters’ capabilities, and what role do energy literacy and future expectations play in this relationship?" This research employs a qualitative approach, with two Dutch case studies: Public Renters of Net Zero-Energy Homes (NZEHs) and public renters in less energy-efficient homes provided with energy displays by their housing corporation. We used in-depth interviews and observations. The results underscore the necessity for a holistic, practice-based perspective on the energy transition, which takes on board end-users' perspectives on desirable futures. Technological solutions can only work effectively if they are accompanied by recognition and support of public renters' capabilities. Energy literacy is a crucial factor in how individuals use resources like DDET to achieve capabilities such as energy management and financial stability. Limited energy literacy, restricts meaningful resource use, creating stress and missed opportunities. Strong energy literacy can enable renters to anticipate multiple future scenarios, and enhance their quality of life.

数据驱动的能源技术（DDET）通常被认为是一种灵丹妙药，可以通过调整居民的能源实践来支持向能源中和的过渡。然而，并不是所有的公民都能平等地从这些技术中受益。为了揭示DDET如何影响公民过上有价值生活的能力，我们将能力方法和未来研究的见解结合起来，解决以下研究问题：“DDET的使用如何影响公共租房者的能力，能源素养和未来期望在这种关系中扮演什么角色？”本研究采用定性方法，对两个荷兰案例进行了研究：净零能耗住宅（NZEHs）的公共租房者和由住房公司提供能源显示的低能效住宅的公共租房者。我们采用了深度访谈和观察。研究结果强调了对能源转型采取全面的、基于实践的观点的必要性，这种观点考虑了最终用户对理想未来的看法。只有在认可和支持公共租房者能力的情况下，技术解决方案才能有效发挥作用。能源知识是个人如何利用DDET等资源来实现能源管理和金融稳定等能力的关键因素。能源知识有限，限制了有意义的资源使用，造成压力和错失机会。强大的能源知识可以使租房者预测未来的多种情况，并提高他们的生活质量。

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Wyoming Voices: Digital storytelling as a participatory method to co-identify community priorities amid energy transitions 怀俄明州之声：数字叙事作为一种参与式方法，在能源转型中共同确定社区优先事项

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Energy and climate change

Pub Date : 2025-11-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100227

Darylann Aragon , Rachael Budowle , Alyssa Wechsler Duba

While energy justice and just transition frameworks emphasize engaging a wide range of stakeholder voices in decision-making processes, strategies for doing so remain limited. This project investigated digital storytelling as a participatory method for identifying community priorities in southwest Wyoming, where communities are experiencing interrelated wellbeing challenges amid energy transition. In concert with a community-based organization, participants developed first-person audio-visual narratives (n = 8) about their assets, needs, and hopes for the future. The community-academic research team then conducted focus groups wherein other community members (n = 12) viewed and discussed the stories for robust community-based co-identification and interpretation of priorities. Thematic analysis resulted in five key priorities: maintaining community; family; nature and landscape; social services; and economic priorities. Findings show that community priorities are diverse, community members demonstrate resilience, and there is no single narrative of energy transition and wellbeing in southwest Wyoming. Moreover, watching stories humanized storytellers for audience members. Digital storytelling provides a tangible, accessible, and inclusive approach for engaging stakeholders to share and identify community priorities, which is a necessary (though insufficient) aspect of energy justice and just transition efforts. We present a detailed methodology and discuss strategies for replicating and adapting it such that community-based organizations could implement this approach in their energy transition efforts on a community, statewide, and/or regional scale.

虽然能源公正和公正过渡框架强调在决策过程中广泛听取利益相关者的意见，但这样做的策略仍然有限。该项目调查了数字讲故事作为一种参与式方法，用于确定怀俄明州西南部社区的优先事项，那里的社区在能源转型中面临着相互关联的福祉挑战。参与者与一个社区组织合作，以第一人称（n = 8）叙述他们的资产、需求和对未来的希望。然后，社区学术研究小组进行了焦点小组，其中其他社区成员（n = 12）观看并讨论了这些故事，以促进社区对优先事项的共同识别和解释。专题分析产生了五个关键优先事项：维持社区；家庭;自然景观；社会服务;经济优先。调查结果表明，社区的优先事项是多种多样的，社区成员表现出弹性，怀俄明州西南部的能源转型和福祉没有单一的叙述。此外，观看故事使讲故事的人对观众来说更加人性化。数字叙事为利益相关者分享和确定社区优先事项提供了一种切实、可访问和包容的方法，这是能源正义和公正转型努力的必要（尽管还不够）方面。我们提出了一种详细的方法，并讨论了复制和调整它的策略，以便社区组织可以在社区、全州和/或区域范围内的能源转型工作中实施这种方法。

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Net-zero for Canada: An open-method modeling approach 加拿大的净零：一种开放方法建模方法

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Energy and climate change

Pub Date : 2025-11-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100224

Kowan T. V. O’Keefe , Matthew Binsted , Leon Clarke , Ryna Cui , Nathan Hultman , Robert Hunt Sprinkle

Canada is a major oil- and gas-producing country that has committed into law an ambitious goal: net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy-wide by 2050. In this work, transition dynamics for Canada are examined across several net-zero GHG emissions scenarios with detailed policy representation using the open-source Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM). To our knowledge, this study is the first modeling analysis of Canadian net-zero GHG emissions scenarios with extensive policy representation and detailed sensitivity analysis. A major contribution of our open-method modeling approach is making our entire analysis publicly available to facilitate vetting, replicability, precise comparability with other studies, and modification by others to explore additional scenarios. Our results show that net-zero achievement in Canada would demand major technological transformation across all sectors of the economy. Scenarios presented herein highlight considerable gaps between Canada’s current policy actions and its net-zero ambitions. Indeed, the largest gaps between current-policy and net-zero scenarios pertain to rates of end-use electrification, buildout of power sector capacity, deployment of carbon dioxide removal, and accompanying reductions in production and consumption of fossil fuels. The results also highlight the importance of effective policy implementation and the variation in transition dynamics attributable to socioeconomic and technological assumptions, carbon dioxide removal scalability, and non-CO₂ mitigation options.

加拿大是一个主要的石油和天然气生产国，它已经将一个雄心勃勃的目标写入法律：到2050年，整个经济的温室气体（GHG）净零排放。在本研究中，使用开源全球变化分析模型（GCAM），通过详细的政策表示，研究了加拿大在几种净零温室气体排放情景下的过渡动态。据我们所知，这项研究是加拿大首次对温室气体净零排放情景进行建模分析，具有广泛的政策代表性和详细的敏感性分析。我们的开放方法建模方法的一个主要贡献是使我们的整个分析公开可用，以促进审查、可复制性、与其他研究的精确可比性，以及由其他人修改以探索其他场景。我们的研究结果表明，在加拿大实现净零排放需要在所有经济部门进行重大的技术转型。本文提出的方案突出了加拿大目前的政策行动与其净零目标之间的巨大差距。事实上，当前政策与净零情景之间的最大差距涉及终端用户电气化率、电力部门产能建设、二氧化碳去除的部署以及随之而来的化石燃料生产和消费的减少。研究结果还强调了有效政策实施的重要性，以及由于社会经济和技术假设、二氧化碳去除的可扩展性和非二氧化碳减缓选择而导致的转型动态变化。

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Energy transition effects on food security amidst climate change and progress toward sustainable development goals 能源转型对气候变化背景下粮食安全的影响以及实现可持续发展目标的进展

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Energy and climate change

Pub Date : 2025-10-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100222

Phemelo Tamasiga , Valentine Munyaradzi Dzingai , Helen Onyeaka , Rose Daphnee Tchonkouang , Kehinde Favour Siyanbola , Ulakom Genesis , George T. Mudimu

Transitioning to net-zero societies affects how energy is produced and consumed, with consequences for food security. Through a systematic review of 43 peer-reviewed studies that follow the PRISMA protocol, results reveal that renewable energy can enhance agricultural productivity by reducing operational costs, increasing efficiency in irrigation and processing, and providing reliable access to energy. However, challenges exist, including competition for land and water resources between renewable energy projects and food production, high upfront costs of clean energy technologies, limited access to credit facilities, and institutional bottlenecks. To overcome these challenges, recommended policies include offering subsidies and financial incentives to make clean energy more affordable for farmers, as well as providing education and training to support the adoption of sustainable practices. Furthermore, promoting collaboration between the public and private sectors is crucial to stimulate investment in renewable energy infrastructure. Moreover, these policies must be designed for specific national circumstances. High-income or upper-middle-income countries can deploy capital-intensive agrivoltaic and biogas technologies via concessional finance. In contrast, low-income settings should prioritize low-cost, decentralized solar pumps and off-grid dryers to build farmer confidence and trust. Countries with stronger regulatory frameworks and secure land tenure systems are better equipped to support large-scale renewable energy projects. At the same time, regions with weaker governance tend to benefit most from community-owned mini-grids. The mapping of policy options onto economic, institutional, and agro-ecological dimensions provides a nuanced, context-sensitive framework to guide equitable and effective energy transitions in diverse agricultural landscapes.

向净零社会过渡将影响能源的生产和消费方式，并对粮食安全产生影响。通过对遵循PRISMA协议的43项同行评议研究的系统审查，结果表明，可再生能源可以通过降低运营成本、提高灌溉和加工效率以及提供可靠的能源获取途径来提高农业生产力。然而，挑战依然存在，包括可再生能源项目与粮食生产之间对土地和水资源的竞争、清洁能源技术的高昂前期成本、获得信贷设施的机会有限以及体制瓶颈。为了克服这些挑战，建议的政策包括提供补贴和财政激励，使农民更能负担得起清洁能源，以及提供教育和培训，以支持采用可持续做法。此外，促进公共和私营部门之间的合作对于刺激可再生能源基础设施投资至关重要。此外，这些政策必须针对具体的国家情况而设计。高收入或中高收入国家可以通过优惠融资部署资本密集型农业光伏和沼气技术。相比之下，低收入地区应该优先考虑低成本、分散的太阳能泵和离网干燥机，以建立农民的信心和信任。拥有更强有力的监管框架和有保障的土地保有制度的国家更有能力支持大型可再生能源项目。与此同时，治理较弱的地区往往从社区拥有的微型电网中获益最多。将政策选择映射到经济、制度和农业生态维度，提供了一个微妙的、对环境敏感的框架，以指导在不同农业景观中公平有效的能源转型。

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Assessing climate change impacts on the WEF nexus: A case study of water availability, thermal energy production, and rice yield in the Kangsabati river basin 评估气候变化对世界经济论坛联系的影响：以康萨巴蒂河流域的水可用性、热能生产和水稻产量为例

IF 5.6 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy and climate change

Pub Date : 2025-10-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100221

Krishna Mondal , Vishal Gupta , Chandranath Chatterjee , Rajendra Singh

Climate change significantly impacts the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus because the WEF nexus's components naturally fluctuate due to dynamic changes in climate variables. The present study analysed the impact of climate change on water availability, thermal energy output, and rice yield in the Kangsabati River basin using CMIP6 data, and the basin's WEF nexus using a newly developed WEF Nexus model. The WEF nexus model has been developed using the Modified Pardee Rand indicator–based approach, which primarily uses secondary data for the analysis, except climatic data like rainfall and evapotranspiration. We initially analysed the WEF nexus for 2011 and 2021, and then based on the decadal change, we projected different inputs of the WEF nexus model except for climate data, rice yield and thermal energy production (examined from EC-Earth3 GCM, AquaCrop and scenario-based empirical energy model, respectively). We used the WEF nexus model to forecast the WEF nexus for 2031 to 2091, at a decadal time step, under SSP245 and SSP585. Results indicate that the annual average precipitation in the near-future will likely be higher in SSP245 than in SSP585. Under SSP245 and SS585, the basin's actual evapotranspiration will increase by 3.70–8.20 %, while thermal energy production will decline by 0.21–2.42 %. Furthermore, SSP245 forecasts a 10–15 % drop in paddy output during Kharif (June–September) and 15–20 % during Rabi (October–December), while SSP585 forecasts a higher decline of 15–20 % and 20–25 %. The study also reveals that the Water, Energy and Food Sub-indices, and WEF Nexus Index of the basin will decline by 42.33 %, 1.67 %, 7.67 % and 19.33 %, respectively, under SSP245, and 25.67 %, 4.67 %, 8.67 % and 11.33 %, respectively, under SSP585 in 2091 compared to 2021. This study provides recommendations to achieve SDGs 2, 6, and 7 targets by mitigating the impact of climate change on WEF security.

由于气候变量的动态变化，水-能-食物关系的组成部分自然波动，因此气候变化对水-能-食物关系产生了显著影响。本研究利用CMIP6数据分析了气候变化对康萨巴蒂河流域水分有效性、热能输出和水稻产量的影响，并利用新开发的WEF nexus模型分析了该流域的WEF nexus。WEF nexus模型是使用基于修正Pardee Rand指标的方法开发的，该方法主要使用次要数据进行分析，除了降雨和蒸散发等气候数据。首先分析了2011年和2021年的WEF nexus，然后基于年代际变化，预测了除气候数据、水稻产量和热能生产（分别来自EC-Earth3 GCM、AquaCrop和基于情景的经验能源模型）之外的WEF nexus模型的不同输入。在SSP245和SSP585条件下，采用WEF nexus模型对2031 - 2091年的WEF nexus进行了年代际预测。结果表明，近未来SSP245的年平均降水量可能高于SSP585。在SSP245和SS585下，流域实际蒸散量将增加3.70 ~ 8.20%，而热能产量将下降0.21 ~ 2.42%。此外，SSP245预测水稻产量在哈里夫（6 - 9月）和拉比（10 - 12月）期间分别下降10 - 15%和15 - 20%，而SSP585预测的降幅更高，分别为15 - 20%和20 - 25%。研究还发现，到2091年，SSP245条件下，流域水、能源、粮食分项指数和WEF Nexus指数分别比2021年下降42.33%、1.67%、7.67%和19.33%，SSP585条件下，流域水、能源、粮食分项指数和WEF Nexus指数分别比2021年下降25.67%、4.67%、8.67%和11.33%。本研究提出了通过减轻气候变化对世界经济论坛安全的影响来实现可持续发展目标2、6和7的建议。

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Towards net-zero petrochemicals: Assessment of technology options and policy for decarbonizing steam cracking in India 迈向净零石化产品：印度脱碳蒸汽裂解的技术选择和政策评估

IF 5.6 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy and climate change

Pub Date : 2025-10-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100220

Duttatreya Das

The petrochemical sector is a cornerstone of modern industry, producing essential chemicals that form the basis of everyday products such as plastics, pharmaceuticals, and solvents. However, its reliance on energy-intensive processes and carbon-intensive feedstocks makes it a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Decarbonizing this sector is critical for achieving global climate goals and fulfilling national and corporate carbon neutrality commitments. This paper evaluates technology options for reducing emissions from petrochemical production in India, focusing on the CO₂ abatement potential of various solutions through a marginal abatement cost framework. The analysis identifies blue hydrogen substitution in steam cracking furnaces as the most economically viable deep decarbonization option for the petrochemical sector, both in the short and long term, even under sensitivity scenarios involving cost reductions of competing technologies. An integrated pathway combining energy efficiency measures with blue hydrogen can achieve emissions reductions of up to 88 %, with only a minimal increase in the cost of production. While green hydrogen and large-scale process electrification are frequently cited as key long-term solutions in policy papers, this study highlights the significant techno-economic barriers that constrain their applicability within the petrochemical sector. The study also examines near-term measures such as energy efficiency improvements and demand-side interventions like plastic recycling. The paper also reviews India’s existing policy landscape for various abatement technologies important for petrochemical decarbonization, identifying key gaps in policy design and scope for action in a structured manner.

石化行业是现代工业的基石，生产的基本化学品构成了日常产品的基础，如塑料、药品和溶剂。然而，它对能源密集型工艺和碳密集型原料的依赖使其成为温室气体排放的重要贡献者。该行业的脱碳对于实现全球气候目标以及履行国家和企业的碳中和承诺至关重要。本文评估了减少印度石化生产排放的技术选择，通过边际减排成本框架，重点关注各种解决方案的二氧化碳减排潜力。该分析认为，无论从短期还是长期来看，蒸汽裂解炉中的蓝色氢替代技术都是石化行业最经济可行的深度脱碳选择，即使在涉及竞争技术成本降低的敏感情况下也是如此。将能源效率措施与蓝色氢相结合的综合途径可以实现高达88%的减排，而生产成本只会增加很少。虽然绿色氢和大规模过程电气化经常被引用为政策文件中的关键长期解决方案，但本研究强调了限制其在石化行业适用性的重大技术经济障碍。该研究还研究了近期措施，如提高能源效率和需求侧干预措施，如塑料回收。本文还回顾了印度针对各种对石化脱碳很重要的减排技术的现有政策格局，以结构化的方式确定了政策设计和行动范围方面的关键差距。

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Fuelling the future: A case-study on traditional cooking fuels and clean energy adoption in rural north-Indian households 推动未来：印度北部农村家庭采用传统烹饪燃料和清洁能源的案例研究

IF 5.6 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Energy and climate change

Pub Date : 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.egycc.2025.100219

Arnab Mondal , Ritu Jangirh , Tuhin Kumar Mandal

India's commitment to net-zero target of 2070 is significantly hindered by its constant reliance on traditional fuels along with cleaner alternatives like liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), especially in rural households where cooking and heating needs are met through these sources. The widespread adoption of clean cooking fuels is crucial for meeting net-zero commitments. A detailed survey conducted in the rural areas of six districts in Haryana, revealed that 62 % of households still depend on traditional fuels, including firewood, dung cakes, and crop residues. Utilising binary and multinomial logistic regression models, this study identified key socio-economic determinants influencing the adoption of clean fuels, such as agricultural land ownership, aesthetic preferences, and the availability of dedicated kitchen spaces. Economic constraints emerged as the primary factors driving fuel stacking behaviours, where households resort to using both traditional and clean fuels. The findings highlight the intricate relationship between energy consumption patterns and economic conditions in India, emphasizing the need for a holistic strategy to facilitate the shift towards sustainable energy solutions. Furthermore, the study quantifies the total consumption of traditional fuels and assesses the associated emissions of household air pollutants (HAP) using established emission factors. Notably, Delhi, positioned downwind of Haryana, stands to benefit significantly from the elimination of traditional fuels, as this transition would alleviate the pollution burden associated with such practices.

印度一直依赖传统燃料以及液化石油气（LPG）等更清洁的替代品，特别是在农村家庭，烹饪和取暖需求都是通过这些燃料来满足的，这严重阻碍了印度实现2070年净零目标的承诺。广泛采用清洁烹饪燃料对于实现净零承诺至关重要。在哈里亚纳邦六个县的农村地区进行的一项详细调查显示，62%的家庭仍然依赖传统燃料，包括木柴、粪饼和农作物秸秆。利用二元和多项逻辑回归模型，本研究确定了影响清洁燃料采用的关键社会经济决定因素，如农业土地所有权、审美偏好和专用厨房空间的可用性。经济限制成为推动燃料堆积行为的主要因素，家庭同时使用传统燃料和清洁燃料。研究结果强调了印度能源消费模式和经济状况之间的复杂关系，强调需要一个整体战略来促进向可持续能源解决方案的转变。此外，该研究量化了传统燃料的总消耗，并利用既定的排放因子评估了家庭空气污染物的相关排放。值得注意的是，位于哈里亚纳邦下风的德里将从传统燃料的淘汰中受益匪浅，因为这种转变将减轻与此类做法相关的污染负担。

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