scholarly journals Solar Home Systems for Clean Cooking: A Cost–Health Benefit Analysis of Lower-Middle-Income Countries in Southeast Asia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3909
Author(s):  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Roger Raufer ◽  
Lingxuan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Energy Poverty ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Home Systems

Limited access to clean energy has long been an obstacle to livelihood improvement of populations mired in energy poverty. Cooking with traditional biomass contributes to high levels of indoor air pollution, thus imposing significant threats to public health. Due to the accessibility and affordability of clean fuels for rural residents, this study proposes that renewable solar energy be employed to supply power for induction cooking stoves (ICS) through solar home systems (SHS), and estimates both the costs and health benefits of upgrading to ICS and SHS in lower-middle-income countries (LMCs) in Southeast Asia. Disability-Adjusted Life Years and the value of a statistical life year were employed to estimate the health benefits of ICS-SHS. The results suggest that the health benefits brought by ICS-SHS alone can surpass the estimated minimum cost for an ICS-SHS in the six LMCs in Southeast Asia. This study provides a potential reference for getting other energy poverty regions involved with affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy, as well as simultaneously tackling indoor air pollution caused by cooking.

scholarly journals Exposure of pregnant women to indoor air pollution: a study from nine low and middle income countries

2010 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 540-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Masood Kadir ◽  
Elizabeth M. McClure ◽  
Shivaprasad S. Goudar ◽  
Ana L. Garces ◽  
Janet Moore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Diurnal variability of fine-particulate pollution concentrations: data from 14 low- and middle-income countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-214
Author(s):  
R. Dobson ◽  
K. Siddiqi ◽  
T. Ferdous ◽  
R. Huque ◽  
M. Lesosky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Fine Particulate Matter ◽  
Second Hand Smoke ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Diurnal Variability ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Fine Particulate ◽  
Low And Middle Income

BACKGROUND: Scientific understanding of indoor air pollution is predominately based on research carried out in cities in high‐income countries (HICs). Less is known about how pollutant concentrations change over the course of a typical day in cities in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs).OBJECTIVE: To understand how concentrations of fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) change over the course of the day outdoors (across a range of countries) and indoors (using measurements from Dhaka, Bangladesh).DESIGN: Data on PM2.5 concentrations were gathered from 779 households in Dhaka as part of the MCLASS II (Muslim Communities Learning About Second‐hand Smoke in Bangladesh) project, and compared to outdoor PM2.5 concentrations to determine the temporal variation in exposure to air pollution. Hourly PM2.5 data from 23 cities in 14 LMICs, as well as London (UK), Paris (France) and New York (NY, USA), were extracted from publicly available sources for comparison.RESULTS: PM2.5 in homes in Dhaka demonstrated a similar temporal pattern to outdoor measurements, with greater concentrations at night than in the afternoon. This pattern was also evident in 19 of 23 LMIC cities.CONCLUSION: PM2.5 concentrations are greater at night than during the afternoon in homes in Dhaka. Diurnal variations in PM2.5 in LMICs is substantial and greater than in London, Paris or New York. This has implications for public health community approaches to health effects of air pollution in LMICs.

scholarly journals Do Renewable Energy Policies Can Decrease The Deaths From Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution? Empirical Evidence From Latin American and Caribbean Countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matheus Koengkan ◽  
José Alberto Fuinhas ◽  
Emad Kazemzadeh ◽  
Nooshin Karimi Alavijeh ◽  
Saulo Jardim Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Energy Sources

Abstract This investigation analysed the effect of renewable energy incentive policies on deaths caused by outdoor and indoor air pollution in fifteen countries from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region over the period from 1990 to 2017. The results from the Panel quantile model regression showed that in the 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75 quantiles, the variables carbon dioxide emissions, electricity consumption from new renewable energy sources economic instruments-fiscal/financial incentives policies to enable clean energy deployment, economic growth, and social globalisation reduces the air pollution deaths, while the variables electricity consumption from non-renewable energy sources, urbanisation, and economic globalisation encourages the increase of these deaths caused by outdoor and indoor air pollution in the LAC region.

scholarly journals Effects of Indoor Air Pollution on Household Health: Evidence from Turkey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
özlem ipek ◽  
Egemen İpek
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Energy Prices ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Rapid Economic Growth

Abstract Indoor air pollution caused by use of biomass energy in heating and cooking affects the health status of household members adversely. In Turkey, despite with the rapid economic growth in the last decade, biomass has been among the most preferred type of energy by households for heating and cooking due to inadequate infrastructure, dependence on foreign energy, and high energy prices. This study aims to provide empirical evidence from Turkey to the literature on indoor air pollution caused by households’ energy choice and health status. This study is analyzed these effects with the random effects panel discrete ordered models using the Income Living Conditions Micro Longitudinal Data Set for the period 2014-2017. As a result of the analysis, we found that age, being a woman, having dependent children, and indoor air pollution have adverse effects on the health status. However, education level, and income level affect the health status positively. The most important result obtained from this study is that even if households have high-income, the inability to access clean energy resources affects their health adversely.

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