Pariyar, B, Rijal, B, Lovett, JC orcid.org/0000-0002-5839-3770 et al. (2 more authors) (2022) Household Characteristics and Energy Provision of Rural Households in Central Nepal. Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 41 (1). pp. 1-34. ISSN 1048-5236
Abstract
Access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services is the primary aim of Sustainable Development Goal 7 and underpins other SDGs for improving health and welfare. In keeping with the SDG objectives, national governments and development agencies have been advocating reduction of households’ dependency on traditional sources of energy and encourage the transition to clean energy. Whilst policy interventions for this have had some success, a large proportion of households, especially in the rural areas of developing countries still continue to face energy shortages and lack of access to clean energy continues to be a major developmental challenge. This study investigates the energy use of 295 rural households in three rural villages in central Nepal. Results demonstrate that households continue to depend on traditional sources of energy with limited access to clean energy. Furthermore, access to clean energy amongst households in rural Nepal is determined by households and community socio-economic status. The paper argues that much more needs to be done to enhance households’ access to clean energy and reduce their dependency on traditional sources of energy and the distributional implications of such measures need to be properly considered.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > Ecology & Global Change (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) ES/K011812/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2022 16:16 |
Last Modified: | 08 Jun 2022 08:57 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | River Publishers |
Identification Number: | 10.13052/spee1048-5236.4111 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:187657 |