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What are the connections among fuel poverty, time poverty, and gender equity?

In 2020 about 2.3 billion people lacked access to safe, affordable, and clean sources of energy for cooking. In this article, I focus on one aspect of this problem: the gendered distribution of the costs associated with the collection and use of polluting fuels. The collection, preparation, and use of firewood, crop residues, and animal dung sum to an arduous,

Where are people dying due to indoor air pollution from cooking fuels?

Between 2.3 and 3.2 million people die each year due to illnesses caused by the inhalation of indoor air pollution.1 The principal source of that pollution is the combustion of solid fuels (wood, crop waste, charcoal, coal, and dung) and kerosene in open fires and inefficient stoves. Exposure to particulate matter and other pollutants impairs the functions of the lungs, heart,

How do people in Nigeria and Ghana experience energy insecurity?

Energy insecurity affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. People in rich and poor nations share some similar experiences caused by the lack of access to affordable, clean energy and efficient cooking and lighting devices. These include the financial challenge of paying for energy, health impacts, and social stigmatization. In other articles I explored thermal comfort, government assistance,

What are the connections among fuel poverty, time poverty, and gender equity?

In 2020 about 2.3 billion people lacked access to safe, affordable, and clean sources of energy for cooking. In this article, I focus on one aspect of this problem: the gendered distribution of the costs associated with the collection and use of polluting fuels. The collection, preparation, and use of firewood, crop residues, and animal dung sum to an arduous,

Where are people dying due to indoor air pollution from cooking fuels?

Between 2.3 and 3.2 million people die each year due to illnesses caused by the inhalation of indoor air pollution.1 The principal source of that pollution is the combustion of solid fuels (wood, crop waste, charcoal, coal, and dung) and kerosene in open fires and inefficient stoves. Exposure to particulate matter and other pollutants impairs the functions of the lungs, heart,

How do people in Nigeria and Ghana experience energy insecurity?

Energy insecurity affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. People in rich and poor nations share some similar experiences caused by the lack of access to affordable, clean energy and efficient cooking and lighting devices. These include the financial challenge of paying for energy, health impacts, and social stigmatization. In other articles I explored thermal comfort, government assistance,

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