Effects of sustainable agricultural practices on farm income and food security in northern Ghana

ED Setsoafia, W Ma, A Renwick - Agricultural and Food Economics, 2022 - Springer
The adoption of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) has been recommended by many
experts and international institutions to address food security and climate change problems …

How do photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects relieve household energy poverty? Evidence from China

Y Li, K Chen, R Ding, J Zhang, Y Hao - Energy Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy poverty is a serious problem worldwide and has attracted the attention of
policymakers. As a type of social welfare project, photovoltaic poverty alleviation projects …

[HTML][HTML] Sharing energy poverty: The nexus between social interaction-oriented gift expenditure and energy poverty in rural China

J Li, W Ma - Energy Research & Social Science, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines how social interaction-oriented gift expenditure affects the energy
poverty of rural households in China, accounting for energy inaccessibility, unaffordability …

The determinants of energy choice for household cooking in China

X Zhu, Z Zhu, B Zhu, P Wang - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of household solid energy for cooking is a key factor of environmental health risk.
China still has a large share of households relying on solid fuels as a primary source of …

Cooking fuel choices and subjective well-being in rural China: Implications for a complete energy transition

W Ma, P Vatsa, H Zheng - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper examines the impacts of cooking fuel choices on individuals' subjective well-
being, measured by happiness and life satisfaction, using open-access data from the 2016 …

[HTML][HTML] Turning the tide on environmental poverty in Ghana: does financial inclusion matter?

F Essel-Gaisey, TF Chiang - Sustainable Production and consumption, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental deprivation is a significant setback to the achievement of Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). Households' investment in and adoption of environmental …

Does clean cooking energy improve mental health? Evidence from China

P Liu, C Han, M Teng - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Existing studies that evaluate the impact of cooking with solid fuels on human beings
understate the negative effect on mental health. This paper attempts to fill this gap by …

Impact of off-farm employment on cooking fuel choices: Implications for rural-urban transformation in advancing sustainable energy transformation

L Zheng - Energy Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
Off-farm employment is a prominent manifestation of rural-urban transformation in
develo** countries, and it theoretically plays a critical role in rural sustainable energy …

Household cooking energy transition in rural mountainous areas of China: Characteristics, drivers, and effects

Y Chen, S Li, T Zhou, X Lei, X Liu, Y Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Accelerating the energy transition of rural households in mountainous areas is an important
step to improve energy poverty and mountain ecosystems and to help achieve carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Income elasticity of residential electricity consumption in rural South Africa

SF Koch, B Nkuna, Y Ye - Energy Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
Analyses of residential electricity demand primarily rely on expenditure or aggregate data.
However, newer sources of data, such as that from meter readings, are becoming available …