The paper discusses challenges in analyzing the costs of household cooking methods (fuels and associated stove technologies) in lower-income countries, and sources of divergence between observed and true social costs. The challenges in…
RISE is underpinned by individual data collection efforts in each of the 111 countries covered. The full list of data collectors is in appendix 6, and the list of those who provided information in each country is on the RISE website.
With careful consideration of the multiple objectives and multiple benefits associated with energy access schemes that provide climate resilience, GHG and air pollution mitigation, and sustainable environmental practices, universal energy…
This paper explores the linkages between gender, energy, and poverty and the empirical evidence on these linkages - with an emphasis on electricity and cooking energy.
Access to energy has been measured traditionally in binary terms—either having access or not. However, this method does not capture the multiple aspects of access—capacity, duration, quality and reliability, affordability, and safety—and…
The ESMAP Annual Report 2016 takes a comprehensive look at ESMAP's programs, activities, and results for FY2016 and for the business plan cycle for FY2014-06.