Does clean cooking energy improve mental health? Evidence from China

Liu, Pihui; Han, Chuanfeng; Teng, Minmin

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113011

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“…In this study, cognitive dysfunction was observed who had no separate kitchen for cooking, pucca house for living, sanitation, and electricity. Globally various environmental studies explained that IAP is increased owing to cooking without a separate kitchen as it lessens the indoor air quality by producing particulate matter and harmful gases [ 41 – 43 ]. People who had no electric facilities could not access electric stoves, microwave ovens for cooking, and exhaust fans to remove the gasses from indoors [ 44 , 45 ] and they were more likely to depend on using unclean fuel for cooking purposes without ventilation which ultimately led to increased IAP.…”

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A study about the impact of indoor air pollution on cognitive function among middle-aged and older adult people in India

Saha,

Das,

Das

et al. 2024

Arch Public Health

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Background In the 21st century, people still use solid fuel for cooking at home, resulting in poor indoor air quality. Prolonged exposure to such conditions may negatively affect one’s cognitive function. So, the present study examines the possible association between IAP and the cognitive function of individuals aged 45 years or above in India. Methods The study utilizes secondary data, procured from the longitudinal ageing study in India (2017-18). Treatment effects through regression-adjusted models were applied to represent the association between IAP and cognitive health and the results are represented by beta coefficient (β). Three separate models with a 95% confidence interval adjusting with the other factors like housing environment, individual and behavioural were framed. Results The study revealed that households without a separate kitchen (β = -0.64; 95%CI: -0.90 to -0.39) and electricity (β = -0.97; 95%CI: -1.34 to -0.61) significantly affect cognitive strength. Cognitive decline is likely more pronounced among older adults (β = -1.19; 95%CI: -1.42 to -0.96) than the middle-aged population. Moreover, the cognitive ability of rural residents (β = -1.11; 95%CI: -1.49 to -0.73) and women (β = -2.05; 95%CI: -2.29 to -1.81) is negatively associated with IAP exposure. Older adults with no reading habits (β = -6.28; 95%CI: -6.72; to -5.85) and physical inactivity (β = -0.96; 95%CI: -1.22 to -0.70) had a sign of notable decline in cognitive ability. Conclusions Findings revealed that cognitive function is negatively associated with IAP, demanding a deep intervention plan to minimize the detrimental effect.

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A study about the impact of indoor air pollution on cognitive function among middle-aged and older adult people in India

Saha,

Das,

Das

et al. 2024

Arch Public Health

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“…Increased economic growth and freer trade have been linked to decreased CO2 emissions. (Liu et al 2022)experimentally investigated the ecological Kuznets curve theory, and they showed that economic expansion slows environmental deterioration. Companies are more likely to develop creative solutions to pollution problems when they observe a rise in earnings, The only way to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels without jeopardizing our nances or the environment is to increase economic growth and invest earnings in renewable energy sources.…”

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Sustainable energy innovation and the role of fiscal development in promoting environmental sustainability

Wenxia

2023

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The green economy might be affected by the way governments handle their budgets. China's urban ecological innovation is studied through the country's investment in R&D and education. The sample size for this study is 276 cities, with data gathered between 2004 and 2019. Spending on study and instruction has been shown to contribute to the development of green technology, albeit the exact nature of this relationship varies across time and place. Because of the interplay between Increasing Wealth in Cities stress and budgetary stress, the resultant of government spending on green technology innovation might be non-linear. This is quite important. The promotion resultant of education investment on green technology development is somewhat stable. Still, the beneficial impact of fiscal R&D expenditures on green technical innovation declines when growth in economic pressure and fiscal strain rises. Government investment in R&D and education may also help the environment by reducing waste and pollution. Improving the structure of fiscal spending promotes the development of environmentally friendly technological innovation, which in turn boosts environmental quality.

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“…Studies have shown that the adoption of clean cooking fuels has potential benefits not only for health but progress toward climate goals and other related SDGs [26]. There has also been nascent research into the potential for clean cooking fuels to positively impact mental health [27], as a counterpoint to the evolving evidence of the detrimental impact of outdoor air pollution [28], household air pollution, and cooking fuels on mental illness, such as depression [29].…”

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Cooking Fuel Choice and Wellbeing: A Global Perspective

Scott,

Nsengiyaremye,

Todd

et al. 2023

Energies

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This paper assesses the relationship between the proportion of the population with primary reliance on different types of fuels for cooking (national averages) and a number of key wellbeing indices. The study uses a data set created from a combination of the Gallup World Poll database and the World Health Organisation (WHO) Household Energy Database. The Gallup database comprises multinational survey data and contains wellbeing indices (Personal Health, Social Life, Civic Engagement, Life Evaluation, Negative Experience, etc.). The WHO database gives the proportion of a population with primary reliance on different types of cooking fuels. In order to understand the relative importance of the choice of cooking fuels in terms of wellbeing, regression modelling is used to control for the effects of demographic variables (income per capita, age, education level, employment, etc.), available in the Gallup database, on the wellbeing indices. The regression analysis results show that clean cooking fuels are strongly influential in health-related indices. By adding access to electricity as an additional predictor variable, the analysis highlights the potential for integrating eCooking into national electrification plans as part of sustainable energy transitions, given that health outcomes appear to be as closely linked to the choice of cooking fuels as to access to electricity.

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Does clean cooking energy improve mental health? Evidence from China

Cited by 28 publications

References 85 publications

A study about the impact of indoor air pollution on cognitive function among middle-aged and older adult people in India

A study about the impact of indoor air pollution on cognitive function among middle-aged and older adult people in India

Sustainable energy innovation and the role of fiscal development in promoting environmental sustainability

Cooking Fuel Choice and Wellbeing: A Global Perspective

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