Impacts of renewable energy on gender in rural communities of north-west China

Ding, Wei; Wang, Lijun; Bao-yu, Chen; Xu, Luan; Li, Haoxu

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2014.03.027

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“…Changes in the role of women in these societies create tension and stress as well as opportunities for them to engage with other members of their communities in productive ways [5,62,64] (see R1 and R2 in Figure 2). Alternative social engagements usually lead to the sharing of knowledge (see [60,62]) and the creation of new ideas for income generation [65] (see B2 and R3 in Figure 2).…”

Section: Social Capitalmentioning

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“…Further investments would incentivise the creation of new RES projects that would in turn enhance the village's infrastructure, making it more competitive for the future [22]. Communities with good levels of physical assets provide inhabitants access to secure buildings, adequate water supply and clean and affordable energy [64]. Therefore, the physical capital of a community determines the extent to which other livelihood assets (human and social) could increase.…”

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“…Roles shift/Changes in old practices [20,57,[60][61][62]64,71] "Gender considerations come into play because in many developing countries, the current lack of energy in rural areas has a disproportionate impact on women. They are the ones primarily responsible for collecting and managing traditional biomass fuels" [60] (p. 945).…”

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On the Acceptance and Sustainability of Renewable Energy Projects—A Systems Thinking Perspective

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Rapid population growth and increasing concern related to improving the living standards in impoverished communities without damaging the natural environment have drawn attention to the adoption of renewable energy systems (RES) around the world. Despite this global trend, the implementation of these projects has not succeeded completely in rural poor communities due to several factors, including social barriers faced at the time of their execution. These social barriers lead to poor acceptance of the projects and their consequent abandonment. Acceptance is a social construct that is influenced by several factors that need to be understood to achieve successful and sustainable results in the future. In this paper, we develop a conceptual model, based on principles of sustainability and systems thinking, to understand the interrelationships among the main factors that have been reported in the literature as key to determining the sustainability and community acceptance of RES projects. To do so, we review the existing literature on sustainability and social acceptance of RES and then construct a causal-loop diagram of their driving factors. While doing so, we also view the problem through the lens of the sustainable livelihoods framework, aiming to maintain the perspective of rural communities and observing the impacts of RES on their contextual reality. The resulting model helps to understand the multiple interactions that RES projects have with rural communities as well as identify potential intervention points for future projects. We end the paper with a discussion of the implications of the model and how can it be used to inform future rural energy decision making.

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“…In fact, the emissions characteristics also depend on the type of stove used, and the emission ratios of CO-to-CO 2 and NO x -to-CO 2 are higher for cookstoves than for kangs, implying that kangs have higher combustion efficiency [24]. A kang is a traditional rural Chinese bed made of earth bricks and can be heated by biomass fuels, coal, and electric stoves [25]. In fact, the emissions characteristics also depend on the type of stove used, and the emission ratios of CO-to-CO2 and NOx-to-CO2 are higher for cookstoves than for kangs, implying that kangs have higher combustion efficiency [24].…”

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“…In fact, the emissions characteristics also depend on the type of stove used, and the emission ratios of CO-to-CO2 and NOx-to-CO2 are higher for cookstoves than for kangs, implying that kangs have higher combustion efficiency [24]. A kang is a traditional rural Chinese bed made of earth bricks and can be heated by biomass fuels, coal, and electric stoves [25]. Figure 1.Types of emissions from household energy consumption.…”

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Regional Disparities in Emissions of Rural Household Energy Consumption: A Case Study of Northwest China

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Abstract:The purpose of this paper is to present the emissions status of multiple rural areas from the perspective of a field survey and make up for the defects of the traditional emission cognition of single type of area. The basic data in the lower reaches of the Weihe River of Northwest China were collected through household questionnaire surveys, and emissions from rural household energy consumption were calculated in the paper. In addition, the grey relational analysis method was used to identify influential factors of emission disparities. The results show that the total emissions of the plain, loess tableland, and Qinling piedmont areas are 1863.20, 1850.43, and 2556.68 kg, respectively. Regional disparities in emissions of rural household energy consumption vary greatly. CO 2 emissions are highest in the Qinling piedmont area, followed by the loess tableland area. For other emissions, there is no fixed order of the three areas, which suggests that disparities in emissions are connected with the dominant type of energy consumption. Diversification of energy use might not necessarily produce higher emissions, but the traditional biomass energy pattern does generate more emissions. The regional supply capacity of household energy is the original influence factor of disparities in emissions, and factors that influence these disparities are directly related to differences among farmers, followed by the age structure, educational background, income level, occupation, and so on.

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Does improved cooking fuel empower women? Evidence from India

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Sustainable Development

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Reliance on biomass fuel remains high in many developing countries, like India. Shifting to clean fuel has widely recognized benefits for women in saving time, improving health, and creating a better environment. Other benefits to women in the form of increasing empowerment are a relatively under‐researched area. Using data from the nationally representative National Family Health Survey (2019–21) in India, this study uses endogenous treatment effect models to explore the causal effect of shifting to clean fuel on awareness, work, mobility, decision‐making and financial autonomy. Analysis reveals significant gains in all dimensions, particularly in women's mobility and decision‐making. The gains are relatively higher among less educated women, those from poor households, and those belonging to socially advantaged groups. Focusing on gains to empowerment will motivate women to adopt clean fuel and enable a holistic transformation of society through the simultaneous attainment of several Sustainable Development Goals.

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Impacts of renewable energy on gender in rural communities of north-west China

Cited by 48 publications

References 16 publications

On the Acceptance and Sustainability of Renewable Energy Projects—A Systems Thinking Perspective

On the Acceptance and Sustainability of Renewable Energy Projects—A Systems Thinking Perspective

Regional Disparities in Emissions of Rural Household Energy Consumption: A Case Study of Northwest China

Does improved cooking fuel empower women? Evidence from India

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