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Culture, tradition, and taboo: understanding the social shaping of fuel choices and cooking practices in Nigeria (2017)
Journal Article
Akintan, O., Jewitt, S., & Clifford, M. (2018). Culture, tradition, and taboo: understanding the social shaping of fuel choices and cooking practices in Nigeria. Energy Research and Social Science, 40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.019

Wood fuel remains the most widely used domestic fuel amongst resource poor groups in many low-income countries, despite the environmental and health problems associated with exposure to wood smoke. Studies on household air pollution concentrate predo... Read More about Culture, tradition, and taboo: understanding the social shaping of fuel choices and cooking practices in Nigeria.

From barriers to enablers: where next for Improved cookstoves? (2017)
Journal Article

The 'Barriers to the introduction and uptake of improved cookstoves (ICS) in East and Southern Africa' is a three year research project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Department for International Development... Read More about From barriers to enablers: where next for Improved cookstoves?.

Energy poverty, institutional reform and challenges of sustainable development: the case of India (2017)
Journal Article
Jewitt, S., & Raman, S. (2017). Energy poverty, institutional reform and challenges of sustainable development: the case of India. Progress in Development Studies, 17(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1464993416688837

This paper assesses recent efforts by the Indian Government to tackle energy poverty and sustainable development. It focuses on the new integrated energy policy, and initiatives to disseminate improved cookstoves and develop energy alternatives for t... Read More about Energy poverty, institutional reform and challenges of sustainable development: the case of India.