Mutual Support—Modern Energy Planning Inclusive of Cooking—A Review of Research into Action in Africa and Asia since 2018

This paper is a review of research undertaken, and subsequent policy change enacted, in the years 2018 to 2022 regarding the integration of cooking loads and needs into modern energy planning. Building on an earlier paper which described how the dominant global approaches to tackling the enduring pr...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2022-08, Vol.15 (16), p.5805
Main Authors: Batchelor, Simon, Brown, Ed, Scott, Nigel, Leach, Matthew, Clements, Anna, Leary, Jon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biomass cooking
Biomass energy
Climate change
climate change policies
Climatic changes
Cooking
Electricity
Energy
Energy consumption
Energy policy
grid extension
Laws, regulations and rules
off-grid electricity
Population
Private sector
renewable energy
Reviews
SDG 7
Supply & demand
Sustainable development
Urbanization
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Summary:This paper is a review of research undertaken, and subsequent policy change enacted, in the years 2018 to 2022 regarding the integration of cooking loads and needs into modern energy planning. Building on an earlier paper which described how the dominant global approaches to tackling the enduring problem of biomass-fuelled cooking was failing, and how a new UK Aid programme (Oct 2018) would be seeking to intentionally change international energy policy towards cooking and enable a significant transition in energy use, in this paper we review whether this strategy is being adopted by researchers, governments, and the private sector across the world and whether it is likely to make a significant contribution to the fulfilment of Sustainable Development Goal 7. In particular, the call is for integrated planning of modern energy inclusive of cooking loads—the potential ‘Mutual Support’ that both can lend to each other. The review considers the international commitments made by donors and governments to this end, the research that positions the use of modern energy as a cost-effective proposition, the urbanisation and societal changes reinforcing such planning, and positions the review in the light of climate change and the need to reach net zero carbon by 2050.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en15165805