Biogas: Clean Energy Access with Low-Cost Mitigation of Climate Change

Submitted by Vidisha Chowdhury on
EfD Authors:
Somanathan, Eswaran

Using data from the nearly 6000 households in the Nepal Living Standards Survey of 2010–11 we find that the mean reduction in household firewood collection associated with use of a biogas plant for cooking is about 1100 kg/year from a mean of ∼∼2400 kg/year. This estimate is derived comparing only households with and without biogas in the same village, thus effectively removing the influence of many potential confounders.

Peer Reviewed
Energy

Greening offices: Willingness to pay for green-certified office spaces in Bengaluru, India

Submitted by Vidisha Chowdhury on
EfD Authors:
Gundimeda, Haripriya

The rapidly growing construction sector in India has a large resource foot print but can offer a vast potential to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Greening the building sector is feasible through various policy measures and incentives to deal with recycling and waste treatment, reduction in energy use, emissions and the use of other hazardous substances, which have several public and private benefits.

Peer Reviewed
Climate Change
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