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Fri, 2024-11-01 08:34

Policy instruments to achieve cleaner cooking practices - experiences and cross-country learning from the East African region

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Thu, 2024-10-31 09:06

Transformation towards an inclusive green economy is one of the prerequisites for achieving the sustainable development goals in Agenda 2030.

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Energy, Health, Land, Policy Design, Urban

Carbon pricing and household welfare: evidence from Uganda

Submitted by Ishita Datta on Wed, 2024-10-30 15:57

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AbstractPolicymakers frequently voice concerns that carbon pricing could impair economic development in the short run, especially in low-income countries such as Uganda. Using a consumer demand system for energy and food items, we assess how households’ welfare, and demand for food and energy, would respond to a carbon price of USD40/tCO2. We find welfare losses of 0.2–12 per cent of household expenditure on food and fuel, due to the carbon price. Average demand for electricity and kerosene decline by 11 and 20 per cent respectively, while firewood demand rises by 10 per cent on average.

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