Residential heating is a crucial sector in achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Globally, approximately 40% of households require space heating, making it a major component of home energy expenditure

Low-income countries facing high air pollution see their prospects of sustainable growth hampered by the adverse effects of air pollution on human capital accumulation of their workforce. Mitigating

Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies is a politically sensitive yet urgent climate challenge. In Colombia, these subsidies create a significant fiscal burden and hinder the transition to cleaner energy

Despite a significant rollout of the electric grid, electricity usage among household and micro-enterprises in rural Rwanda remains low. This project seeks to answer if the benefits of on-grid

In an interdisciplinary team of economists, sociologist, and political scientist, the project plans to analyze the influence of climate change on attitudes towards migration and actual migration

This project focuses on understanding cookstove and solar home system adoption impacts in Southern Africa, specifically in Malawi and Zambia. A policy workshop is planned in Zambia in Q2 of 2025 to

This project investigates households' willingness to adopt clean cookstoves and fuels in six SSA countries. The study leverages data from the World Bank’s Global MTF survey, aiming to understand and

This qualitative study in Ghana explores residential consumers' experiences with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. It examines acquisition, usage impacts, and how consumer insights can influence

Many low-income households in developing countries spend a sizeable proportion of their income on energy largely due to the use of secondhand electrical appliances which are energy inefficient. This

Before 2018, the electricity tariff in Ethiopia was one of the lowest in the world contributing to low revenues for power suppliers and a reduction in the quality of electricity services provided to