Underlying drivers and barriers for solar photovoltaics diffusion: The case of Vietnam

Submitted by Luat Do on
EfD Authors:
Thang, Do Nam

Vietnam experienced a solar photovoltaic (PV) installation boom in the first half of 2019, with installed capacity increasing to 4,450 MW. This saw Vietnam overtake Thailand to have the largest installed solar PV capacity in Southeast Asia. This paper investigates the underlying drivers of Vietnam's solar boom, barriers to further solar adoption, and suitable strategies for the next stage of solar adoption.

Peer Reviewed
Energy, Policy Design

Energy poverty measures and the identification of the energy poor: A comparison between the utilitarian and capability-based approaches in Chile

Submitted by Cristóbal Vásquez on
EfD Authors:
Chavez, Carlos
Uribe, Adolfo

This work explores the consequences that different energy poverty definitions and measures might have for the identification of  the  energy poor. Using the  2017 National Survey of  Public Energy Perception applied to  a sample of 3,500 households in Chile, we compare the respective identification outcomes of applying the ten percent rule index (TPRI) and our proposed Perception-based Multidimensional Energy Poverty Index (PMEPI) against the monetary poverty identification outcome.

Peer Reviewed
Energy

Who is marginalized in energy justice? Amplifying community leader perspectives of energy transitions in Ghana

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Muchapondwa, Edwin

 There is a divide in energy access studies, between technologically-focused modeling papers in engineering and economics, and energy justice frameworks and principles grounded in social sciences. Quantitative computational models are necessary when analyzing energy, and more specifically electricity, systems, as they are technologically-complex systems that can diverge from intuitive patterns.

Peer Reviewed
Climate Change, Energy, Land

EfD-Mak Policy Brief on Governance of Natural Resources Utilisation In Uganda

Submitted by Jane Anyango on

KEY MESSAGES

Sustainable and efficient governance and utilization of natural resources requires:

1. Transparency, accountability, rule of law, inclusive participation and cooperation of all stakeholders and actors in natural resources. 2. Balancing economic, social and environmental goals in all government programs and plans including private investments.

Policy Brief
Agriculture, Energy, Fisheries, Forestry, Land, Water

Saving Africa's tropical forests through energy transition - a randomized controlled trial in Tanzania

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Alem, Yonas
Ruhinduka, Remidius

Abstract

The production of charcoal to meet cooking needs of urban households is one of the main causes of deforestation and degradation of Africa’s tropical forests, which offer significant carbon sequestration capacity to the global economy.

In collaboration with a reputable local micro-finance institution, we designed a randomized controlled trial in urban Tanzania and offered LPG stoves through subsidy and on credit to measure their impact on charcoal consumption and the corresponding reduction in deforestation.

EfD Discussion Paper
Climate Change, Forestry, Health, Policy Design

The effectiveness of feed-in-tariff policy in promoting power generation from renewable energy in Kenya

Submitted by Jane Nyawira Maina on
EfD Authors:
Ndiritu, S. Wagura

Feed-in- Tariffs (FIT) policies are used by many developed and developing countries globally as a mechanism to promote renewable energy (RE) development. This study analyses the effectiveness of FIT policy in the deployment of RE, drivers and challenges of the FIT policy in Kenya. In this study, qualitative data analysis adopts a thematic analysis approach whereby common themes are identified.

Peer Reviewed
Energy

Emissions trading schemes and directed technological change: Evidence from China

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Tian , Ruijie

Many countries have implemented policies to tackle climate change, with Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS) being one of the foremost attempts. Under such schemes, firms receive emission allowances. The firms that are covered by the rules are required to submit allowances for their emissions or, if they emit more than the allocated allowances, to purchase emission reduction from other firms. This imposes an emission price for carbon emissions and provides a cost-effective way for firms to comply.

Research Brief
Air Quality, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Policy Design
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