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dc.contributor.author | Adjei-Mantey, Kwame![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Inglesi-Lotz, Roula![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Amoah, Anthony![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-21T07:53:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-21T07:53:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-09 | |
dc.description | DATA AVAILABILITY : Data will be made available on request. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The energy poverty literature has identified numerous factors that influence the phenomenon. However, only a limited number of studies examine the role of environmental consciousness, especially in the case of cooking fuel. This variable might be essential due to the close association of energy poverty with environmental quality to aid the overall environmental sustainability discourse. This study investigates the level of environmental consciousness and its impact on household cooking energy decisions using survey data from more than 1200 households in Ghana. The study employs an instrumental variable estimation approach to investigate the impact of environmental consciousness on energy poverty. The study finds that being environmentally conscious positively affects cleaner cooking fuel choices, and thus, such households are less inclined to be energy poor. Furthermore, it was discovered that awareness of global environmental issues has a more substantial effect on household energy poverty. Further robustness analysis confirms the findings. The study has implications for reducing energy poverty. A nationwide awareness campaign of contemporary, global environmental concerns is recommended to make people more environmentally conscious, reduce energy poverty, and accelerate the transition to cleaner cooking energy. | en_US |
dc.description.department | Economics | en_US |
dc.description.department | Future Africa | |
dc.description.librarian | hj2024 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-07:Affordable and clean energy | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | SDG-13:Climate action | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Future Africa Research Leader Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) Program at the University of Pretoria. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | https://www.elsevier.com/locate/gloenvcha | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Adjei-Mantey, K., Inglesi-Lotz, R. & Amoah, A. 2024, 'Environmental consciousness and household energy poverty in Ghana', Global Environmental Change, vol. 88, art. 102896, pp. 1-9, doi : 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2024.102896. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0959-3780 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0959-3780 (print) 1872-9495 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2024.102896 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97769 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license. | en_US |
dc.subject | Environmental awareness | en_US |
dc.subject | Environmental consciousness | en_US |
dc.subject | Energy poverty | en_US |
dc.subject | Liquified petroleum gas (LPG) | en_US |
dc.subject | Firewood | en_US |
dc.subject | Climate change | en_US |
dc.subject | SDG-03: Good health and well-being | en_US |
dc.subject | SDG-07: Affordable and clean energy | en_US |
dc.subject | SDG-13: Climate action | en_US |
dc.title | Environmental consciousness and household energy poverty in Ghana | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |