| Ethanol Cooking Fuel, is a renewable clean liquid biofuel which can be distilled from starch and used as a [[Cooking Fuels|Cooking Fuels]]. This article is based on the June 2018 Dalberg Report, commissioned by [https://southsouthnorth.org SouthSouthNorth]: [https://southsouthnorth.org/portfolio_page/mobilising-investment-for-ndc-implementation/ Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis], and specifically reflects on how Ethanol Cooking Fuel fits into the Kenyan cooking fuel market, as well as the challenges and opportunities it presents.<ref name="Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019).">Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019). </ref> | | Ethanol Cooking Fuel, is a renewable clean liquid biofuel which can be distilled from starch and used as a [[Cooking Fuels|Cooking Fuels]]. This article is based on the June 2018 Dalberg Report, commissioned by [https://southsouthnorth.org SouthSouthNorth]: [https://southsouthnorth.org/portfolio_page/mobilising-investment-for-ndc-implementation/ Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis], and specifically reflects on how Ethanol Cooking Fuel fits into the Kenyan cooking fuel market, as well as the challenges and opportunities it presents.<ref name="Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019).">Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019). </ref> |
− | </div> In terms of environmental impact, switching from kerosene and charcoal to Clean Cooking Fuel can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 0.7 - 3.3 tonnes per household per year, respectively and slow down deforestation, a major contributor to land degradation<ref name="Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019).">Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019). </ref>. From a health and well-being perspective, switching to Clean Cooking Fuel reduces the exposure to indoor air pollution<ref name="Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019).">Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019). </ref>. Furthermore, a shift to Ethanol as Clean Cooking Fuel presents economic opportunity for Kenya, by providing future growth prospects in the bioethanol production sector, which could lead to significant job creation across the value chain<ref name="Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019).">Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019). </ref><ref name="Lambe, F., Jürisoo, M., Wanjiru, H., and Senyagwa, J., 2015. Bringing clean, safe, affordable cooking energy to households across Africa: an agenda for action. Prepared by the Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm and Nairobi, for the New Climate Economy. Available at: http://newclimateeconomy.report/misc/working-papers.">Lambe, F., Jürisoo, M., Wanjiru, H., and Senyagwa, J., 2015. Bringing clean, safe, affordable cooking energy to households acrossfckLRAfrica: an agenda for action. Prepared by the Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm and Nairobi, for the New ClimatefckLREconomy. Available at: http://newclimateeconomy.report/misc/working-papers. </ref> and positive balance-of payment outcomes. This will require demand for bioethanol to grow, which requires enabling the sector through removing policy and tax barriers (discussed further in section ''key challenges & recommendations''). Socio-economically, the shift to Ethanol Cooking Fuel (ECF) also enables lower income people to access smaller volumes, making it more affordable, as well as reducing time spent collecting fuel per household (mostly for women)<ref name="Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019).">Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019). </ref>. This accessiblity has been enabled by the <u>[https://kokonetworks.com/ KOKO Networks]</u> business model.
| + | In terms of environmental impact, switching from kerosene and charcoal to Clean Cooking Fuel can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 0.7 - 3.3 tonnes per household per year, respectively and slow down deforestation, a major contributor to land degradation<ref name="Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019).">Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019). </ref>. From a health and well-being perspective, switching to Clean Cooking Fuel reduces the exposure to indoor air pollution<ref name="Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019).">Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019). </ref>. Furthermore, a shift to Ethanol as Clean Cooking Fuel presents economic opportunity for Kenya, by providing future growth prospects in the bioethanol production sector, which could lead to significant job creation across the value chain<ref name="Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019).">Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019). </ref><ref name="Lambe, F., Jürisoo, M., Wanjiru, H., and Senyagwa, J., 2015. Bringing clean, safe, affordable cooking energy to households across Africa: an agenda for action. Prepared by the Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm and Nairobi, for the New Climate Economy. Available at: http://newclimateeconomy.report/misc/working-papers.">Lambe, F., Jürisoo, M., Wanjiru, H., and Senyagwa, J., 2015. Bringing clean, safe, affordable cooking energy to households acrossfckLRAfrica: an agenda for action. Prepared by the Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm and Nairobi, for the New ClimatefckLREconomy. Available at: http://newclimateeconomy.report/misc/working-papers. </ref> and positive balance-of payment outcomes. This will require demand for bioethanol to grow, which requires enabling the sector through removing policy and tax barriers (discussed further in section ''key challenges & recommendations''). Socio-economically, the shift to Ethanol Cooking Fuel (ECF) also enables lower income people to access smaller volumes, making it more affordable, as well as reducing time spent collecting fuel per household (mostly for women)<ref name="Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019).">Dalberg. (2018) Scaling up clean cooking in urban Kenya with LPG & Bio-ethanol: A market and policy analysis. Available at: https://southsouthnorth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Scaling-up-clean-cooking-in-urban-Kenya-with-LPG-and-Bio-ethanol.pdf (Accessed: 1 September 2019). </ref>. This accessiblity has been enabled by the <u>[https://kokonetworks.com/ KOKO Networks]</u> business model. |
− | Ethanol Cooking Fuel presents a viable alternative cooking fuel option for Kenyans who currently pay for their cooking fuel, particularly for the lower-income urban population. This change represents a win-win opportunity for Kenya to contribute towards the Sustainable Development Goals and its Nationally Determined Contribution. The Government of Kenya has been proactive in promoting clean fuels, and an opportunitiy remains to eliminate the remaining barriers to drive the adoption of clean cooking fuels, and reap significant poverty-alleviation, economic, environmental and health benefits. | + | Ethanol Cooking Fuel presents a viable alternative cooking fuel option for Kenyans who currently pay for their cooking fuel, particularly for the lower-income urban population. This change represents a win-win opportunity for Kenya to contribute towards the Sustainable Development Goals and its Nationally Determined Contribution. The Government of Kenya has been proactive in promoting clean fuels, and an opportunitiy remains to eliminate the remaining barriers to drive the adoption of clean cooking fuels, and reap significant poverty-alleviation, economic, environmental and health benefits. <br/> |