The interrupted modern energy transition to LPG and the charcoal renaissance in urban Senegal

Fossil fuel subsidy removal may hinder access to clean fuels like LPG. Our analysis of urban Senegal shows that LPG use fell sharply after subsidies ended in 2009, despite later price drops. Households switched to charcoal, and the new availability of energy-efficient charcoal stoves made a return t...

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Published inClimate Action Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 96 - 4
Main Authors Rose, Julian, Ankel-Peters, Jörg, Hodel, Hanna, Sall, Medoune, Bensch, Gunther
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 02.11.2024
Springer Nature B.V
Nature Portfolio
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704/844/2175
706/134
Biomass energy
Brief Communication
Charcoal
Clean energy
Clean fuels
Climate Change
Climate Change Management and Policy
Cooking
Earth and Environmental Science
Energy efficiency
Energy policy
Energy transition
Environment
Environmental Economics
Environmental Politics
Fossil fuels
Households
Liquefied petroleum gas
LPG
Ovens & stoves
Residential energy
Social Policy
Subsidies
Urban areas
Senegal
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Summary:Fossil fuel subsidy removal may hinder access to clean fuels like LPG. Our analysis of urban Senegal shows that LPG use fell sharply after subsidies ended in 2009, despite later price drops. Households switched to charcoal, and the new availability of energy-efficient charcoal stoves made a return to LPG less appealing. This highlights how energy transitions among the poor are price sensitive, with implications for subsidy and carbon-tax policies.
ISSN:2731-9814
2731-9814
2731-3263
DOI:10.1038/s44168-024-00178-2