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#EnergyTransitions #Gender #Sustainability

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We are very excited to share the latest monthly SETI Newsletter, where we dive into an upcoming Webinar focused on gender, a SETI Call and much more🔋

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EfD researchers analyzed how Kenya's Gender Policy shapes the energy sector A recent study has investigated what factors have shaped one of the Kenyan goverment's most progressive frameworks, the 2019 Gender Policy, and what recommendations emerged from it.

What factors shaped the Kenyan 2019 Gender Policy?🔋
Read more here 👇
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About the authors: Benston John, Eswaran Somanathan & Rohini Somanathan. Published in: Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics 6/n
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Findings also show improvements in chilendren's cognitive performance, but no detectable effect on attendance 5/n

Results showed that it reduced indoor temperature by approximately 1.3ºC in treated pre-schools, lowering discomfort significantly for the staff 4/n

Cool roof paint offers a low-cost, easily scalable, and low-emission alternative to energy-intensive air-conditioning for reducing heat exposure in buildings 3/n

Cool roof technologies, specifically roof paint, is designed to reflect sunlight and emit absorbed heat, lowering roof temperatures 2/n

[PAPER IN A THREAD]🧵Study evaluates the effectiveness of a cool roof intervention on government pre-schools in India 1/n 🌡️
#ClimateAction

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Challenges and opportunities for implementation of inclusive sustainable energy transition policies in Eastern Africa
#ClimateAction
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A Virtuous Cycle? Reviewing the evidence on women’s empowerment and energy access, frameworks, metrics and methods
#WomenInScience
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Electrifying Empowerment: Women Role Models and Solar Electrification in Rural Myanmar
#WomenInEnergy
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The political economy of gender mainstreaming in energy access in Senegal
#SDG7
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Gendered demand for environmental health technologies: Evidence of complementarities from stove auctions in India
#CleanCooking
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Who has power over policy? The political economy of Kenya's 2019 gender policy in energy access
#EnergyTransition
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Picture by MEHEDI HASAN

🧐Did you know that girls and women play an essential role in energy transition? 🔋

Check out this research compilation to know more about this issue👇

#EnergyAccess #GenderEquality #SustainableDevelopment #PolicyMaking #CleanEnergy #8M #WomenHistoryMonth

Solar-powered fridges saves fish catch in heatwaves in Kenya A new study revealed that by using solar-powered refrigerated trucks, Kenyan fishers are finally beating the heat that destroys over a third of their catch every year.

In Kenya, over 1.5 million people rely on fishing. However, fishers face two major problems: extreme heat and an unstable market🐟

#EnergyTransitions #SolarPower #Fisheries
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An implementation science analysis of an ethanol cooking fuel promotion project in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Abstract

About the authors: Megan Benka-Coker, Maggie L. Clark, Marc Jeuland, Wubshet Tadele, Fiona Rick, Remidius Ruhinduka, Heather Miller, Harry Stokes & Ashlinn Quinn. Published in: Energy for Sustainable Development 9/n
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However, even though the project underperformed, representatives from UNIDO and stove distributors remain optimistic that the next phase will yield improved results 8/n

The pandemic also disrupted supply chains and hit household incomes right as the project was scaling up, making a difficult task nearly impossible 7/n

Findings show that bioethanol retail outlets were too few and too far between. Limited accessibility killed the momentum for early adopters 6/n

While the upfront cost of ethanol stoves was too high for many, the recurring cost of fuel refills didn't always compete with charcoal prices 5/n

Charcoal is everywhere in Dar es Salaam. It’s convenient, familiar, and available on almost every street corner. Breaking that habit is a massive uphill battle 4/n

Despite high hopes, Phase I fell significantly short of its sales targets. Researchers wanted to figure out why a project that looks great on paper struggled in the real world 3/n

Phase I aimed to sell 110,000 stoves and build a "Proof of Concept" for a market-based ethanol economy to replace dirty fuels with a cleaner, modern alternative 2/n

[PAPER IN A THREAD] In 2019, @UNIDO launched an ambitious project to bring 500,000 bioethanol stoves to Dar es Salaam by 2024. Here is what happened during Phase I 1/n 🧵🌿

#CleanEnergy #Sustainability
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Photo: iStock - "Flame Fire and Smoke Burning Garbage Waste of Plastic to Air Pollution"

🌱Why are so many households in the Global South forced to burn plastic for heating and cooking?🔥
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#Waste #WasteManagement #Health

About the author: @raavi-aggarwal.bsky.social
Published in: Journal of Development Economics 6/n
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Suggesting that providing affordable renewable energy to factories, can cancel out the negative impact of a carbon tax, allowing the country to go green while keeping electricity prices stable and protect jobs 5/n