Bio-Based Energy, Rural Livelihoods and Energy Security in Ethiopia
ISBN:
978-3-631-66686-9
Verlag:
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Land des Verlags:
Deutschland
Erscheinungsdatum:
15.12.2015
Bearbeiter:
Reihe:
Development Economics and Policy
Format:
Hardcover
Seitenanzahl:
246
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This study explores issues of biomass energy use in relation to household welfare and it assesses Ethiopia’s future energy security with a focus on long-term model of the energy sector, and institutional arrangements required for decentralized energy initiatives. Data from Ethiopian rural households reveal negative welfare effects associated with traditional biomass energy utilization, while increases in the opportunity cost of fuelwood collection is associated negatively with allocation of labour to agriculture and fuelwood use. It appears that investment on integrated energy source diversification improves sustainability and resilience, but increases production cost. Innovations that improve alternative sources reduce production cost, improve energy security, and thus serve as an engine of economic growth.
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Biografische Anmerkung
Dawit Diriba Guta holds a Master of Science in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, and a PhD in agricultural economics from the University of Bonn, Germany. He is conducting his postdoctoral research at the University of Bonn.
