Household energy systems based on biomass: Tracing material flows from source to service in rural Ethiopia

Harald F. Grabher, Karlheinz Erb, Simron Singh and Helmut Haberl

Ecological Economics, 2024, vol. 217, issue C

Abstract: Biomass remains the most important energy carrier of rural households in low- and middle-income countries, but its indoor combustion has grave impacts on human health and its extraction is associated with negative effects on ecosystems. Currently, robust and comprehensive data are lacking to trace biomass flows from ecosystems to consumption in households and quantify the related services. This impedes analyses of the social and environmental impacts of biomass use.

Keywords: Stock-flow-service nexus; Material and energy flow analysis; Energy services; Biomass energy; Ethiopia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.108057

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