Factors associated with the use of liquefied petroleum gas in Ghana vary at different stages of transition

Abhishek Kar (), Theresa Tawiah, Linnea Graham, Georgette Owusu-Amankwah, Misbath Daouda, Flavio Malagutti, Steve Chillrud, Erin E. Harned, Seidu Iddrisu, Edward A. Apraku, Richard Tetteh, Sule Awuni, Kelsey Jack, Sulemana W. Abubakari, Darby Jack and Kwaku P. Asante
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Abhishek Kar: The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
Theresa Tawiah: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Kintampo North Municipality
Linnea Graham: Columbia University
Georgette Owusu-Amankwah: Columbia University
Misbath Daouda: Columbia University
Flavio Malagutti: University of California
Steve Chillrud: Columbia University
Erin E. Harned: Columbia University
Seidu Iddrisu: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Kintampo North Municipality
Edward A. Apraku: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Kintampo North Municipality
Richard Tetteh: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Kintampo North Municipality
Sule Awuni: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Kintampo North Municipality
Kelsey Jack: University of California
Sulemana W. Abubakari: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Kintampo North Municipality
Darby Jack: Columbia University
Kwaku P. Asante: Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Kintampo North Municipality

Nature Energy, 2024, vol. 9, issue 4, 434-445

Abstract: Abstract Clean-cooking transitions have the potential to generate large public health, environmental and societal gains for 2.6 billion people in the Global South. Here we use data from Ghana’s largest household energy survey (n = 7,389) to provide two main insights. First, regression analysis of 13 commonly cited socio-economic and demographic determinants of household fuel use indicates remarkably different relationships with clean-fuel use at different stages of the transition process. We propose a stage-based transition framework that can help inform the rollout of clean-cooking interventions. Second, we identify factors that are associated with the exclusive use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) using a statistically powered sample of exclusive LPG users (n = 693). We show that, all else equal, increases in wealth and urbanicity are not—contrary to conventional wisdom—associated with a transition from primary to exclusive LPG use. Whereas further research is needed to determine causality, our findings highlight the potential for more careful measurement, isolating each stage of the clean-cooking transition, to inform new insights and policy opportunities.

Date: 2024
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