Renewable  Fuels  in  the  Household  Sector:  Land  Use,  Poverty  Reduc<on  and  Development  Implica<ons

Francis  X.  Johnson,  Senior  Research  Fellow,  Stockholm  Environment  Ins:tute

ICRAF, 27 May 2015

Long-­‐term  goal  is  to  shi0  away  from  fossil  fuels  AND  tradi9onal  biomass  to  renewable  fuels  and  modern  bioenergy  

About 10% of total global energy use

Not only large losses, but poor energy services

Estimated land use for different HH-energy options (Note: example is for ethanol, but most clean fuels also conserve land)

Source: von Maltitz, 2014

Agro-industries as engines of energy/development - use feedstock from small growers to produce decentralised energy available to

rural communities – biogas, bioethanol, mini-grids, residues **Solving Chicken and Egg problem: agro-industries bring their own energy!!

Ecosystem services and multi-dimensional poverty approaches to the assessment of energy access and clean cooking alternatives

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pit  latrine  or  flush  toilet  

<  5  HH  members  

reliance  on  nearby  medicinal  plants  

<  30  minutes  per  day  fetching  water  

more  than  3  types  of  crops  grown  

low  HH  exposure  to  smoke  

<  60  minutes  per  day  fetching  wood  

produce  and  sell  charcoal  

some  access  to  electric  or  baLery  

ligh9ng  

year-­‐round  availability  of  fuel  

NOTE: Hypothetical examples showing % of respondents

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as of 1 August 2015, seconded to Nairobi office, located at World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

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