Improving electricity access in low-income countries is a challenging problem because of the high costs of grid extension and low demand for grid electricity in rural areas. This study elucidates these constraints by analyzing poor households' willingness-to-pay for different types of...

We study the determinants of households' choices of lighting fuels in Kenya, including the option of using solar home systems (SHSs). The paper adds new evidence on the factors that influence the introduction and adoption of decentralized and less carbon-intensive energy sources in developing...

Vor mehr als einer halben Million Jahren lernten die Menschen das Feuer zu nutzen. Aus diesem epochalen historischen Schritt entwickelten sie den Nerv unserer heutigen Wirtschaft und Kultur: die Gewinnung von Energie aus Kohle, Erdöl und Erdgas. Die Folgen allen voran der Klimawandel...