Published data from quantitative assessments of in-home fuel use in developing countries
are sparse, yet this information is important for understanding the basic daily energy
consumption of half the world's population as well as the effectiveness of programs seeking
to reduce the health, environmental, and socioeconomic impacts of using inefficient cooking
technologies and fuels. This paper presents results from a coordinated training and field
study program sponsored by the US Environmental Projections Agency, with the goal of …

The majority of households in developing regions depend on solid fuels for their primary
energy use, such as cooking and heating (Rehfuess et al., 2006). Cooking with solid fuels in
inefficient stoves often results in high levels of indoor air pollution (Armendáriz-Arnez et al.,
2010, Pennise et al., 2009), which is associated with several health impacts and estimated
to be responsible for~ 1.6 million deaths annually (Smith and Mehta, 2003). Solid fuel use
can be costly in terms of money and time for fuel gathering/purchasing (García-Frapolli et al …