Malawi's Energy Dilemma: Can Alternative Cooking Fuels Offset Traditional Charcoal Dependence?
マラウイのエネルギージレンマ：代替調理用燃料は伝統的な木炭依存を相殺できるか？ (AI 翻訳)
Admore Samuel Chiumia, Betchani Tchereni, Benjamin L. Robinson, Mike Clifford, Joyce Nyuma Chivunga, Hope Baxter Chamdimba
🤖 gxceed AI 要約
日本語
マラウイの家庭の97%以上が伝統的バイオマス燃料に依存する中、代替燃料（LPG、エタノール、持続可能な木炭、ブリケット）への移行可能性を分析。経済的能力、供給網、社会文化的要因が絡み合い、単一の制約ではなく複合的要因が移行を阻むことを示した。政策と民間セクターの連携が必要。
English
This study examines Malawi's heavy reliance on traditional biomass for cooking and assesses the potential for cleaner alternatives. Using mixed methods, it finds that economic capacity, supply chain constraints, and sociocultural norms interact to hinder transition. Coordinated interventions involving policy and private sector are essential.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
本論文はマラウイの調理用燃料転換を扱い、日本とは直接関係しないが、バイオマス依存からの脱却に関する知見は、国際的なGX支援や途上国向け技術協力に示唆を与える。
In the global GX context
This research contributes to global understanding of clean cooking transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa, a critical area for climate mitigation and health. It highlights the interplay of economic, infrastructural, and social factors, informing policies for universal access to clean energy.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Energy transition researchers can gain insights into multi-dimensional barriers in low-income settings.
🏢実務担当者:Practitioners in clean cooking projects can use findings on supply chain and sociocultural factors.
🏛政策担当者:Policymakers in developing countries and international development agencies can learn about needed comprehensive strategies.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Abstract Globally, an estimated 2.4 billion people rely on solid fuels such as firewood, charcoal, and agricultural residues for cooking, resulting in significant health, environmental, and climate impacts. In Sub-Saharan Africa, dependence on traditional biomass remains pervasive, and in Malawi, more than 97% of households continue to rely on biomass-based fuels for cooking. This persistent reliance highlights the urgency of accelerating transitions to cleaner and more sustainable cooking energy solutions. This study applies Energy Transition Theory to examine Malawi’s continued dependence on traditional cooking fuels and to assess the prospects for adopting cleaner alternatives, including liquefied petroleum gas, ethanol, sustainable charcoal, and briquettes. Using a mixed-methods approach, the analysis integrates household survey data, Consumer Market Research datasets, and qualitative interviews with supply-side actors and policymakers to explore household adoption patterns, supply-chain dynamics, and institutional constraints. The findings indicate that household economic capacity is a central determinant of clean fuel adoption, while limited physical availability and weak distribution networks reinforce continued reliance on biomass. Sociocultural norms and cooking practices further mediate household decision-making, influencing both fuel choice and technology uptake. Overall, the results suggest that clean cooking transitions in Malawi are shaped by interacting economic, infrastructural, and social factors rather than single constraints. Accelerating adoption therefore requires coordinated interventions that expand fuel accessibility, strengthen distribution systems, promote affordable financing mechanisms, and address sociocultural dimensions of cooking practices. The study highlights the importance of sustained private-sector engagement and supportive policy frameworks to advance Malawi’s transition toward cleaner and more sustainable cooking energy systems
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- openalex https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ae6042first seen 2026-05-05 19:13:56
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