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This briefing by the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) examines the failure of the South African government to fulfill its 1998 White Paper on Energy promise of affordable energy for all. It specifically highlights the systemic failure of the Free Basic Electricity (FBE) program, where billions of rands allocated for low-income households are not reaching the intended beneficiaries due to municipal mismanagement.

This research paper examines the determinants of household cooking cultures in urban Lusaka, Zambia, identifying a mismatch between how households and sector experts perceive the drivers of energy transitions.

This research paper examines how carbon finance, specifically through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and voluntary markets, influences the scale-up and market transformation of improved cookstove projects in Kenya.

This research paper examines the challenges of implementing the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for household energy projects in low-income areas of South Africa, specifically evaluating the potential of Programmes of Activities (PoA) to overcome the limitations of single-site project approaches.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the role of carbon finance in scaling up improved cookstove projects in India and Kenya. Based on a review of 75 project design documents and 49 stakeholder interviews, the study explores how carbon revenues are used to overcome barriers to adoption and implementation, while highlighting the risks associated with relying on volatile carbon markets.

This briefing describes the Stockholm Environment Institute's (SEI) shift toward user-centred and qualitative research methodologies to improve the design and adoption of efficient cookstoves, addressing the failures of previous programs that neglected user needs and preferences.

This research paper, prepared by the Stockholm Environment Institute for the New Climate Economy, examines the health, economic, and environmental impacts of traditional biomass cooking in sub-Saharan Africa. It analyzes the challenges of transitioning to clean cooking energy and provides case studies from Mali, Ghana, Ethiopia, and Kenya to identify success factors for scaling up improved cookstove interventions.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute uses service design methodology to analyze the 'user journeys' of households adopting advanced cookstoves in Kenya and Zambia. The study identifies a gap between the motivations that drive the initial purchase of a stove and the factors that ensure long-term adoption and consistent use.