Impact of civil conflict on household energy choices: Implications for the clean energy transition
研究了尼泊尔1996-2006年内战如何影响家庭清洁照明和烹饪燃料的使用，发现冲突强度越高，家庭使用清洁能源的可能性越低，并分析了收入损失、市场破坏等机制。
Achieving universal access to clean energy requires a transition from high-carbon-intensive fuels to less carbon-intensive options. However, several factors can prevent countries and households from reaching this goal. One such barrier is the impact of civil conflict on households’ clean energy choices. This study looks at how Nepal’s decade-long civil conflict between 1996 and 2006 affected household access to clean lighting and cooking fuels. Our findings show that higher levels of conflict intensity decrease the likelihood of households having access to clean energy sources. Further, we propose household income loss, market and infrastructure destruction, and resource shifts towards defence are possible mechanisms through which conflict affects household clean fuel choices. This result reveals the important, but often overlooked, negative effect of civil conflict on the clean energy transition in developing countries. • Nepal’s decade-long civil conflict between 1996 and 2006 affected household access to clean lighting and cooking fuels. • Accents the negative consequences of civil conflict for the clean energy transition in developing countries. • Use district-level differences in the exposure to conflict intensity as the source of variation to show that households exposed to higher conflict intensities decreased their use of clean lighting and cooking. • Heterogeneous analysis shows that households exposed to high conflict intensities caused by fatalities on the rebellion side are less likely to use clean light. • Emphasize the need for post-conflict reconstruction of markets and energy infrastructure.