Assessment of the energy potential, and environmental and economic cost of rural energy household consumption, Cambodia : final report
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2011
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Department of Environmental Science, Royal University of Phnom Penh
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This study assesses the sustainable energy potential of biomass resources in Cambodia and calculates the environmental and economic costs of rural energy consumption, comparing the effect variances under different structures of energy use. The aim is to put forward an energy policy for environmental management. Most rural households in the study area remain in a state of energy poverty, relying mainly on firewood for daily consumption such as cooking, boiling water, and preparing animal food. New energy-efficient cooking stoves to replace traditional stoves, would save families up to 60 percent on fuel.
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ENERGY CONSUMPTION, COST VALUATION, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, ENERGY DEMAND, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, CAMBODIA, RURAL POOR, ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, BIOMASS, SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, FUELWOOD, FAR EAST ASIA, STOVES