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Electric stoves as a solution for household air pollution: Evidence from rural India

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  • E. Somanathan

    (Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi)

  • Marc Jeuland

    (Duke University, RWI-Leibniz Institute for Economic Research)

  • Eshita Gupta

    (KPMG India)

  • Utkarsh Kumar

    (Indian Statistical Institute, Columbia Univeristy)

  • T. V. Ninan

    (Indian Statistical Institute, University of Washington)

  • Rachit Kamdar

    (Indian Statistical Institute, University of Maryland)

  • Vidisha Chowdhury

    (Indian Statistical Institute)

  • Suvir Chandna

    (Indian Statistical Institute, United Nations Development Programme)

  • Michael H. Bergin

    (Duke University)

  • Karoline Barkjohn

    (Duke Univesity, US Environmental Protection Agency)

  • Christina Norris

    (Duke University)

  • T. Robert Fetter

    (Duke University)

  • Subhrendu K. Pattanayak

    (Duke University)

Abstract

We collected minute-by-minute data on electricity availability, electric induction stove use, and kitchen and outdoor particulate pollution in a sample of rural Indian households for one year. Using within household-month variation generated by unpredictable outages, we estimate the effects of electricity availability and electric induction stove use on kitchen PM2.5 concentration at each hour of the day. Electricity availability reduces kitchen PM2.5 by up to 50 μg/m3, which is between 10 and 20 percent of peak concentrations during cooking hours. Induction stove use instrumented by electricity availability reduces PM2.5 in kitchens by 200-450 μg/m3 during cooking hours

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  • E. Somanathan & Marc Jeuland & Eshita Gupta & Utkarsh Kumar & T. V. Ninan & Rachit Kamdar & Vidisha Chowdhury & Suvir Chandna & Michael H. Bergin & Karoline Barkjohn & Christina Norris & T. Robert Fet, 2022. "Electric stoves as a solution for household air pollution: Evidence from rural India," Discussion Papers 22-04, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi.
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