Greening China’s Rural Energy : New Insights on the Potential of Smallholder Biogas
Clean, safe energy for rural areas is an important component of green growth and sustainable development. Biogas could be an important contributor, if its record in reality lives up to its expected potential. This paper provides a preliminary asses...
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okr-10986-93182021-04-23T14:02:45Z Greening China’s Rural Energy : New Insights on the Potential of Smallholder Biogas Christiaensen, Luc Heltberg, Rasmus ADVERSE EFFECTS AIR AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY ANAEROBIC DIGESTION ANIMAL WASTE APPROACH AVAILABILITY BIOGAS BIOGAS DIGESTER BIOGAS DIGESTERS BIOGAS PRODUCTION BIOGAS PROMOTION BIOGAS SUPPLY BIOGAS SYSTEMS BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY BIOMASS BIOMASS COMBUSTION BIOMASS FUELS BIOMASS STOVES BURNING BIOMASS CANCER CARBON CARBON FINANCING CARBON INTENSITY CEMENT CHARCOAL CLEAN ENERGY CLEAN FUELS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO COAL COAL CONSUMPTION COAL USE COMMERCIAL ENERGY CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE COOKING CORN CROP CROP RESIDUE CROP RESIDUES CROP WASTE CULTIVATED LAND DEFORESTATION DIRTY FUEL DOMESTIC ENERGY DUNG ELECTRICITY EMISSIONS EMISSIONS OF METHANE ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY ECONOMICS ENERGY EXPENDITURES ENERGY MIX ENERGY OUTLOOK ENERGY POLICY ENERGY SOURCE ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SUBSTITUTION ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY FEEDSTOCK FERMENTATION FERTILIZERS FIRE FOREST FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST DEGRADATION FORESTS FUEL FUEL COLLECTION FUEL DEMAND FUEL MIX FUEL SWITCHING FUEL USE FUEL WOOD FUELWOOD GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GROWTH IN ENERGY DEMAND HEATING HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES HOUSEHOLD ENERGY TECHNOLOGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE HOUSEHOLD FUEL INCOME INSECTICIDES LARGE-SCALE BIOGAS MANURE MEASUREMENTS PER CAPITA INCOME PRICE OF COAL PRICES OF COAL QUANTITY OF GAS RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY RURAL AREAS RURAL ENERGY RURAL ENERGY USE RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SIGNS SOLID BIOMASS SOLID BIOMASS FUELS SOLID FUEL SOLID FUELS STRUCTURES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNICIANS TEMPERATURE VILLAGE LEVEL WOOD WORLD ENERGY WORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK Clean, safe energy for rural areas is an important component of green growth and sustainable development. Biogas could be an important contributor, if its record in reality lives up to its expected potential. This paper provides a preliminary assessment of biogas use by smallholder farmers in rural China, using data collected from 2,700 households in five provinces. The authors find that user satisfaction is high, and environmental and economic benefits appear tangible. There are strong indications of reduced use of wood and crop residues for fuel. Less time is spent on collecting fuel wood and cooking, which is especially beneficial to women. Adopters also save on fertilizers, because of the use of biogas residues. Moreover, problems with suspension of biogas use, whether due to technical or human factors, remained limited. However, few tangible benefits to respiratory health were detected. Overall, these findings are grounds for optimism about the potential for of smallholder biogas to contribute to more sustainable development, in China and beyond. 2012-06-29T19:06:13Z 2012-06-29T19:06:13Z 2012-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16402333/greening-chinas-rural-energy-new-insights-potential-smallholder-biogas http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9318 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6102 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China |
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ADVERSE EFFECTS AIR AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY ANAEROBIC DIGESTION ANIMAL WASTE APPROACH AVAILABILITY BIOGAS BIOGAS DIGESTER BIOGAS DIGESTERS BIOGAS PRODUCTION BIOGAS PROMOTION BIOGAS SUPPLY BIOGAS SYSTEMS BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY BIOMASS BIOMASS COMBUSTION BIOMASS FUELS BIOMASS STOVES BURNING BIOMASS CANCER CARBON CARBON FINANCING CARBON INTENSITY CEMENT CHARCOAL CLEAN ENERGY CLEAN FUELS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO COAL COAL CONSUMPTION COAL USE COMMERCIAL ENERGY CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE COOKING CORN CROP CROP RESIDUE CROP RESIDUES CROP WASTE CULTIVATED LAND DEFORESTATION DIRTY FUEL DOMESTIC ENERGY DUNG ELECTRICITY EMISSIONS EMISSIONS OF METHANE ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY ECONOMICS ENERGY EXPENDITURES ENERGY MIX ENERGY OUTLOOK ENERGY POLICY ENERGY SOURCE ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SUBSTITUTION ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY FEEDSTOCK FERMENTATION FERTILIZERS FIRE FOREST FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST DEGRADATION FORESTS FUEL FUEL COLLECTION FUEL DEMAND FUEL MIX FUEL SWITCHING FUEL USE FUEL WOOD FUELWOOD GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GROWTH IN ENERGY DEMAND HEATING HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES HOUSEHOLD ENERGY TECHNOLOGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE HOUSEHOLD FUEL INCOME INSECTICIDES LARGE-SCALE BIOGAS MANURE MEASUREMENTS PER CAPITA INCOME PRICE OF COAL PRICES OF COAL QUANTITY OF GAS RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY RURAL AREAS RURAL ENERGY RURAL ENERGY USE RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SIGNS SOLID BIOMASS SOLID BIOMASS FUELS SOLID FUEL SOLID FUELS STRUCTURES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNICIANS TEMPERATURE VILLAGE LEVEL WOOD WORLD ENERGY WORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK |
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ADVERSE EFFECTS AIR AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY ANAEROBIC DIGESTION ANIMAL WASTE APPROACH AVAILABILITY BIOGAS BIOGAS DIGESTER BIOGAS DIGESTERS BIOGAS PRODUCTION BIOGAS PROMOTION BIOGAS SUPPLY BIOGAS SYSTEMS BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY BIOMASS BIOMASS COMBUSTION BIOMASS FUELS BIOMASS STOVES BURNING BIOMASS CANCER CARBON CARBON FINANCING CARBON INTENSITY CEMENT CHARCOAL CLEAN ENERGY CLEAN FUELS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO COAL COAL CONSUMPTION COAL USE COMMERCIAL ENERGY CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE COOKING CORN CROP CROP RESIDUE CROP RESIDUES CROP WASTE CULTIVATED LAND DEFORESTATION DIRTY FUEL DOMESTIC ENERGY DUNG ELECTRICITY EMISSIONS EMISSIONS OF METHANE ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY ECONOMICS ENERGY EXPENDITURES ENERGY MIX ENERGY OUTLOOK ENERGY POLICY ENERGY SOURCE ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SUBSTITUTION ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY FEEDSTOCK FERMENTATION FERTILIZERS FIRE FOREST FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST DEGRADATION FORESTS FUEL FUEL COLLECTION FUEL DEMAND FUEL MIX FUEL SWITCHING FUEL USE FUEL WOOD FUELWOOD GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GROWTH IN ENERGY DEMAND HEATING HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES HOUSEHOLD ENERGY TECHNOLOGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE HOUSEHOLD FUEL INCOME INSECTICIDES LARGE-SCALE BIOGAS MANURE MEASUREMENTS PER CAPITA INCOME PRICE OF COAL PRICES OF COAL QUANTITY OF GAS RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY RURAL AREAS RURAL ENERGY RURAL ENERGY USE RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SIGNS SOLID BIOMASS SOLID BIOMASS FUELS SOLID FUEL SOLID FUELS STRUCTURES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNICIANS TEMPERATURE VILLAGE LEVEL WOOD WORLD ENERGY WORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK Christiaensen, Luc Heltberg, Rasmus Greening China’s Rural Energy : New Insights on the Potential of Smallholder Biogas |
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East Asia and Pacific China |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6102 |
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Clean, safe energy for rural areas is an
important component of green growth and sustainable
development. Biogas could be an important contributor, if
its record in reality lives up to its expected potential.
This paper provides a preliminary assessment of biogas use
by smallholder farmers in rural China, using data collected
from 2,700 households in five provinces. The authors find
that user satisfaction is high, and environmental and
economic benefits appear tangible. There are strong
indications of reduced use of wood and crop residues for
fuel. Less time is spent on collecting fuel wood and
cooking, which is especially beneficial to women. Adopters
also save on fertilizers, because of the use of biogas
residues. Moreover, problems with suspension of biogas use,
whether due to technical or human factors, remained limited.
However, few tangible benefits to respiratory health were
detected. Overall, these findings are grounds for optimism
about the potential for of smallholder biogas to contribute
to more sustainable development, in China and beyond. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Christiaensen, Luc Heltberg, Rasmus |
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Christiaensen, Luc Heltberg, Rasmus |
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Christiaensen, Luc |
| title |
Greening China’s Rural Energy : New Insights on the Potential of Smallholder Biogas |
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Greening China’s Rural Energy : New Insights on the Potential of Smallholder Biogas |
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Greening China’s Rural Energy : New Insights on the Potential of Smallholder Biogas |
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Greening China’s Rural Energy : New Insights on the Potential of Smallholder Biogas |
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Greening China’s Rural Energy : New Insights on the Potential of Smallholder Biogas |
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greening china’s rural energy : new insights on the potential of smallholder biogas |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16402333/greening-chinas-rural-energy-new-insights-potential-smallholder-biogas http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9318 |
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