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Behavioral factors that drive stacking with traditional cooking fuels using the COM-B model

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25th July 2022

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Behavioral factors that drive stacking with traditional cooking fuels using the COM-B model
A Gif adapted from Figure 2c from the paper "Behavioural factors that drive stacking with traditional cooking fuels using the COM-B model". The figure displays the identified drivers of stacking for electric cookers. The GIF highlights the two main drivers with alternating slides. The biggest is for "Inadequate voltage supply" and the second biggest is for "fuel price too high".

Globally, 2.8 billion people cook with biomass fuel, with devastating health and environmental consequences. Switching to clean fuels is hampered by ‘fuel stacking’ (the reliance on multiple fuels and stoves).

This research identified drivers of fuel stacking and categorized them according to a behavioural model (COM-B). ‘Physical Opportunities’ provided by the built environment accounted for 82% of drivers. This information can help policymakers choose policies that address these issues.

Read the full paper by University College London researchers in Nature here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-022-01074-x/

Perros, T., Allison, A.L., Tomei, J. et al. (2022) Behavioural factors that drive stacking with traditional cooking fuels using the COM-B model. Nat Energy 7, 886–898.

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